Farmers High Line Canal Trail
6.7 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Farmers High Line Canal Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Northwest Open Space near Northglenn, CO. It is mostly level, with 141 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
6.7 mi · ▲ 141 ft · 2 hr 18 min
Elevation 5,282–5,415 ft
Out & Back · Northwest Open Space
Trailhead: 39.90277, -104.97806
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 65° · precip 5% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 43 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 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 SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 200 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 E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miArrive 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 3.1 mi in (~78 min). Leave by 5:49 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 43 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Brewer Reservoir–Sunny Acres Reservoir, 3 lakes 6.2 mi · ▲ 214 ft
- Northglenn Terminal Reservoir via Farmers High Line Canal Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Farmers High Line Canal Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 141 ft
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