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Farmers High Line Canal Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Farmers High Line Canal Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back near Sheridan Green, CO. It is mostly level, with 163 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,279 – 5,430 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.88192, -105.05835
Nearest town Sheridan Green, CO
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Farmers High Line Canal Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Elevation 5,278–5,431 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.88192, -105.05835

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 300 ftTurn right onto Hyland Creek Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miSharp right onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Hyland Creek Trail, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 1.5 miTurn right onto Cotton Creek Trail, heading NE.
  9. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  11. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  12. 0.6 miSharp right onto Farmers High Line Canal Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  15. 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
  16. 350 ftSharp right, heading S.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  18. 350 ftContinue straight onto Cotton Creek Trail, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 400 ftContinue straight onto Farmers High Line Canal Trail, heading SW.
  21. 1.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto Hyland Creek Trail, heading SW.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading W.
  24. 0.2 miSharp left onto Hyland Creek Trail, heading W.
  25. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 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/farmers-high-line-canal-trail-out-back-10-km-76c2

Trail surface

86% paved9% gravel5% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~75 min). Leave by 5:54 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:56 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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