Cherry Hills Lake via Quincy Avenue Multi-Use Path
2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 42 min
Cherry Hills Lake via Quincy Avenue Multi-Use Path is a 2-mile out-and-back near Cherry Hills Village, CO. The route reaches Cherry Hills Lake at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cherry Hills Lake via Quincy Avenue Multi-Use Path
2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 42 min
Elevation 5,380–5,426 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.62660, -104.96517
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 59° · precip 11% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Quincy Avenue Multi-Use Path, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Cherry Hills Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 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 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
More from this trailhead
- Quincy Avenue Multi-Use Path 5.5 mi · ▲ 196 ft
- High Line Canal Trail 10.4 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- High Line Canal Trail 10.4 mi · ▲ 135 ft
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