Peaks to Plains Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Clear Creek Canyon Park (JCOS) near Cottonwood, CO. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,733 – 6,847 ft3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Peaks to Plains Trail 39.73558, -105.38486
Nearest town Cottonwood, CO
Directions
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Peaks to Plains Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 6,732–6,849 ft
Out & Back · Clear Creek Canyon Park (JCOS)
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.
- 1.6 miReach Peaks to Plains Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 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
100% 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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