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Boulder Feeder Canal

10.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 27 min

Boulder Feeder Canal is a 10.3-mile out-and-back near Hygiene, CO. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,246 – 5,292 ft11.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.15233, -105.22517
Nearest town Hygiene, CO
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Boulder Feeder Canal

10.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 27 min

Elevation 5,245–5,291 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.15233, -105.22517

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 91°F / low 62° · precip 5% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftBear left onto Boulder Feeder Canal, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  4. 4.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 3.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  8. 0.9 miBear left, heading W.
  9. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  11. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/boulder-feeder-canal-out-back-17-km-cacc

Trail surface

90% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 91°F62°
Feels like79°Precip5%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sat 90°67°
Sun 93°64° 21%
Mon 89°68° 27%
Tue 88°63° 19%
Wed 86°59° 24%
Thu 94°61° 29%

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