Fairmont Canal Trail
11 mi · ▲ 539 ft · 3 hr 56 min
Fairmont Canal Trail is an 11-mile out-and-back in North Table Mountain Park near Apple Meadows, CO. It climbs 539 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,738 – 6,037 ft11.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.79753, -105.21974
Nearest town Apple Meadows, CO
Directions
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Fairmont Canal Trail
11 mi · ▲ 539 ft · 3 hr 56 min
Elevation 5,738–6,038 ft
Out & Back · North Table Mountain Park
Trailhead: 39.79753, -105.21974
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 92°F / low 64° · precip 7% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: Hwy 93 & W 58th Ave stop 631 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Mesa Spur Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto North Table Loop Trail, heading SW.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Lithic Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Fairmont Canal Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.9 miSharp right, heading N.
- 300 ftReach Fairmont Canal Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 1.9 miBear left, heading E.
- 1 miBear right onto Lithic Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto North Table Loop Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miSharp right onto Mesa Spur Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 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
43% dirt42% gravel15% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 92°F64°
Feels like79°Precip7%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat
90°67°
15%
Sun
88°63°
21%
Mon
86°72°
48%
Tue
86°67°
34%
Wed
83°65°
36%
Thu
89°66°
35%
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Hwy 93 & W 58th Ave stop 631 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- North Table Loop Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 189 ft
- North Table Loop Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 530 ft
- Mesa Top Trail via North Table Loop Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 615 ft
- North Table Loop Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 504 ft
- North Table Loop Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 558 ft
- North Table Loop Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 619 ft
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