1. Start on Buffalo Loop 131 - 141, heading S.
2. 50 ftPass Beach (No Swim).
3. 50 ftPass Swim Beach.
4. 250 ftContinue straight onto Campground Trail, heading SW.
5. 250 ftPass Cherry Creek Reservoir.
6. 100 ftBear left onto Smoky Hill Trail, heading SW.
7. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
8. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
9. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
10. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
11. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
12. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
13. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Parker Road Trail, heading SE.
15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
16. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
17. 0.2 miBear right onto Pipeline Trail, heading S.
18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
19. 0.1 miBear right onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading SW.
20. 300 ftTurn left onto Cottonwood Creek Trail, heading SW.
21. 0.3 miBear right onto Butterfly Hill Trail, heading SW.
22. 0.6 miReach Cherry Creek Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
23. 0.6 miBear left onto Cottonwood Creek Trail, heading E.
24. 0.2 miTurn right onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading E.
25. 300 ftBear left onto Pipeline Trail, heading E.
26. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
27. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
28. 0.2 miTurn left onto Parker Road Trail, heading NE.
29. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
30. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Smoky Hill Trail, heading NE.
31. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
32. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
33. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
34. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
35. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
36. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
37. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
38. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
39. 0.1 miBear right onto Campground Trail, heading N.
40. 350 ftContinue straight onto Buffalo Loop 131 - 141, heading NW.
41. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cherry-creek-reservoir-beach-no-swim-out-back-8-beaches-8-km-90e5