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Confluence Trail & Centennial Gardens
Denver, Colorado, USA
Denver, Colorado, USA

Confluence Trail & Centennial Gardens

Length3.7 mi
Elev. Gain95.1 ft
Est. Steps8500
Park
Restrooms
Parking
Places to sit
Kid friendly
Dog friendly
Scenic view
Historic site
Lake or River
Created by Bridget

Confluence Trail & Centennial Gardens Introduction

Confluence Trail & Centennial Gardens is a 3.7 mile (8,500-step) route located near Denver, Colorado, USA. This route has an elevation gain of about 95.1 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
Begin at the REI parking lot and follow the paved trail along the river. Cross over by the Broncos Stadium, and loop back towards downtown. Enjoy a side route through the Centennial Gardens, then back along the river. Walk down where the Kayaks dip in for some cooler air, the loop back across the river towards Confluence Park. Circle the park and check out one of Denver’s Urban Gardens. Cross the bridge towards Platte street and check out the locks people placed. Once across, zig zag back along the river to REI and grab a coffee because you’re done!

Attractions Near Confluence Trail & Centennial Gardens

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Cherry Creek (Colorado)

Water
Cherry Creek is a tributary of the South Platte River, 48.0 miles (77.2 km) long, in Colorado in the United States.

Confluence Park

Park
Confluence Park is an urban park encompassing the confluence of Cherry Creek and the South Platte River in Denver's Lower Downtown (LoDo), a bustling district of 19th-century brick warehouses and storefronts that has been redeveloped since the late 1980s.

Downtown Aquarium (Denver)

Tourist Attraction
Downtown Aquarium (formerly Colorado's Ocean Journey) is a public aquarium and restaurant located in Denver, Colorado at the intersection of I-25 and 23rd Ave. The 107,000 square feet (9,900 m2) main building sits on a 17-acre (6.9 ha) site adjacent to the South Platte River. Its freshwater and marine aquaria total approximately 1,000,000 US gallons (3,785,000 l), and exhibit a variety of fish and other animals.

Elitch Gardens Theme Park

Tourist Attraction
Elitch Gardens Theme & Water Park is an amusement park in Denver, Colorado. It is owned by Kroenke Sports & Entertainment and operated by Premier Parks, LLC. Distinctive for being located in a downtown area, it is open April through October.

The Red Forest

Tourist Attraction
The Red Forest is a sculpture by Konstantin Dimopoulos, installed in Denver, Colorado, U.S.

National Velvet (McEnroe)

Tourist Attraction
National Velvet is a sculpture by John McEnroe, installed at the base of Denver's 16th Street Pedestrian Bridge, in the U.S. state of Colorado.

Sidewinder (Elitch Gardens)

Tourist Attraction
Sidewinder is a steel roller coaster located at Elitch Gardens in Denver, Colorado.This is a fairly simple coaster that takes rides through one loop. Instead of starting from the ground, riders have to ascend stairs fifty feet up to the loading station. The train is launched down a hill, goes into the loop, then ascends a slope opposite of the station with a braking section.

Museum of Contemporary Art Denver

Tourist Attraction
The Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA Denver), in Denver, Colorado, was founded in 1996 as the first dedicated home for contemporary art in the city of Denver. For seven years, MCA Denver occupied a renovated fish market in Sakura Square in lower downtown Denver.

Ball Arena

Sports
Ball Arena (formerly Pepsi Center) is a multi-purpose arena located in Denver, Colorado. It is situated at Speer Boulevard, a main thoroughfare in downtown Denver, and is served by two nearby exits off Interstate 25. A light rail station is on the western side of the complex. Opened in 1999, it is the home arena of the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL), and the Colorado Mammoth of the National Lacrosse League (NLL).

Ball Arena–Elitch Gardens station

Building
Ball Arena–Elitch Gardens (sometimes stylized as Ball Arena•Elitch Gardens) is an at-grade light rail station on the C Line, E Line and W Line of the RTD Rail system. It is located near the intersection of 9th Street and Chopper Circle in Denver, Colorado, near Ball Arena and Elitch Gardens Theme Park, after which the station is named.
Last updated: May 1, 2026

Route Details

Length

3.7 mi

Elev. Gain

95.1 ft

Est. Steps

8500
Created by
Bridget
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