The Cherry Creek Trail
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History
Did you know that the Cherry Creek Trail follows a historic Native American trail used by Arapaho, Cheyenne, and Ute people along Cherry Creek?
Cherry Creek Trail Map
Map of Cherry Creek Trail: (Blue line parallels the trail which is in green on the Low-Stress Denver Bike Map.)
The modern day Cherry Creek Trail is 40 miles long and runs from The Confluence in Central Denver at the South Platte River southeast to Cherry Creek State Park, Arapahoe County, and Douglas County.
Geography
The Cherry Creek Trail in Denver touches many neighborhoods: Auraria, Lower Downtown, the Central Business District, the Golden Triangle, Lincoln Park, Alamo Placita, Speer, Cherry Creek, Belcaro, the City of Glendale, Washington Virginia Village, Virginia Village, Goldsmith, Indian Creek, Hampden, and Kennedy.
Access to Other Trails
The Cherry Creek Trail in Denver connects to the South Platte River Trail (at Confluence Park), the Hampden Heights Trail, the High Line Canal Trail (at Hentzell Park), Parker Road Trail (at Cherry Creek State Park), and the Cherry Creek Spillway Trail (at Cherry Creek State Park.)
Parks
Along the Cherry Creek Bike Trail, there are tons of great parks that offer adventures from swimming to bocce to public art. Pack your paniers, lunch basket, or cargo bike, and head to one of these gems in the Denver parks system:
Confluence Park, Creekfront Park, Sculpture Park (at the DCPA), Sunken Gardens Park, Zeckendorf Plaza Park (a dog park now!), Alamo Placita Park, Hungarian Freedom Park, Pulaski Park and Gates Tennis Center, City of Takayama Park, City of Brest Park, Creekside Park in Glendale, Garland Park, City of Potenza Park (bocce!), Cook Park, Cherry Creek Country Club, Havana and Cornell Park, Kennedy Golf Course, Kennedy Ballfields, and Cherry Creek State Park. Check ‘em all off your list.