High Line Canal Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 42 min

High Line Canal Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near Cherry Ridge, CO. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,489 – 5,509 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.61846, -104.92713
Nearest town Cherry Ridge, CO

Directions

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High Line Canal Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 42 min

Elevation 5,489–5,510 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.61846, -104.92713

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto High Line Canal Trail, heading SW.
  4. 2.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 2.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 150 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

92% gravel8% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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