Rocky Mountain National Park

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftBear left onto Cow Creek Trail, heading W.
  3. 1.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1.8 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 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

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