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Waterford watering hole & Cherry Creek Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Waterford watering hole & Cherry Creek Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Glendale, CO. The route reaches Waterford watering hole. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,286 – 5,351 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Cherry Creek Trail 39.70463, -104.93306
Nearest town Glendale, CO
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Waterford watering hole & Cherry Creek Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 5,287–5,351 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Cherry Creek Trail · 39.70463, -104.93306

Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 92°F / low 63° · precip 8% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Transit-accessible: Cherry Creek South Dr & S Dexter St stop 92 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Waterford watering hole.
  3. 100 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Colorado Front Range Trail, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading W.
  6. 450 ftContinue straight onto Colorado Front Range Trail, heading W.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto East Cherry Creek North Drive, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  11. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  17. 100 ftBear right onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  21. 0.4 miReach Waterford watering hole, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  23. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  25. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  26. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  27. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  28. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  30. 150 ftTurn right onto East Cherry Creek North Drive, heading E.
  31. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  33. 300 ftBear right, heading E.
  34. 50 ftBear left onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading E.
  35. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Colorado Front Range Trail, heading SE.
  36. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading SE.
  37. 450 ftContinue straight onto Colorado Front Range Trail, heading SE.
  38. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading SE.
  39. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/waterford-watering-hole-cherry-creek-trail-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 92°F63°
Precip8%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity36%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:25 PM
Mon 87°62° 35%
Tue 88°71° 21%
Wed 86°65° 21%
Thu 90°67° 17%
Fri 91°70°
Sat 88°51° 31%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM — 7 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Cherry Creek South Dr & S Dexter St stop 92 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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