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Farmers High Line Canal Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 56 min

Farmers High Line Canal Trail is a 2.7-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.

Elevation

0 mi5,328 – 5,430 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.89761, -105.03582
Nearest town College Hills, CO
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Farmers High Line Canal Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 56 min

Elevation 5,327–5,429 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.89761, -105.03582

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 250 ftTurn right onto Legacy Ridge Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.6 miSharp right, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Farmers High Line Canal Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  8. 0.7 miSharp right, heading W.
  9. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 100 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-64e8

Trail surface

94% paved6% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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