Pipeline Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 46 min
Pipeline Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Cherry Creek State Park near Sundown, CO. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pipeline Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 46 min
Elevation 5,563–5,627 ft
Out & Back · Cherry Creek State Park
Trailhead: 39.62409, -104.82857
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 91°F / low 58° · precip 18% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto 12-Mile North, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Pipeline Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 300 ftBear left onto Pipeline Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM — 8 min before dark.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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