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Chatfield State Park

High Line Canal Trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 2 hr 13 min

High Line Canal Trail is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Chatfield State Park near Archer, CO. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,450 – 5,545 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.52096, -105.06754
Nearest town Archer, CO
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High Line Canal Trail

6.5 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Elevation 5,449–5,544 ft

Out & Back · Chatfield State Park

Trailhead: 39.52096, -105.06754

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miSharp left onto Platte River Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
  4. 0.6 miContinue straight onto High Line Canal Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  8. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  9. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  11. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  13. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  14. 1.5 miSharp right, heading W.
  15. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Platte River Trail, heading SW.
  16. 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  17. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/high-line-canal-trail-out-back-10-km-95fb

Trail surface

48% sand6% paved1% dirt45% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

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