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Rosamond Park

Goldsmith Gulch Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Goldsmith Gulch Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Rosamond Park near Cherry Creek, CO. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,489 – 5,594 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.64054, -104.90499
Nearest town Cherry Creek, CO
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Goldsmith Gulch Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 5,489–5,595 ft

Out & Back · Rosamond Park

Trailhead: 39.64054, -104.90499

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 92°F / low 64° · precip 4% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Transit-accessible: E Princeton Ave & Eastmoor Drive stop 19 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Goldsmith Gulch Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  9. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 350 ftTurn left onto Hampden Heights Trail, heading N.
  12. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  14. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 350 ftTurn left onto Goldsmith Gulch Trail, heading NE.
  16. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  18. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  21. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  22. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  23. 0.1 miArrive 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-5-km-b370

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 92°F64°
Precip4%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity41%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 89°62° 18%
Mon 89°74° 34%
Tue 87°69° 45%
Wed 90°68° 45%
Thu 88°69° 29%
Fri 89°68° 18%

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Transit-accessible: E Princeton Ave & Eastmoor Drive stop 19 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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