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Piney Creek Trail to Cottonwood Creek and Cherry Creek Loop route map
Difficulty: EasyLoop
Cherry Creek State Park/Colorado

Piney Creek Trail to Cottonwood Creek and Cherry Creek Loop

Aurora, Colorado

5.8 mi

Distance

459 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 59m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

Piney Creek Trail to Cottonwood Creek and Cherry Creek Loop is a loop trail in Cherry Creek State Park, managed by Colorado Parks and Wildlife, in Arapahoe County, Colorado. It is 5.8 miles long. It is in or next to Centennial, Colorado.

From the trail data on this page. For conditions and closures, see official sources.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1,697 ft
Max:1,719 ft
Gain:140 ft
Loss:140 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1,697 ft and 1,719 ft across 5.8 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1,697 ft1,704 ft1,712 ft1,719 ft0.0 mi1.4 mi2.9 mi4.3 mi5.8 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi1,717 ft
High point1.4 mi1,719 ft
End5.8 mi1,717 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

Managed by Colorado Parks and Wildlife

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Centennial, CO · in or next to town
County:
Arapahoe County, CO
Jurisdiction:
Cherry Creek State Park · Colorado Parks and Wildlife

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

Verify by phone or mail

  • Operator:(303) 690-1166
  • Address:4201 South Parker Road, Aurora, CO 80014 · CO
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: May 23, 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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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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