Lone Tree Creek Pond & Railroad Bed Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Lone Tree Creek Pond & Railroad Bed Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Cherry Creek State Park near Woodgate, CO. The route reaches Lone Tree Creek Pond at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lone Tree Creek Pond & Railroad Bed Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 5,563–5,629 ft
Out & Back · Cherry Creek State Park
Trailhead: 39.61641, -104.81858
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 92°F / low 62° · precip 4% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: stop 408 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto 12 Mile Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left onto 12-Mile North, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Pipeline Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Cottonwood Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Railroad Bed Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto South Jordan Road, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Windmill Creek Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftReach Lone Tree Creek Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto South Jordan Road, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Railroad Bed Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Cottonwood Creek Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear left onto Pipeline Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 400 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto 12 Mile Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftBear right, heading N.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:06 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:26 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:53 PM.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: stop 408 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- 12 Mile Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- 12 Mile Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- 12 Mile Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- 12 Mile Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Pipeline Trail via 12 Mile Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- 12 Mile Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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