Cottonwood Canyon Trail via North Table Loop Trail
7.3 mi · ▲ 1,085 ft · 2 hr 59 min
Cottonwood Canyon Trail via North Table Loop Trail is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in North Table Mountain Park near Golden, CO. It climbs 1,085 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cottonwood Canyon Trail via North Table Loop Trail
7.3 mi · ▲ 1,085 ft · 2 hr 59 min
Elevation 6,053–6,432 ft
Out & Back · North Table Mountain Park
Trailhead: North Table Mountain Trail · 39.77934, -105.22692
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 89°F / low 64° · precip 7% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: CO 93 & Pine Ridge Rd stop 435 m from the trailhead
- Start on North Table Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Climbing Access Trail, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right onto North Table Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 1.9 miSharp left onto Cottonwood Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miReach Cottonwood Canyon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miSharp right onto North Table Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Climbing Access Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftSharp right onto North Table Mountain Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Transit-accessible: CO 93 & Pine Ridge Rd stop 435 m from the trailhead
More from North Table Mountain Trail Trailhead
- Lichen Peak via North Table Mountain Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 444 ft
- Climbing Access Trail & Golden Cliffs Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 1,004 ft
- North Table Loop Trail 5.4 mi · ▲ 792 ft
- North Table Loop Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 1,236 ft
- North Table Loop Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 1,219 ft
- North Table Loop Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 1,277 ft
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