Beach (No Swim) & Cherry Creek Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 57 min
Beach (No Swim) & Cherry Creek Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in Cherry Creek State Park near Eastridge, CO. The route reaches Beach (No Swim). It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Beach (No Swim) & Cherry Creek Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 57 min
Elevation 5,566–5,650 ft
Out & Back · Cherry Creek State Park
Trailhead: 39.65305, -104.84843
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 92°F / low 59° · precip 7% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: Nine Mile stop 574 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Beach (No Swim).
- 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miReach Beach (No Swim), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 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 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM — 8 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Nine Mile stop 574 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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