deKoevend Park

High Line Canal Viewpoint via High Line Canal Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 56 min

High Line Canal Viewpoint via High Line Canal Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back in deKoevend Park near Broadway Estates, CO. The route reaches High Line Canal Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,473 – 5,509 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.60061, -104.97928
Nearest town Broadway Estates, CO

Directions

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High Line Canal Viewpoint via High Line Canal Trail

2.7 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 56 min

Elevation 5,471–5,509 ft

Out & Back · deKoevend Park

Trailhead: 39.60061, -104.97928

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 94°F / low 60° · precip 10% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: South Broadway & Panama Drive stop 755 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 500 ftTurn left onto High Line Canal Trail, heading E.
  3. 1 miSharp left, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftReach High Line Canal Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 1.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

74% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 94°F60°
Feels like81°Precip10%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 92°65°
Sun 93°61° 27%
Mon 90°75° 29%
Tue 89°67° 30%
Wed 89°65° 34%
Thu 92°66° 32%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: South Broadway & Panama Drive stop 755 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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