High Line Canal Trail
7.4 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 2 hr 30 min
High Line Canal Trail is a 7.4-mile out-and-back near Cherry Ridge, CO. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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High Line Canal Trail
7.4 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 2 hr 30 min
Elevation 5,467–5,565 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.62765, -104.92026
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: S Monaco St & Union Ave stop 752 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto High Line Canal Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 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 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM — 10 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: S Monaco St & Union Ave stop 752 m from the trailhead
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