Farmers High Line Canal Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 48 min
Farmers High Line Canal Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Cotton Creek, 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.
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Farmers High Line Canal Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 48 min
Elevation 5,367–5,429 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.89399, -105.03953
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 63° · precip 8% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
- Start on Cotton Creek Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Farmers High Line Canal Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Cotton Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 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 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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