High Line Canal Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 42 min

High Line Canal Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Cherry Hills Village, CO. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,423 – 5,578 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.64606, -104.95928
Nearest town Cherry Hills Village, CO

Directions

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High Line Canal Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 5,424–5,579 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.64606, -104.95928

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 790 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right onto High Line Canal Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
  5. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftSharp left onto Quincy Avenue Multi-Use Path, heading W.
  10. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.7 miSharp right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto High Line Canal Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  14. 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
  15. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  17. 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

32% gravel31% dirt25% paved12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~55 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 790 m from the trailhead

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