High Line Canal Trail
8.9 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 3 hr 1 min
High Line Canal Trail is an 8.9-mile out-and-back near Cherry Hills Village, CO. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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High Line Canal Trail
8.9 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 3 hr 1 min
Elevation 5,382–5,499 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.63540, -104.96004
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 58° · precip 8% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Quincy Avenue Multi-Use Path, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto High Line Canal Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Quincy Avenue Multi-Use Path, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftArrive 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 3.1 mi in (~78 min). Leave by 5:50 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Blackmer Lake via High Line Canal Trail 4 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Quincy Avenue Multi-Use Path 4.2 mi · ▲ 195 ft
- High Line Canal Trail 8.9 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- High Line Canal Trail 9 mi · ▲ 191 ft
- High Line Canal Trail 9.1 mi · ▲ 191 ft
- Centennial Link Trail & Willow Creek Trail via High Line Canal Trail 14.9 mi · ▲ 246 ft
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