Farmers High Line Canal Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 50 min
Farmers High Line Canal Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back near College Hills, 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
2.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 50 min
Elevation 5,342–5,429 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Legacy Ridge Trail · 39.89784, -105.03345
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 63° · precip 8% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Farmers High Line Canal Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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 0.4 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM — 3 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Legacy Ridge Trail Trailhead
- Farmers High Line Canal Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Farmers High Line Canal Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Farmers High Line Canal Trail Loop 2 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Farmers High Line Canal Trail Loop 2 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Farmers High Line Canal Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- City Park Pond via Farmers High Line Canal Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 218 ft
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