Cherry Creek State Park

Cottonwood Creek Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 52 min

Cottonwood Creek Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Cherry Creek State Park near Sundown, CO. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,561 – 5,643 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.62588, -104.82918
Nearest town Sundown, CO

Directions

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Cottonwood Creek Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 52 min

Elevation 5,563–5,643 ft

Out & Back · Cherry Creek State Park

Trailhead: 39.62588, -104.82918

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 350 ftTurn right onto 12-Mile North, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miSharp left onto Pipeline Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miBear right onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading SW.
  6. 300 ftTurn left onto Cottonwood Creek Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading E.
  9. 300 ftBear left onto Pipeline Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

60% dirt15% gravel11% paved14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:08 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:28 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:55 PM.

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Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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