High Line Canal Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 1 hr 16 min

High Line Canal Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Southpark, CO. It is mostly level, with 190 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,489 – 5,643 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.55350, -105.01407
Nearest town Southpark, CO

Directions

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High Line Canal Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 5,488–5,643 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.55350, -105.01407

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right onto Marcy Gulch Trail, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.5 miContinue straight onto High Line Canal Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.6 miSharp right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miReach High Line Canal Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  15. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  17. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  18. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Marcy Gulch Trail, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 300 ftBear right, heading S.
  23. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

56% paved35% dirt8% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM — 11 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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