Goldsmith Gulch Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 40 min
Goldsmith Gulch Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Cherry Creek, CO. It is mostly level, with 53 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
1.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 40 min
Elevation 5,593–5,671 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.61393, -104.87713
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 91°F / low 59° · precip 8% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Goldsmith Gulch Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 300 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:08 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:28 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:55 PM.
More from this trailhead
- Clock Tower via Goldsmith Gulch Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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