Goldsmith Gulch Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Goldsmith Gulch Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Rosamond Park near Cherry Creek, CO. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Goldsmith Gulch Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 5,505–5,585 ft
Out & Back · Rosamond Park
Trailhead: 39.65331, -104.87791
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Transit-accessible: E Girard Ave & S Chester Ct stop 115 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Goldsmith Gulch Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach Goldsmith Gulch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 350 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: E Girard Ave & S Chester Ct stop 115 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Goldsmith Gulch Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Hampden Heights Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Goldsmith Gulch Trail 3 mi · ▲ 162 ft
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