High Line Canal Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 27 min
High Line Canal Trail is a 4.2-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.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
High Line Canal Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Elevation 5,459–5,579 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.64614, -104.95211
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 92°F / low 59° · precip 6% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto High Line Canal Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Quincy Avenue Multi-Use Path, heading SW.
- 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 SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Get outside more
A wild hike near Devonsire Heights, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Devonsire Heights, Colorado