Farmers High Line Canal Trail
4.5 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Farmers High Line Canal Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Northborough Heights, CO. It is mostly level, with 109 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
4.5 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 5,401–5,546 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.88535, -105.02216
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 94°F / low 61° · precip 14% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 280 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Farmers High Line Canal Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 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 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM — 4 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 280 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Farmers High Line Canal Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Big Dry Creek Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 245 ft
- Farmers High Line Canal Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 162 ft
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- Sheridan MUP 5.3 mi · ▲ 279 ft
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