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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftBear right onto Peaks to Plains Trail, heading NE.
  3. 1.6 miReach Peaks to Plains Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.6 miBear left, heading SW.
  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% 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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