Cherry Hills Lake & Quincy Avenue Multi-Use Path via High Line Canal Trail

4 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Cherry Hills Lake & Quincy Avenue Multi-Use Path via High Line Canal Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back near Devonsire Heights, CO. The route reaches Cherry Hills Lake at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 79 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,378 – 5,492 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.64212, -104.94083
Nearest town Devonsire Heights, CO

Directions

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Cherry Hills Lake & Quincy Avenue Multi-Use Path via High Line Canal Trail

4 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 5,379–5,492 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.64212, -104.94083

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 92°F / low 63° · precip 4% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  4. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 250 ftBear right onto High Line Canal Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn right onto Quincy Avenue Multi-Use Path, heading W.
  9. 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  14. 100 ftReach Cherry Hills Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  16. 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 50 ftBear right onto High Line Canal Trail, heading E.
  22. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  23. 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
  24. 200 ftBear right, heading E.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  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

67% paved24% gravel7% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 92°F63°
Precip4%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity44%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 91°61° 18%
Mon 89°75° 34%
Tue 88°69° 45%
Wed 91°68° 45%
Thu 88°69° 29%
Fri 89°68° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM — 1 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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