High Line Canal Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 54 min
High Line Canal Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Devonsire Heights, 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
5.5 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 5,428–5,579 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.65283, -104.95523
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 92°F / low 62° · precip 4% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 395 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto High Line Canal Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading E.
- 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 NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 1.4 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 2.4 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 6:05 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:40 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 395 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Blackmer Lake via High Line Canal Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- High Line Canal Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 136 ft
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