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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto High Line Canal Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Quincy Avenue Multi-Use Path, heading W.
- 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 N.
- 300 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 790 m from the trailhead
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