Farmers High Line Canal Trail Loop

2 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 42 min

Farmers High Line Canal Trail Loop is a 2-mile loop near College Hills, CO. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,341 – 5,423 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Legacy Ridge Trail 39.89784, -105.03345
Nearest town College Hills, CO

Directions

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Farmers High Line Canal Trail Loop

2 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 42 min

Elevation 5,342–5,424 ft

Loop

Trailhead: Legacy Ridge Trail · 39.89784, -105.03345

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Farmers High Line Canal Trail, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  8. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  9. 1.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM — 3 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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