Name: Cottonwood Trail
Rating: 3.5

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Crossing the railroad tracks is technically illegal. Boulder has been planning an underpass for some time but no movement as of yet. Cross at your own risk. E-bikes allowed per regulation: bouldercolorado.gov/guide/g…

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The Cottonwood Trail is a wide, crushed gravel doubletrack. It parallels Whiterock Ditch for most of its length and gets some nice shade from plentiful cottonwoods and willows.

Cottonwood is best used as a connector to get to other trails/paths.
Continuing south past Independence, the trail becomes a paved path, which can be used to get over towards Valmont Bike Park. Near the halfway point, a short hike-a-bike over the railroad tracks on a well-worn "trail" will connect you up to Four Mile Creek path to Pleasant View Soccer Fields and on up to 26th Street.