Farmers High Line Canal Trail
4.1 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Farmers High Line Canal Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Big Dry Creek Open Space near Cotton Creek, CO. It is mostly level, with 134 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
4.1 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 5,278–5,431 ft
Out & Back · Big Dry Creek Open Space
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 at the trailhead, heading S.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Farmers High Line Canal Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Hyland Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Hyland Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.2 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 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Cotton Creek Trail Trailhead
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