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Canal Trail–Glendale Farm OS Loop, 3 sights is a 5.2-mile loop in Glendale Farm Open Space near Surrey Ridge, CO. It climbs 541 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,073 – 6,362 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Glendale Farm OS 39.49129, -104.86924
Nearest town Surrey Ridge, CO

Directions

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Canal Trail–Glendale Farm OS Loop, 3 sights

5.2 mi · ▲ 541 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 6,073–6,362 ft

Loop · Glendale Farm Open Space

Trailhead: Glendale Farm OS · 39.49129, -104.86924

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 89°F / low 62° · precip 16% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Glendale Farm OS, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Newlin's Gold Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.9 miBear left onto Rosie Rueter Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.5 miSharp left onto Canal Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto East/West Regional Trail, heading N.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 1.1 miBear right onto Glendale Farm OS, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

75% dirt24% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 89°F62°
Feels like79°Precip16%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity24%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
90°60° 5 PM: 1% rain6 PM: 6% rain7 PM: 8% rain8 PM: 16% rain9 PM: 8% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 3% rain
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 87°66° 17%
Sun 89°60° 37%
Mon 87°70° 28%
Tue 86°62° 32%
Wed 84°62° 36%
Thu 88°63° 32%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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