Pipeline Trail via 12 Mile Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Pipeline Trail via 12 Mile Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Cherry Creek State Park near Woodgate, CO. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pipeline Trail via 12 Mile Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 5,563–5,628 ft
Out & Back · Cherry Creek State Park
Trailhead: 39.61376, -104.81676
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 92°F / low 62° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: stop 214 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right onto 12 Mile Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Dog Access, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto 12 Mile Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left onto 12-Mile North, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Pipeline Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Pipeline Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Pipeline Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto 12 Mile Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Dog Access, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto 12 Mile Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:06 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:26 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:53 PM.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: stop 214 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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