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Chatfield State Park

High Line Canal Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 37 min

High Line Canal Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Chatfield State Park near Acequia, CO. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,528 – 5,578 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.52184, -105.04671
Nearest town Acequia, CO
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High Line Canal Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 5,530–5,578 ft

Out & Back · Chatfield State Park

Trailhead: 39.52184, -105.04671

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto High Line Canal Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  16. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  25. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/high-line-canal-trail-out-back-8-km-ef34

Trail surface

34% sand19% paved18% gravel29% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

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