Cherry Creek Trail & Goldsmith Gulch Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 51 min
Cherry Creek Trail & Goldsmith Gulch Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Cook Park near Sullivan, CO. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cherry Creek Trail & Goldsmith Gulch Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 51 min
Elevation 5,392–5,423 ft
Out & Back · Cook Park
Trailhead: 39.67958, -104.89732
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 92°F / low 60° · precip 8% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: E Iliff Ave & S Trenton Way stop 511 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail Connector, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Goldsmith Gulch Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Goldsmith Gulch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Cherry Creek Trail Connector, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp 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 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM — 2 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: E Iliff Ave & S Trenton Way stop 511 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Cherry Creek Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Cherry Creek Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Cherry Creek Trail 2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Cherry Creek Trail 2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Goldsmith Gulch Trail via Cherry Creek Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Lollipop Lake & Cherry Creek Trail (North) 2.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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