Beaver Pond Nature Trail via Parker Road Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Beaver Pond Nature Trail via Parker Road Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Cherry Creek State Park near Harbor Pointe, CO. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Beaver Pond Nature Trail via Parker Road Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 5,579–5,666 ft
Out & Back · Cherry Creek State Park
Trailhead: Cherry Creek Spillway Trail · 39.65219, -104.83159
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 92°F / low 59° · precip 8% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: E Hampden Ave & E Hamilton Dr stop 388 m from the trailhead
- Start on Cherry Creek Spillway Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Parker Road Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Shop Creek Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left onto 12-Mile North, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left onto Beaver Pond Nature Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftReach Beaver Pond Nature Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto 12-Mile North, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Shop Creek Trail, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Parker Road Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Spillway Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM — 10 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: E Hampden Ave & E Hamilton Dr stop 388 m from the trailhead
More from Cherry Creek Spillway Trail Trailhead
- Cherry Creek Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 124 ft
- Parker Road Trail & Shop Creek Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 134 ft
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