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Cherry Creek Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Cherry Creek Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Alamo Placita, CO. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,204 – 5,286 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.71661, -104.96748
Nearest town Alamo Placita, CO
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Cherry Creek Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Elevation 5,205–5,287 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.71661, -104.96748

Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:23 PM

Transit-accessible: E 1st Ave & Gilpin St stop 200 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail Connector, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail Connector, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail Connector, heading NW.
  11. 100 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail Connector, heading NW.
  13. 150 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.4 miReach Cherry Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail Connector, heading S.
  16. 150 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail Connector, heading SE.
  18. 100 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading SE.
  19. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail Connector, heading SE.
  20. 150 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading SE.
  21. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail Connector, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading SE.
  23. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  26. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  27. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cherry-creek-trail-out-back-8-km-071a

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:23 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: E 1st Ave & Gilpin St stop 200 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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