North Table Mountain Park

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 300 ftTurn right onto Mesa Spur Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miSharp left onto North Table Loop Trail, heading SW.
  7. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Lithic Trail, heading SE.
  8. 0.2 miBear left onto Fairmont Canal Trail, heading SE.
  9. 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 1.9 miSharp right, heading N.
  11. 300 ftReach Fairmont Canal Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  14. 1.9 miBear left, heading E.
  15. 1 miBear right onto Lithic Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto North Table Loop Trail, heading S.
  17. 1.7 miSharp right onto Mesa Spur Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 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

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