Parker Road Trail & Shop Creek Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Parker Road Trail & Shop Creek Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Cherry Creek State Park near Harbor Pointe, CO. It is mostly level, with 134 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Parker Road Trail & Shop Creek Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 5,563–5,666 ft
Out & Back · Cherry Creek State Park
Trailhead: Cherry Creek Spillway Trail · 39.65219, -104.83159
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 91°F / low 63° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
No dogs on part of this route · 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 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Shop Creek Trail, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Pipeline Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Cottonwood Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftReach Parker Road Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear left onto Pipeline Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Shop Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Parker Road Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Spillway Trail, heading N.
- 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 7:04 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM — 10 min before dark.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- 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
- Beaver Pond Nature Trail via Parker Road Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 165 ft
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