High Line Canal Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 36 min

High Line Canal Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Broadway Estates, CO. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,499 – 5,591 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.57697, -104.98602
Nearest town Broadway Estates, CO

Directions

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High Line Canal Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 5,497–5,591 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.57697, -104.98602

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 61° · precip 11% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: South Broadway & Jamison Avenue stop 244 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miBear left onto Lee Gulch Trail, heading N.
  7. 350 ftTurn left onto High Line Canal & Lee Gulch Trails, heading W.
  8. 100 ftContinue straight onto High Line Canal Trail, heading NW.
  9. 2 miReach High Line Canal Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 2 miContinue straight onto High Line Canal & Lee Gulch Trails, heading E.
  11. 100 ftTurn right onto Lee Gulch Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

96% dirt2% paved2% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F61°
Feels like79°Precip11%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity24%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 92°67°
Sun 90°62° 28%
Mon 90°68° 29%
Tue 89°61° 31%
Wed 87°60° 34%
Thu 90°62° 32%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM — 11 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: South Broadway & Jamison Avenue stop 244 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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