High Line Canal Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr 42 min
High Line Canal Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Devonsire Heights, CO. It is mostly level, with 135 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 · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 5,459–5,579 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.65223, -104.94612
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 64° · precip 7% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Transit-accessible: E Hampden Ave & S Monroe St stop 79 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp left onto High Line Canal Trail, heading W.
- 1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 200 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 W.
- 300 ftBear right, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right, heading W.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 100 ftArrive 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 (~54 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: E Hampden Ave & S Monroe St stop 79 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Blackmer Lake via High Line Canal Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Cherry Hills Lake via High Line Canal Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 106 ft
- Blackmer Lake & Centennial Link Trail via High Line Canal Trail 12.8 mi · ▲ 135 ft
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