Smoky Hill Trail via Parker Road Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 44 min
Smoky Hill Trail via Parker Road Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Cherry Creek State Park near Harbor Pointe, CO. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Smoky Hill Trail via Parker Road Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 44 min
Elevation 5,568–5,666 ft
Out & Back · Cherry Creek State Park
Trailhead: 39.64712, -104.82867
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 91°F / low 63° · precip 4% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: S Parker Rd & E Lehigh Ave stop 60 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left onto Parker Road Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left onto Smoky Hill Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Smoky Hill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Parker Road Trail, heading SW.
- 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 0.3 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM — 6 min before dark.
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Transit-accessible: S Parker Rd & E Lehigh Ave stop 60 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Swim Beach–Beach (No Swim), 3 beaches 2.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Parker Road Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 163 ft
- Parker Road Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 163 ft
- 12 Mile Trail via Parker Road Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Cottonwood Creek Wetlands–Butterfly Hill Trail, 4 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Lone Tree Creek Pond–Parker Road Trail, 4 sights 6 mi · ▲ 108 ft
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