High Line Canal Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 57 min
High Line Canal Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Devonsire Heights, CO. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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High Line Canal Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 57 min
Elevation 5,459–5,579 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.64212, -104.94083
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 92°F / low 63° · precip 4% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear right onto High Line Canal Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Quincy Avenue Multi-Use Path, heading W.
- 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.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 300 ftBear right, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 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 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- High Line Canal Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Skeel Reservoir via High Line Canal Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Cherry Hills Lake & Quincy Avenue Multi-Use Path via High Line Canal Trail 4 mi · ▲ 79 ft
- Blackmer Lake–Centennial Link Trail, 3 sights 14.3 mi · ▲ 242 ft
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