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 ftContinue straight onto 12 Mile Trail, heading E.
13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
14. 200 ftBear right, heading S.
15. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
16. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
17. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
18. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
19. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
20. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
21. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
22. 400 ftTurn left onto 12-Mile North, heading N.
23. 0.4 miSharp left onto Pipeline Trail, heading W.
24. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
25. 0.1 miBear right onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading S.
26. 300 ftTurn left onto Cottonwood Creek Trail, heading SW.
27. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
28. 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-5-km-a725