Goldsmith Gulch Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 45 min
Goldsmith Gulch Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Cherry Creek, CO. It is mostly level, with 108 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
2.1 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 45 min
Elevation 5,489–5,585 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.65282, -104.88601
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: E Hampden Ave & S Yosemite St stop 49 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Goldsmith Gulch Trail, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Hampden Heights Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Goldsmith Gulch Trail, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miArrive 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 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM — 6 min before dark.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Transit-accessible: E Hampden Ave & S Yosemite St stop 49 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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