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Cook Park

Cherry Creek Trail & Goldsmith Gulch Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Cherry Creek Trail & Goldsmith Gulch Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Cook Park near Sullivan, CO. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,391 – 5,450 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.67164, -104.88886
Nearest town Sullivan, CO
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Cherry Creek Trail & Goldsmith Gulch Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 5,392–5,448 ft

Out & Back · Cook Park

Trailhead: 39.67164, -104.88886

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Transit-accessible: E Iliff Ave & S Wabash St stop 335 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftTurn left onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  14. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  15. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail Connector, heading E.
  16. 150 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading NW.
  17. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  22. 250 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  24. 250 ftTurn left onto Goldsmith Gulch Trail, heading NW.
  25. 0.2 miReach Goldsmith Gulch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  27. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  28. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  29. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  30. 150 ftSharp left, heading S.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  32. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  33. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  34. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  35. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  36. 50 ftTurn right onto Cherry Creek Trail Connector, heading N.
  37. 300 ftTurn left onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading N.
  38. 200 ftSharp left, heading N.
  39. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  40. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  41. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  42. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  43. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  44. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  45. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  46. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  47. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  48. 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  49. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  50. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  51. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  52. 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-trail-cherry-creek-trail-out-back-3-sights-6-km-10ae

Trail surface

69% paved11% gravel9% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: E Iliff Ave & S Wabash St stop 335 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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