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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Peaks to Plains Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Mayhem Gulch Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 2.3 miReach Mayhem Gulch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.4 miTurn right onto Peaks to Plains Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
- 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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- Peaks to Plains Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 84 ft
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