Willow Springs Open Space

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.

Elevation

0 mi5,473 – 5,630 ft14.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.58191, -104.90955
Nearest town Castlewood, CO

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Willow Creek Trail, heading N.
  5. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right onto Willow Creek Greenbelt Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Little Dry Creek Trail, heading NW.
  9. 250 ftContinue straight onto Centennial Link Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.8 miTurn left onto High Line Canal Trail, heading W.
  12. 3.5 miPass High Line Canal Viewpoint.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 300 ftTurn left onto deKoevend Park Trail, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto High Line Canal Trail, heading S.
  16. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  17. 150 ftReach High Line Canal Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 450 ftTurn left onto deKoevend Park Trail, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto High Line Canal Trail, heading SE.
  21. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 4.1 miTurn right onto Centennial Link Trail, heading SE.
  23. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  24. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Little Dry Creek Trail, heading SE.
  25. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  26. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  27. 0.6 miTurn left onto Willow Creek Trail, heading S.
  28. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  29. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  30. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  31. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

40% gravel36% dirt14% paved10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:25 PM

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.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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