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Waterford watering hole & Cherry Creek Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Waterford watering hole & Cherry Creek Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Glendale, CO. The route reaches Waterford watering hole. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,286 – 5,355 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.70356, -104.93078
Nearest town Glendale, CO
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Waterford watering hole & Cherry Creek Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 5,287–5,356 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.70356, -104.93078

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 60° · precip 9% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: Cherry Creek South Dr & S Dexter St stop 208 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Waterford watering hole.
  3. 50 ftSharp left onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Colorado Front Range Trail, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading NW.
  8. 450 ftContinue straight onto Colorado Front Range Trail, heading W.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.8 miBear right, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto East Cherry Creek North Drive, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  13. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  15. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  19. 150 ftBear right onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  23. 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
  24. 50 ftReach Waterford watering hole, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  26. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  27. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  29. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  30. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  31. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  32. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  34. 150 ftTurn right onto East Cherry Creek North Drive, heading E.
  35. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  37. 300 ftBear right, heading E.
  38. 50 ftBear left onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading E.
  39. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Colorado Front Range Trail, heading SE.
  40. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading S.
  41. 450 ftContinue straight onto Colorado Front Range Trail, heading SE.
  42. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading SE.
  43. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  44. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  45. 50 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-waterford-watering-hole-out-back-3-lakes-6-km

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F60°
Feels like79°Precip9%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 93°65°
Sun 91°63° 24%
Mon 91°76° 27%
Tue 89°67° 27%
Wed 89°68° 32%
Thu 92°69° 32%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM — 4 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Cherry Creek South Dr & S Dexter St stop 208 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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