Colorado Trail Seg. 12 Clear Creek to North Cottonwood Creek Road

33.08 km loop hiking starting from Buena Vista.

This hike includes 7 significant climbs. With a total elevation gain of 2764 m across 26.53 km, with an average slope of 10.4%.

• Climb 1 (at km 7.49 km): +833 m over 6.68 km, average slope 12.5%
• Climb 2 (at km 13.83 km): +436 m over 3.69 km, average slope 11.8%
• Climb 3 (at km 19.43 km): +68 m over 633 m, average slope 10.7%
• Climb 4 (at km 30.87 km): +144 m over 2.20 km, average slope 6.6%
• Climb 5 (at km 46.71 km): +673 m over 7.91 km, average slope 8.5%
• Climb 6 (at km 52.26 km): +236 m over 2.97 km, average slope 8.0%
• Climb 7 (at km 58.65 km): +374 m over 2.44 km, average slope 15.3%