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Waterford watering hole & Cherry Creek Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Waterford watering hole & Cherry Creek Trail is an 8.5-mile out-and-back near Glendale, CO. The route reaches Waterford watering hole. It is mostly level, with 134 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,204 – 5,355 ft10.0 mi

Getting there

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

8.5 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Elevation 5,205–5,356 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.70356, -104.93078

Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 92°F / low 63° · precip 8% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:26 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. 250 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading NW.
  8. 300 ftContinue straight onto Colorado Front Range Trail, heading NW.
  9. 250 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading W.
  10. 100 ftContinue straight onto Colorado Front Range Trail, heading W.
  11. 450 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto East Cherry Creek North Drive, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  15. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  17. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  21. 100 ftBear right onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading NW.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  23. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  25. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
  26. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail Connector, heading W.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading W.
  28. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail Connector, heading W.
  29. 150 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading W.
  30. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail Connector, heading NW.
  31. 100 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading NW.
  32. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail Connector, heading NW.
  33. 150 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading NW.
  34. 0.4 miReach Waterford watering hole, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  35. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail Connector, heading NW.
  36. 150 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading NW.
  37. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail Connector, heading SE.
  38. 100 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading SE.
  39. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail Connector, heading SE.
  40. 150 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading SE.
  41. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail Connector, heading SE.
  42. 50 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading SE.
  43. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  44. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  45. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  46. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  47. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  48. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  49. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  50. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  51. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  52. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  53. 150 ftTurn right onto East Cherry Creek North Drive, heading E.
  54. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  55. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  56. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  57. 50 ftBear left onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading E.
  58. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Colorado Front Range Trail, heading NE.
  59. 450 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading E.
  60. 100 ftContinue straight onto Colorado Front Range Trail, heading S.
  61. 250 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading E.
  62. 250 ftContinue straight onto Colorado Front Range Trail, heading SE.
  63. 300 ftContinue straight onto Cherry Creek Trail, heading SE.
  64. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  65. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  66. 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-4-sights-14-km

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

OvercastTemperature 92°F63°
Precip8%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity36%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 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 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM — 3 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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