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Cook Park

Goldsmith Gulch Trail via Cherry Creek Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Goldsmith Gulch Trail via Cherry Creek Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Cook Park near Sullivan, CO. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,401 – 5,450 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.66899, -104.88649
Nearest town Sullivan, CO
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Goldsmith Gulch Trail via Cherry Creek Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 5,399–5,449 ft

Out & Back · Cook Park

Trailhead: 39.66899, -104.88649

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Transit-accessible: S Syracuse Way & S Whiting Way stop 595 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 200 ftTurn left onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  13. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail Connector, heading NW.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading NW.
  15. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  20. 250 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  22. 250 ftTurn left onto Goldsmith Gulch Trail, heading SW.
  23. 0.2 miReach Goldsmith Gulch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  25. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  26. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  27. 250 ftSharp left, heading S.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  29. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  31. 50 ftTurn right onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading N.
  32. 200 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail Connector, heading N.
  33. 150 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading N.
  34. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  35. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  36. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  38. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  39. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  40. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  41. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  42. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  43. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  44. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  45. 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-6-km-55dc

Trail surface

67% paved11% gravel5% dirt17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: S Syracuse Way & S Whiting Way stop 595 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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