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Chatfield State Park

High Line Canal Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 36 min

High Line Canal Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Chatfield State Park near Acequia, CO. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,476 – 5,532 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.52401, -105.02996
Nearest town Acequia, CO
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High Line Canal Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 5,478–5,531 ft

Out & Back · Chatfield State Park

Trailhead: 39.52401, -105.02996

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 91°F / low 64° · precip 7% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Chatfield Internal Trail, heading NW.
  3. 300 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 150 ftSharp right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftSharp left onto High Line Canal Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  12. 0.9 miSharp right, heading S.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  14. 150 ftBear left onto Chatfield Internal Trail, heading SE.
  15. 1.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/high-line-canal-trail-out-back-8-km-15e1

Trail surface

97% dirt3% gravel

Weather

OvercastTemperature 91°F64°
Precip7%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity39%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sun 89°61° 17%
Mon 90°67° 34%
Tue 88°62° 45%
Wed 91°61° 45%
Thu 89°62° 27%
Fri 88°61° 17%

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