Goldsmith Gulch Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Goldsmith Gulch Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Rosamond Park near Cherry Creek, CO. It is mostly level, with 163 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
4.2 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 5,505–5,595 ft
Out & Back · Rosamond Park
Trailhead: 39.64054, -104.90499
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: E Princeton Ave & Eastmoor Drive stop 19 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Goldsmith Gulch Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: E Princeton Ave & Eastmoor Drive stop 19 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Quincy Avenue Multi-Use Path 2 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Goldsmith Gulch Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Goldsmith Gulch Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Goldsmith Gulch Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Hampden Heights Path via Goldsmith Gulch Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 217 ft
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