Cherry Creek State Park

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.

Elevation

0 mi5,601 – 5,666 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.63523, -104.83172
Nearest town Harbor Pointe, CO

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miBear right onto Parker Road Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  6. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miSharp right onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading NW.
  9. 200 ftReach Cherry Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 200 ftSharp left, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Parker Road Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  18. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

81% paved19% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:28 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 608 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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