Chicken Hawk–Crosstrails Trail, 7 sights
12.4 mi · ▲ 1,636 ft · 4 hr 57 min
Chicken Hawk–Crosstrails Trail, 7 sights is a 12.4-mile out-and-back in James Peak Protection Area near Winter Park, CO. It climbs 1,636 ft. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi8,734 – 9,699 ft12.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Mf Ranch Creek 39.92913, -105.73519
Nearest town Winter Park, CO
Directions
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Chicken Hawk–Crosstrails Trail, 7 sights
12.4 mi · ▲ 1,636 ft · 4 hr 57 min
Elevation 8,736–9,699 ft
Out & Back · James Peak Protection Area
Trailhead: Mf Ranch Creek · 39.92913, -105.73519
Weather Sep 4: Heavy drizzle, high 73°F / low 46° · precip 23% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Mf Ranch Creek, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading W.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Broken Thumb, heading NW.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto South Fork Loop, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Winterwoods Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Crosstrails Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Meadow Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Crosstrails Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Four Seasons Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Chicken Hawk, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Hawk Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Mf Ranch Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Chicken Hawk, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Four Seasons Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left onto Crosstrails Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Meadow Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Crosstrails Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Winterwoods Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto South Fork Loop, heading NE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Twisted Ankle Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.5 miSharp left onto Mf Ranch Creek, heading E.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
52% dirt48% unspecified
Weather
Heavy drizzleTemperature 73°F46°
Precip23%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity50%
Rained 0.3″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
75°45°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat
71°52°
16%
Sun
77°54°
50%
Mon
67°51°
35%
Tue
73°48°
27%
Wed
74°49°
39%
Thu
72°50°
43%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Mf Ranch Creek Trailhead
- Mf Ranch Creek 3.1 mi · ▲ 573 ft
- Idlewild Trail–Mf Ranch Creek, 3 sights 8.3 mi · ▲ 866 ft
- Mf Ranch Creek–Twisted Ankle Trail, 3 sights 8.4 mi · ▲ 1,197 ft
- Arrow Trail–Mf Ranch Creek, 3 sights 8.9 mi · ▲ 1,198 ft
- Broken Thumb Trail–Broken Thumb, 3 sights 10.1 mi · ▲ 895 ft
- Crosstrails Trail–Four Seasons Trail, 7 sights 11.7 mi · ▲ 1,473 ft
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