AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

High Line Canal Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 36 min

High Line Canal Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near University Hills, CO. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,469 – 5,483 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: High Line Canal Trail 39.65943, -104.93832
Nearest town University Hills, CO
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High Line Canal Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 5,471–5,484 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: High Line Canal Trail · 39.65943, -104.93832

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 64° · precip 7% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Transit-accessible: S Colorado Blvd & E Eastman Ave stop 203 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on High Line Canal Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  3. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/high-line-canal-trail-out-back-8-km-5332

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F64°
Precip7%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity36%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 91°63° 19%
Mon 89°75° 35%
Tue 88°70° 44%
Wed 91°68° 44%
Thu 88°69° 29%
Fri 89°68° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: S Colorado Blvd & E Eastman Ave stop 203 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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