Farmers High Line Canal Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Farmers High Line Canal Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Northborough Heights, CO. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,341 – 5,545 ft5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.88535, -105.02216
Nearest town Northborough Heights, CO

Directions

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Farmers High Line Canal Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 5,342–5,546 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.88535, -105.02216

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 280 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  8. 0.6 miSharp right onto Farmers High Line Canal Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 1.6 miContinue straight onto Cotton Creek Trail, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 400 ftContinue straight onto Farmers High Line Canal Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 280 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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