AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Croke Canal Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr

Croke Canal Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Hackberry Hills, CO. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,528 – 5,588 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.82955, -105.08202
Nearest town Hackberry Hills, CO
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Croke Canal Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 5,528–5,587 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.82955, -105.08202

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 95°F / low 58° · precip 12% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: Wadsworth Blvd & W 74th Ave stop 101 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Croke Canal Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.8 miReach Croke Canal Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.4 miArrive 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/croke-canal-trail-out-back-5-km-4ebc

Trail surface

50% dirt28% paved22% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 95°F58°
Feels like80°Precip12%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 92°64°
Sun 92°62° 17%
Mon 90°75° 38%
Tue 88°69° 25%
Wed 86°67° 28%
Thu 91°68° 27%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Wadsworth Blvd & W 74th Ave stop 101 m from the trailhead

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