Farmers High Line Canal Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 52 min
Farmers High Line Canal Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Westview, CO. It is mostly level, with 81 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
2.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 52 min
Elevation 5,317–5,383 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.91455, -104.99442
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 94°F / low 61° · precip 8% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: Wagon Road PnR Gate E stop 228 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left onto Farmers High Line Canal Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 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 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM — 8 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Wagon Road PnR Gate E stop 228 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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