High Line Canal Trail
5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 40 min
High Line Canal Trail is a 5-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.
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High Line Canal Trail
5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 5,471–5,485 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.65921, -104.93975
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 92 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto High Line Canal Trail, heading NE.
- 1.6 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 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 1.2 mi in (~29 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: S Colorado Blvd & E Eastman Ave stop 92 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- High Line Canal Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- High Line Canal Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Skeel Reservoir & Blackmer Lake via High Line Canal Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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