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Clear Creek Canyon Park (JCOS)

Peaks to Plains Trail

7.3 mi · ▲ 372 ft · 2 hr 37 min

Peaks to Plains Trail is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Clear Creek Canyon Park (JCOS) near Cottonwood, CO. It climbs 372 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,733 – 6,985 ft7.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Peaks to Plains Trail 39.74308, -105.40616
Nearest town Cottonwood, CO
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Directions

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Peaks to Plains Trail

7.3 mi · ▲ 372 ft · 2 hr 37 min

Elevation 6,732–6,984 ft

Out & Back · Clear Creek Canyon Park (JCOS)

Trailhead: Peaks to Plains Trail · 39.74308, -105.40616

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 6% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Peaks to Plains Trail, heading SE.
  3. 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 1.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  5. 1.6 miReach Peaks to Plains Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.6 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 1.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/peaks-to-plains-trail-peaks-to-plains-trail-out-back

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F62°
Precip6%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity34%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sun 81°57° 34%
Mon 80°61° 50%
Tue 79°58° 43%
Wed 81°59° 45%
Thu 81°59° 35%
Fri 84°57° 27%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Cottonwood, Colorado