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deKoevend Park

High Line Canal Viewpoint & Big Dry Creek Trail via High Line Canal Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 21 min

High Line Canal Viewpoint & Big Dry Creek Trail via High Line Canal Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in deKoevend Park near Southglenn, CO. The route reaches High Line Canal Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,499 – 5,627 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.57789, -104.95896
Nearest town Southglenn, CO
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High Line Canal Viewpoint & Big Dry Creek Trail via High Line Canal Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 5,498–5,628 ft

Out & Back · deKoevend Park

Trailhead: 39.57789, -104.95896

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 92°F / low 64° · precip 7% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 392 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto BigDry Creek Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.9 miTurn right onto High Line Canal Trail, heading N.
  8. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 450 ftTurn left onto deKoevend Park Trail, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto High Line Canal Trail, heading N.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.4 miReach High Line Canal Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 300 ftTurn left onto deKoevend Park Trail, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto High Line Canal Trail, heading SE.
  16. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  17. 150 ftTurn left onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right onto BigDry Creek Trail, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  23. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 300 ftArrive 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-viewpoint-high-line-canal-viewpoint-out-back-3-viewpoints-6-km

Trail surface

81% gravel9% dirt4% paved6% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 92°F64°
Precip7%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity38%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 89°61° 16%
Mon 90°66° 31%
Tue 87°62° 46%
Wed 90°61° 46%
Thu 88°61° 28%
Fri 88°60° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:19 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 392 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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