High Line Canal Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 44 min
High Line Canal Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back near Cherry Ridge, CO. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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High Line Canal Trail
2.1 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 44 min
Elevation 5,481–5,579 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.64195, -104.93194
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 92°F / low 64° · precip 4% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto High Line Canal Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Quincy Avenue Multi-Use Path, heading SE.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto High Line Canal Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 400 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 0.7 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- High Line Canal Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 84 ft
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