Railroad Bed Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Railroad Bed Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Cherry Creek State Park near Algonquin Acres, CO. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Railroad Bed Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 36 min
Elevation 5,559–5,636 ft
Out & Back · Cherry Creek State Park
Trailhead: 39.60586, -104.82865
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 91°F / low 62° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Railroad Bed Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Windmill Creek Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Railroad Bed Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Pipeline Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Parker Road Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Pipeline Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Railroad Bed Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Windmill Creek Loop Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Railroad Bed Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lone Tree Creek Pond & Windmill Creek Loop Trail via Railroad Bed Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Railroad Bed Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Railroad Bed Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Railroad Bed Trail 4 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Railroad Bed Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Cherry Creek Trail–Cottonwood Creek Trail, 4 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 55 ft
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