Big Dry Creek Open Space

Farmers High Line Canal Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Farmers High Line Canal Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Big Dry Creek Open Space near Wandering View, CO. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,279 – 5,430 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.89377, -105.02820
Nearest town Wandering View, CO

Directions

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Farmers High Line Canal Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 2 hr 2 min

Elevation 5,278–5,431 ft

Out & Back · Big Dry Creek Open Space

Trailhead: 39.89377, -105.02820

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 92°F / low 64° · precip 8% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 250 ftTurn left onto Farmers High Line Canal Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  4. 350 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 350 ftContinue straight onto Cotton Creek Trail, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 450 ftContinue straight onto Farmers High Line Canal Trail, heading S.
  9. 1.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Hyland Creek Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Big Dry Creek Trail / US 36 Bikeway, heading W.
  13. 500 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 500 ftContinue straight onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading SW.
  15. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right onto Hyland Creek Trail, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 1.5 miTurn right onto Cotton Creek Trail, heading N.
  21. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  22. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  23. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  24. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Farmers High Line Canal Trail, heading NE.
  25. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

OvercastTemperature 92°F64°
Precip8%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity34%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 90°62° 17%
Mon 88°74° 28%
Tue 88°67° 26%
Wed 90°66° 26%
Thu 88°70° 21%
Fri 90°68° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM — 11 min before dark.

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