AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Goldsmith Gulch Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 57 min

Goldsmith Gulch Trail is a 2.7-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.

Elevation

0 mi5,489 – 5,584 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.65331, -104.87791
Nearest town Cherry Creek, CO
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Goldsmith Gulch Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 57 min

Elevation 5,489–5,585 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.65331, -104.87791

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: E Girard Ave & S Chester Ct stop 115 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  4. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.7 miTurn right onto Goldsmith Gulch Trail, heading W.
  9. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  14. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 350 ftTurn left onto Hampden Heights Trail, heading N.
  17. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  18. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  19. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 350 ftTurn left onto Goldsmith Gulch Trail, heading N.
  21. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  23. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  25. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  27. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  30. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  31. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  32. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  33. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/goldsmith-gulch-trail-out-back-4-km-dc97

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: E Girard Ave & S Chester Ct stop 115 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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