Cherry Creek Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 49 min
Cherry Creek Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near Glendale, 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
2.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 49 min
Elevation 5,294–5,349 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Creekside Park · 39.70585, -104.93515
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 60° · precip 9% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: S Cherry St & E Virginia Ave stop 170 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Creekside Park, heading NW.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Colorado Front Range Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto East Cherry Creek North Drive, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 500 ftSharp left onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftReach Cherry Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn right onto East Cherry Creek North Drive, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 300 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Colorado Front Range Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Creekside Park, heading SE.
- 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 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM — 9 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: S Cherry St & E Virginia Ave stop 170 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Creekside Park Trailhead
- Waterford watering hole & Cherry Creek Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Cherry Creek Trail 8 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Waterford watering hole & Cherry Creek Trail 8.3 mi · ▲ 134 ft
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