2,250 ft
Distance
21 ft
Climb
-24 ft
Descent
00:03:08
Avg time

Cottonwood Alt Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Bear Creek Lake Park
    Lakewood, Colorado
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Global Ranking
    #136206 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    25 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in E-Biking
    • 25 in Trail Running
    • 55 in Hiking

No description for Cottonwood Alt trail has been added yet!

Cottonwood Alt is a 2,250 ft less popular green singletrack trail located near Lakewood Colorado. This mountain bike primary trail can be used both directions and has a easy overall physical rating with a 21 ft green climb. On average it takes 3 minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Cottonwood Alt mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -3 ft
  • Altitude min
    5,569 ft
  • Altitude max
    5,589 ft
  • Altitude start
    5,589 ft
  • Altitude end
    5,585 ft
  • Grade
    -0.154%
  • Grade max
    -5.78%
  • Grade min
    12.405%
  • Distance climb
    628 ft
  • Distance down
    1,293 ft
  • Distance flat
    328 ft
  • Avg time
    00:03:08
  • Avg reverse time
    00:06:30
  • view trail stats
Status:
on Apr 27, 2023
Ideal
no votes yet
Your vote: 0

view (92)
close
  • BasemapMap 
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
3D
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Snow Cover Partial
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
Trailforks scans users ridelogs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
  • > 96%
  • > 90%
  • > 80%
  • > 70%
  • > 50%
  • < 50%
  • bi-directional trail
  • no data
Trail Last Ridden
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
  • < 2 days
  • < 1 week
  • < 2 weeks
  • < 1 month
  • < 6 months
  • > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
  • Downhill Only
  • Downhill Primary
  • Both Directions
  • Uphill Primary
  • Uphill Only
  • One Direction
Contribute Details
Colors indicate trail is missing specified detail.
  • Description
  • Photos
  • Description & Photos
  • Videos
Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months. Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades. Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
  • most popular
  • popular
  • less popular
  • not popular
ATV/ORV/OHV Filter
Max Vehicle Width
inches
US Cell Coverage
Legend
cell carrier legend

Radar Time
x Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
  • mountain biking recent
  • mountain biking (>6 month)
  • hiking (1 year)
  • moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
  • Downhill Ski
  • Backcountry Ski
  • Nordic Ski
  • Snowmobile
Winter Trails
Warning A routing network for winter maps does not exist. Selecting trails using the winter trails layer has been disabled.
x Missing Trails
Most Popular
Least Popular
Trails are colored based on popularity. The more popular a trail is, the more red. Less popular trails trend towards green.
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
Trails Deemphasized
Trails are shown in grey.
disable
Only show trails with NO bikes.
enable

Save the current map location and zoom level as your default home location whenever this page is loaded.

Save
      Directions to cottonwood-alt trailhead (39.651600, -105.157140)
      update trails status or condition

      Cottonwood Alt Trail Reports

      statusdatedescription
      Apr 27, 2023 @ 5:11am
      Apr 27, 2023
      Jun 15, 2017 @ 8:00am
      Jun 15, 2017
      view all reports »

      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
      •  
      6 Months
      • 2 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
      All
      • 22 rides
      • Last: Jun 17, 2025

      Photos

      no photos have been added for Cottonwood Alt yet, add a photo.

      Routes with this trail

      titledistance
      Denver Orbital Trail177 miles

      Reviews / Comments

      No reviews yet, be the first to write a review or ask a question.
      Use trail reports to comment on trail conditions.


      We hope you've been enjoying Trailforks!

      Create a FREE account to view trail comments and much more.

      Create a Free Account

      Videos

      no videos have been added for Cottonwood Alt yet, add a video.

      Nearby Trails

      Bear Creek Lake Park

      • By toddTF Pro Trailforks & contributors
      • #13235 - 772 views

      You must enter a description before submitting.