Cherry Creek Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 124 ft · 1 hr
Cherry Creek Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Cherry Creek State Park near Harbor Pointe, CO. It is mostly level, with 124 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cherry Creek Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 124 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 5,566–5,653 ft
Out & Back · Cherry Creek State Park
Trailhead: Cherry Creek Spillway Trail · 39.65219, -104.83159
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 92°F / low 59° · precip 8% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: E Hampden Ave & E Hamilton Dr stop 388 m from the trailhead
- Start on Cherry Creek Spillway Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Parker Road Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miReach Cherry Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Parker Road Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Cherry Creek Spillway Trail, 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:07 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:28 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:55 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: E Hampden Ave & E Hamilton Dr stop 388 m from the trailhead
More from Cherry Creek Spillway Trail Trailhead
- Beaver Pond Nature Trail via Parker Road Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 165 ft
- Parker Road Trail & Shop Creek Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 134 ft
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