Farmers High Line Canal Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 52 min
Farmers High Line Canal Trail is a 2.5-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
2.5 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 52 min
Elevation 5,342–5,429 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Cotton Creek Trail · 39.89143, -105.03782
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 63° · precip 8% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Cotton Creek Trail, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Farmers High Line Canal Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Cotton Creek Trail, heading S.
- 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 1.0 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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