AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Hampden Heights Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 59 min

Hampden Heights Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Cherry Creek, CO. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,502 – 5,565 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.65375, -104.87590
Nearest town Cherry Creek, CO
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Hampden Heights Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 59 min

Elevation 5,501–5,564 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.65375, -104.87590

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

Transit-accessible: E Hampden Ave & S Dayton St stop 64 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Hampden Heights Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  14. 0.4 miReach Hampden Heights Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  23. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  26. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  27. 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/hampden-heights-trail-out-back-3-km-9329

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:26 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: E Hampden Ave & S Dayton St stop 64 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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