Dover Square Park Trail–Niver Canal Trail, 3 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Dover Square Park Trail–Niver Canal Trail, 3 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back near Wallace Village, CO. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,355 – 5,532 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.87627, -105.09506
Nearest town Wallace Village, CO

Directions

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Dover Square Park Trail–Niver Canal Trail, 3 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 1 hr 28 min

Elevation 5,355–5,532 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.87627, -105.09506

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Transit-accessible: stop 178 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 100 ftContinue straight onto Big Dry Creek Trail (alternate), heading S.
  3. 200 ftTurn right onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftContinue straight onto Sunstream Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left onto Niver Canal Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Farmers High Line Canal Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left onto Dover Square Park Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.5 miReach Sunstream Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right onto Farmers High Line Canal Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Niver Canal Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right onto Sunstream Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left onto Big Dry Creek Trail (alternate), heading NE.
  15. 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

99% paved1% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Transit-accessible: stop 178 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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