High Line Canal Viewpoint & Centennial Link Trail via High Line Canal Trail
13.4 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 4 hr 32 min
High Line Canal Viewpoint & Centennial Link Trail via High Line Canal Trail is a 13.4-mile out-and-back in Willow Springs Open Space near Castlewood, CO. The route reaches High Line Canal Viewpoint. 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 Viewpoint & Centennial Link Trail via High Line Canal Trail
13.4 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 4 hr 32 min
Elevation 5,472–5,631 ft
Out & Back · Willow Springs Open Space
Trailhead: 39.58191, -104.90955
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Willow Creek Trail, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Willow Creek Greenbelt Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Little Dry Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Centennial Link Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto High Line Canal Trail, heading W.
- 3.5 miPass High Line Canal Viewpoint.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left onto deKoevend Park Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto High Line Canal Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 150 ftReach High Line Canal Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto deKoevend Park Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto High Line Canal Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 4.1 miTurn right onto Centennial Link Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Little Dry Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Willow Creek Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 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 6.1 mi in (~149 min). Leave by 4:36 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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