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Cherry Creek State Park

Shop Creek Trail via Parker Road Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Shop Creek Trail via Parker Road Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Cherry Creek State Park near Heather Ridge, CO. It is mostly level, with 141 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 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.65752, -104.84083
Nearest town Heather Ridge, CO
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Shop Creek Trail via Parker Road Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 5,601–5,666 ft

Out & Back · Cherry Creek State Park

Trailhead: 39.65752, -104.84083

Weather Sep 6: Partly cloudy, high 93°F / low 62° · precip 7% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:24 PM

Transit-accessible: S Vaughn Way & S Parker Rd stop 272 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Parker Road Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  7. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  9. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 250 ftBear left onto Shop Creek Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miReach Shop Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  13. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  16. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miBear right onto Parker Road Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
  19. 1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  20. 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-cf79

Trail surface

69% paved31% dirt

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 93°F62°
Precip7%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity32%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:24 PM
Sun 91°60°
Mon 86°61° 36%
Tue 87°69° 22%
Wed 87°68° 22%
Thu 91°67° 16%
Fri 89°69°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:24 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM — 1 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: S Vaughn Way & S Parker Rd stop 272 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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