Shop Creek Trail via Parker Road Trail is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Cherry Creek State Park near Eastridge, CO. It climbs 278 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,551 – 5,666 ft7.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.65243, -104.85476
Nearest town Eastridge, CO
Directions
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Shop Creek Trail via Parker Road Trail
6.5 mi · ▲ 278 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Elevation 5,552–5,666 ft
Out & Back · Cherry Creek State Park
Trailhead: 39.65243, -104.85476
Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 92°F / low 61° · precip 8% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 608 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Parker Road Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left onto Shop Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach Shop Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Parker Road Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
- 1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
59% paved41% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 92°F61°
Precip8%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity32%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Mon
86°61°
35%
Tue
88°71°
22%
Wed
85°64°
22%
Thu
90°66°
16%
Fri
91°69°
Sat
87°51°
31%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM — 11 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 608 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Cherry Creek Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Bike Jump–MTB Feature, 4 sights 3.3 mi · ▲ 139 ft
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