Cherry Creek Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 43 min
Cherry Creek Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Alamo Placita, CO. It is mostly level, with 27 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
2.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 43 min
Elevation 5,266–5,308 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Cherry Creek Trail · 39.71875, -104.97431
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Transit-accessible: Corona St & Speer Blvd stop 55 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cherry Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.3 miArrive 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 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Corona St & Speer Blvd stop 55 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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