Cottonwood Trail–Morrison Road Sidepath, 4 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 173 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Cottonwood Trail–Morrison Road Sidepath, 4 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Bear Creek Lake Park near Spring Hill, CO. It is mostly level, with 173 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,584 – 5,752 ft6.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Connector Trail 39.64886, -105.14974
Nearest town Spring Hill, CO
Directions
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Cottonwood Trail–Morrison Road Sidepath, 4 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 173 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 5,586–5,752 ft
Out & Back · Bear Creek Lake Park
Trailhead: Connector Trail · 39.64886, -105.14974
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 92°F / low 62° · precip 6% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Connector Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right onto Fitness Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Cottonwood Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Fitness Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Owl Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Connector Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mount Carbon Loop, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Park Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Morrison Road Sidepath, heading NW.
- 0.8 miReach Cottonwood Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto North Park Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Mount Carbon Loop, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Owl Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Fitness Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Cottonwood Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Fitness Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Connector Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 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
74% dirt26% paved
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 92°F62°
Precip6%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity23%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat
92°67°
Sun
89°62°
25%
Mon
90°75°
38%
Tue
88°67°
39%
Wed
87°65°
40%
Thu
91°66°
27%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Connector Trail Trailhead
- Big Soda Lake–Bear Creek Lake, 3 lakes 2.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Cottonwood Trail–Fitness Trail, 3 sights 3 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Bear Creek Trail–Cottonwood Trail, 4 sights 5 mi · ▲ 244 ft
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