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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Glendale Farm OS, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Newlin's Gold Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Rosie Rueter Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Canal Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto East/West Regional Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear right onto Glendale Farm OS, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 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.
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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.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Glendale Farm OS Trailhead
- Glendale Farm OS–Newlin's Gold Trail, 3 sights 5 mi · ▲ 531 ft
- East/West Regional Trail & Glendale Farm OS 5.8 mi · ▲ 657 ft
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