1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
2. 50 ftTurn left onto Cottonwood Creek Trail, heading E.
3. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading N.
4. 300 ftBear left onto Pipeline Trail, heading NE.
5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
6. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
8. 400 ftSharp left, heading E.
9. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
10. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
11. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
12. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
13. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
14. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
15. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
16. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
17. 400 ftTurn left onto 12-Mile North, heading SE.
18. 0.4 miSharp left onto Pipeline Trail, heading NW.
19. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
20. 0.1 miBear right onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading SW.
21. 300 ftTurn left onto Cottonwood Creek Trail, heading SW.
22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
23. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cottonwood-creek-trail-out-back-4-km-d501