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Cherry Creek Trail

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 3.3 (9)
  1. Areas
  2. CO
  3. …Front Range
  4. Castle Rock
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“Connect through Parker all the way to downtown Denver on this paved path. ”

Nicholas Shannon
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42.0

Miles

67.5

KM

100%

Runnable

6,100' 1,859 m

High

5,170' 1,576 m

Low

413' 126 m

Up

1,343' 409 m

Down

1%

Avg Grade (0°)

7%

Max Grade (4°)

Dogs Unknown

Features Birding · Fall Colors · Lake · River/Creek · Wildflowers · Wildlife

Description

This is one of the most popular paths in Colorado and is constantly chock-full of runners, walkers, cyclists and everything in-between.

Make your way through the Cherry Creek Shopping District, the Cherry Creek State Recreation Area and Castlewood Canyon State Park.

Contacts

Land Manager: City of Denver, CO - Parks

Shared By:

Nicholas Shannon with improvements by Pete F
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Trail Ratings

  3.3 from 9 votes

#2

in Castle Rock

#25165

Overall
  3.3 from 9 votes
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4 Star
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3 Star
56%
2 Star
11%
1 Star
0%
Trail Rankings

#2

in Castle Rock

#1,995

in Colorado

#25,165

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Grasslands heading up to the mesa top.
Sep 5, 2025 near The Pinery, CO

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