Cow Creek Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 368 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Cow Creek Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Loveland Heights, CO. It climbs 368 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi7,832 – 8,232 ft3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Cow Creek Trail 40.43170, -105.50135
Nearest town Loveland Heights, CO
Directions
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Cow Creek Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 368 ft · 1 hr 23 min
Elevation 7,833–8,232 ft
Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park
Trailhead: Cow Creek Trail · 40.43170, -105.50135
Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 80°F / low 58° · precip 7% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Cow Creek Trail, heading W.
- 1.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miBear right, heading E.
- 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
100% dirt
Weather
Light rainTemperature 80°F58°
Precip7%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity24%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat
79°59°
Sun
80°58°
27%
Mon
76°58°
19%
Tue
78°54°
23%
Wed
76°54°
34%
Thu
82°57°
41%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Cow Creek Trail Trailhead
- Cow Creek Trail 2 mi · ▲ 228 ft
- West Creek Falls & West Creek Falls Trail via North Boundary Trail 4 mi · ▲ 1,330 ft
- North Boundary Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 1,824 ft
- North Boundary Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,846 ft
- Fox Creek Falls via North Boundary Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 1,980 ft
- Cow Creek Trail 5 mi · ▲ 925 ft
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