AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

High Line Canal Trail

9.8 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 3 hr 20 min

High Line Canal Trail is a 9.8-mile out-and-back near Cherry Hills Village, CO. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,384 – 5,499 ft10.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.63157, -104.95973
Nearest town Cherry Hills Village, CO
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High Line Canal Trail

9.8 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Elevation 5,382–5,499 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.63157, -104.95973

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Quincy Avenue Multi-Use Path, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miSharp right onto High Line Canal Trail, heading E.
  16. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  18. 2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 1.8 miSharp left, heading SE.
  20. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  21. 0.7 miSharp left, heading N.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  24. 0.6 miTurn left onto Quincy Avenue Multi-Use Path, heading NW.
  25. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  28. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  29. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  30. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  31. 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
  32. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  34. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  35. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/high-line-canal-trail-out-back-16-km-a00a

Trail surface

45% gravel23% dirt15% paved17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~90 min). Leave by 5:35 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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