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Bear Creek Lake Park

Cottonwood Trail & Owl Trail via Mount Carbon Loop

3.4 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Cottonwood Trail & Owl Trail via Mount Carbon Loop is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Bear Creek Lake Park near Morrison, CO. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,594 – 5,755 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bear Creek Trail 39.65305, -105.19014
Nearest town Morrison, CO
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Cottonwood Trail & Owl Trail via Mount Carbon Loop

3.4 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 5,595–5,754 ft

Out & Back · Bear Creek Lake Park

Trailhead: Bear Creek Trail · 39.65305, -105.19014

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 90°F / low 65° · precip 7% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bear Creek Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto C-470 & Bear Creek Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miBear right onto C-470 Trail, heading E.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Owl Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  6. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Mt. Carbon Loop, heading S.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Mount Carbon Loop, heading S.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Owl Trail, heading SE.
  10. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right onto Mount Carbon Loop, heading E.
  12. 100 ftBear left onto Owl Trail, heading NE.
  13. 150 ftContinue straight onto Mount Carbon Loop, heading NE.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left onto Fitness Trail, heading E.
  15. 450 ftTurn left onto Cottonwood Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miReach Owl Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right onto Fitness Trail, heading N.
  18. 450 ftTurn right onto Mount Carbon Loop, heading E.
  19. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Owl Trail, heading W.
  20. 150 ftBear right onto Mount Carbon Loop, heading W.
  21. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  22. 0.1 miBear right onto Owl Trail, heading W.
  23. 100 ftContinue straight onto Mount Carbon Loop, heading W.
  24. 150 ftContinue straight onto Mt. Carbon Loop, heading W.
  25. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  26. 100 ftBear left onto Owl Trail, heading W.
  27. 0.2 miContinue straight onto C-470 Trail, heading W.
  28. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  29. 450 ftContinue straight onto C-470 & Bear Creek Trail, heading W.
  30. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bear Creek Trail, heading W.
  31. 300 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-trail-owl-trail-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

63% dirt30% paved4% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 90°F65°
Precip7%Wind12 mphUV7Humidity25%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 90°68°
Sun 88°60° 26%
Mon 89°73° 40%
Tue 87°66° 39%
Wed 85°64° 41%
Thu 89°65° 28%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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