Farmers High Line Canal Trail
5.2 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Farmers High Line Canal Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Northwest Open Space near Northglenn, CO. It is mostly level, with 111 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
5.2 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 5,282–5,415 ft
Out & Back · Northwest Open Space
Trailhead: 39.89146, -104.97783
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 687 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Grange Hall Greenway, heading W.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto I-25 Greenway, heading N.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Farmers High Line Canal Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto I-25 Greenway, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 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 2.3 mi in (~60 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 687 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- 112th MUP 2.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- 112th MUP 2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Webster Lake–Farmers High Line Canal Trail, 3 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Farmers High Line Canal Trail 5 mi · ▲ 114 ft
- Farmers High Line Canal Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 134 ft
- Farmers High Line Canal Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 135 ft
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