deKoevend Park

Big Dry Creek Trail & deKoevend Park Trail via High Line Canal Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Big Dry Creek Trail & deKoevend Park Trail via High Line Canal Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in deKoevend Park near Southglenn, CO. It is mostly level, with 161 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,479 – 5,614 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.58039, -104.95820
Nearest town Southglenn, CO

Directions

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Big Dry Creek Trail & deKoevend Park Trail via High Line Canal Trail

6.3 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 2 hr 11 min

Elevation 5,480–5,614 ft

Out & Back · deKoevend Park

Trailhead: 39.58039, -104.95820

Weather Sep 6: Overcast, high 93°F / low 65° · precip 13% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 196 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto BigDry Creek Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.9 miTurn right onto High Line Canal Trail, heading N.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 450 ftTurn left onto deKoevend Park Trail, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto High Line Canal Trail, heading NE.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto deKoevend Park Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miContinue straight onto High Line Canal Trail, heading W.
  13. 1.5 miReach Big Dry Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 1.5 miContinue straight onto deKoevend Park Trail, heading SE.
  15. 0.3 miContinue straight onto High Line Canal Trail, heading E.
  16. 100 ftTurn left onto deKoevend Park Trail, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftTurn right onto High Line Canal Trail, heading SE.
  18. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  19. 150 ftTurn left onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading E.
  20. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right onto BigDry Creek Trail, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  25. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  26. 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 surface

48% dirt38% gravel12% paved2% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F65°
Precip13%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity31%
Hourly temperature
95°65°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:25 PM
Sun 92°60°
Mon 86°60° 34%
Tue 88°65° 23%
Wed 87°61° 23%
Thu 90°60° 15%
Fri 90°60°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 196 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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