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Colorado Trail Seg. 13 North Cottonwood Creek Road to Chalk Creek Trailhead

28.8 mi

Distance

6,175 ft

Elev. Gain

12h 41m

Est. Time

Expert

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Colorado Trail Seg. 13 North Cottonwood Creek Road to Chalk Creek Trailhead unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

United States Forest Service manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:2,501 ft
Max:3,621 ft
Gain:1,909 ft
Loss:1,613 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 2,501 ft and 3,621 ft across 28.8 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.2,501 ft2,874 ft3,248 ft3,621 ft0.0 mi7.2 mi14.4 mi21.6 mi28.8 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi2,555 ft
High point25.6 mi3,621 ft
End28.8 mi2,851 ft

Official sources & verification

Managed by United States Forest Service

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Managing agency

Where it is

Nearest town:
Nathrop, CO · about 7 mi away
County:
Chaffee County, CO
Jurisdiction:
San Isabel National Forest · United States Forest Service

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: Aug 17, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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