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Mayhem Gulch Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Centennial Cone Park near Cottonwood, CO. It climbs 825 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,762 – 7,504 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Peaks to Plains Trail 39.73558, -105.38486
Nearest town Cottonwood, CO

Directions

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Mayhem Gulch Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 825 ft · 2 hr 31 min

Elevation 6,764–7,503 ft

Out & Back · Centennial Cone Park

Trailhead: Peaks to Plains Trail · 39.73558, -105.38486

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 86°F / low 59° · precip 11% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftBear right onto Peaks to Plains Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left onto Mayhem Gulch Trail, heading NE.
  4. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 2.3 miReach Mayhem Gulch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 2.4 miTurn right onto Peaks to Plains Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
  8. 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

72% dirt28% paved

Weather

OvercastTemperature 86°F59°
Feels like79°Precip11%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
90°55°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat 85°65°
Sun 84°62° 43%
Mon 81°61° 54%
Tue 79°58° 46%
Wed 79°57° 44%
Thu 85°58° 43%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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