Shop Creek Trail & South Connector Trail via Pipeline Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Shop Creek Trail & South Connector Trail via Pipeline Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Cherry Creek State Park near Harbor Pointe, CO. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Shop Creek Trail & South Connector Trail via Pipeline Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 5,563–5,651 ft
Out & Back · Cherry Creek State Park
Trailhead: 39.63523, -104.83172
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 92°F / low 59° · precip 8% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Transit-accessible: stop 608 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Shop Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp left onto Pipeline Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto South Connector Trail, heading NW.
- 300 ftReach Shop Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Pipeline Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Shop Creek Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear right, 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 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM — 12 min before dark.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Transit-accessible: stop 608 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Cherry Creek Trail via Parker Road Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 107 ft
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