Cherry Creek Trail via Parker Road Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Cherry Creek Trail via Parker Road Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Cherry Creek State Park near Harbor Pointe, CO. It is mostly level, with 107 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 via Parker Road Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Elevation 5,601–5,666 ft
Out & Back · Cherry Creek State Park
Trailhead: 39.63523, -104.83172
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 608 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Parker Road Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
- 1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftReach Cherry Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Parker Road Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 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 7:04 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM — 8 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 608 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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