12 Mile Trail via Parker Road Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 22 min
12 Mile Trail via Parker Road Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Cherry Creek State Park near Harbor Pointe, CO. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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12 Mile Trail via Parker Road Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 5,586–5,666 ft
Out & Back · Cherry Creek State Park
Trailhead: 39.64712, -104.82867
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: S Parker Rd & E Lehigh Ave stop 60 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left onto Parker Road Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Shop Creek Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto 12 Mile Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftReach 12 Mile Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 500 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Shop Creek Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Parker Road Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM — 6 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: S Parker Rd & E Lehigh Ave stop 60 m from the trailhead
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- Swim Beach–Beach (No Swim), 3 beaches 2.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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