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Dover Square Park Trail–Niver Canal Trail, 3 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Dover Square Park Trail–Niver Canal Trail, 3 sights is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Sunstream, CO. It is mostly level, with 134 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,374 – 5,532 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.87124, -105.10356
Nearest town Sunstream, CO
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Dover Square Park Trail–Niver Canal Trail, 3 sights

3.7 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 5,375–5,532 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.87124, -105.10356

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading NE.
  6. 250 ftBear left onto Sunstream Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left onto Niver Canal Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Farmers High Line Canal Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left onto Dover Square Park Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.5 miReach Sunstream Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right onto Farmers High Line Canal Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Niver Canal Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right onto Sunstream Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.4 miBear right onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading NW.
  15. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  18. 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/dover-square-park-trail-niver-canal-trail-out-back-3-sights-6-km-8379

Trail surface

99% paved1% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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