Cottonwood Canyon Trail via North Table Loop Trail
7.8 mi · ▲ 1,371 ft · 3 hr 17 min
Cottonwood Canyon Trail via North Table Loop Trail is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in North Table Mountain Park near Golden, CO. It climbs 1,371 ft, with sections as steep as 26% 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
7.8 mi · ▲ 1,371 ft · 3 hr 17 min
Elevation 5,895–6,432 ft
Out & Back · North Table Mountain Park
Trailhead: North Table Mountain Trail · 39.76608, -105.21568
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 91°F / low 64° · precip 7% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on North Table Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Golden Cliffs Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto North Table Loop Trail, heading E.
- 1.8 miSharp left onto Cottonwood Canyon Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miSharp right onto Mesa Top Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Cottonwood Canyon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Cottonwood Canyon Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miSharp right onto North Table Loop Trail, heading SE.
- 1.8 miSharp left onto Golden Cliffs Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto North Table Mountain Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Climbing Access Trail–Golden Cliffs Trail, 3 sights 3.1 mi · ▲ 1,221 ft
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