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Farmers High Line Canal Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min

Farmers High Line Canal Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Northwest Open Space near Westview, CO. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,404 – 5,420 ft2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Northwest OS path 39.89362, -105.00848
Nearest town Westview, CO
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Farmers High Line Canal Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min

Elevation 5,402–5,422 ft

Out & Back · Northwest Open Space

Trailhead: Northwest OS path · 39.89362, -105.00848

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Northwest OS path, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miBear right onto Farmers High Line Canal Trail, heading NE.
  4. 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1.1 miBear left onto Northwest OS path, heading SW.
  6. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  7. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/farmers-high-line-canal-trail-out-back-4-km-3b0f

Trail surface

88% paved12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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