Farmers High Line Canal Trail
7 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 2 hr 25 min
Farmers High Line Canal Trail is a 7-mile out-and-back in Northwest Open Space near Northglenn, CO. It is mostly level, with 161 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Farmers High Line Canal Trail
7 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 2 hr 25 min
Elevation 5,282–5,415 ft
Out & Back · Northwest Open Space
Trailhead: 39.90549, -104.97795
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 65° · precip 5% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 61 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Grange Hall Greenway, heading S.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto I-25 Greenway, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Farmers High Line Canal Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right, heading W.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto I-25 Greenway, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~82 min). Leave by 5:45 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 61 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- 112th MUP 1.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- I-25 Greenway 4.7 mi · ▲ 134 ft
- Brewer Reservoir–Sunny Acres Reservoir, 3 lakes 6.2 mi · ▲ 214 ft
- Farmers High Line Canal Trail 7 mi · ▲ 161 ft
- Northwest OS path via Farmers High Line Canal Trail 8.3 mi · ▲ 161 ft
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