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David T. Garland Sr. Park

Lollipop Lake & Cherry Creek Trail (North)

2.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 59 min

Lollipop Lake & Cherry Creek Trail (North) is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in David T. Garland Sr. Park near Sullivan, CO. The route reaches Lollipop Lake. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,364 – 5,420 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.68160, -104.89851
Nearest town Sullivan, CO
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Lollipop Lake & Cherry Creek Trail (North)

2.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 59 min

Elevation 5,365–5,420 ft

Out & Back · David T. Garland Sr. Park

Trailhead: 39.68160, -104.89851

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: S Quebec St & E Jewell Ave stop 420 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 350 ftSharp left onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Cherry Creek Trail Connector, heading SW.
  4. 300 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  8. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miBear right onto Cherry Creek Trail (North), heading NW.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 350 ftPass Lollipop Lake.
  14. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  15. 500 ftSharp right, heading W.
  16. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail (South), heading NW.
  21. 350 ftBear left onto Cherry Creek Trail Connector, heading N.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail (South), heading N.
  23. 0.6 miBear right onto Goldsmith Gulch Trail, heading SE.
  24. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  27. 250 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading SE.
  28. 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lollipop-lake-lollipop-lake-out-back-3-lakes

Trail surface

75% paved11% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: S Quebec St & E Jewell Ave stop 420 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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