Helen Hunt Falls and Silver Cascade Falls, North Cheyenne Cañon Park, Colorado Springs, CO

Date	Distance	Time	Elevation Gain	Average Moving Time	Year to Date Miles
5/17/2024	1.0 miles	1 hour 20 minutes	233'	1.5 mph	330.5 miles

Parking: 

• North Cheyenne Canon Road, Colorado Springs

Map:

• Helen Hunt Falls Visitor Center | City of Colorado Springs
• Hiking — Friends of Cheyenne Cañon (cheyennecanon.org)
• Gai GPS app

Directions:

• Take trail to Helen Hunt Falls. The falls is visible from the trailhead. Continue past the falls and turn right to go to Silver Cascade Falls. Turn around and go back to the main trail intersection. Turn right and hike the trail in a counterclockwise direction to complete the loop.

We were very hot from hiking at Cheyenne Mountain State Park earlier, so were looking for something else to do in the afternoon. I opened up Gaia and noticed a waterfall hike close by. One of Tara's coworkers also happened to have recommended it. It's a short hike and has more shade. The hike has a lot of steps, so it was tiring. The altitude was around 7,630'. Both falls were nice, and there were many people enjoying them, especially the first waterfall. We stopped at the second waterfall for a long relaxing break in the shade. We were able to form a loop hike on the way down. We went to Sprouts, a chain I don't remember being to before, and picked up some food for dinner. I became a fan of Sprouts while in Colorado.

Helen Hunt Falls

Silver Cascade Falls

Dinner!