Farmers High Line Canal Trail & Westcliff Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Farmers High Line Canal Trail & Westcliff Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Wallace Village, CO. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,315 – 5,456 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.87907, -105.07731
Nearest town Wallace Village, CO

Directions

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Farmers High Line Canal Trail & Westcliff Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 5,317–5,456 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.87907, -105.07731

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 64° · precip 5% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Transit-accessible: 104 stop 114 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Westcliff Trail, heading S.
  4. 1.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Farmers High Line Canal Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 200 ftReach Westcliff Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  12. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 0.5 miTurn left onto Westcliff Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  16. 1.4 miTurn right onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading N.
  17. 450 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

36% gravel28% paved36% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F64°
Precip5%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity33%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 90°63° 16%
Mon 89°75° 30%
Tue 88°68° 25%
Wed 90°68° 28%
Thu 89°71° 23%
Fri 92°69° 16%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 104 stop 114 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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