High Line Canal Trail–Lee Gulch Trail, 3 sights
7.4 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 2 hr 32 min
High Line Canal Trail–Lee Gulch Trail, 3 sights is a 7.4-mile out-and-back near Littleton, CO. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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High Line Canal Trail–Lee Gulch Trail, 3 sights
7.4 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 2 hr 32 min
Elevation 5,362–5,521 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Littleton Community Trail · 39.60599, -105.01760
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: Gate A stop 531 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Littleton Community Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Lee Gulch Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto High Line Canal & Lee Gulch Trails, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto High Line Canal Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Littleton Community Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto High Line Canal & Lee Gulch Trails, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Lee Gulch Trail, heading S.
- 1.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Littleton Community Trail, heading NW.
- 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 2.8 mi in (~73 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:52 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Gate A stop 531 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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