deKoevend Park

High Line Canal Viewpoint via High Line Canal Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 7 min

High Line Canal Viewpoint via High Line Canal Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in deKoevend Park near Broadway Estates, CO. The route reaches High Line Canal Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 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 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: High Line Canal Trail 39.60237, -104.98696
Nearest town Broadway Estates, CO

Directions

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High Line Canal Viewpoint via High Line Canal Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 5,471–5,509 ft

Out & Back · deKoevend Park

Trailhead: High Line Canal Trail · 39.60237, -104.98696

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 60° · precip 7% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: South Broadway & Caley Avenue stop 146 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on High Line Canal Trail, heading SE.
  2. 1.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 250 ftReach High Line Canal Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

87% dirt13% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F60°
Feels like83°Precip7%Wind13 mphUV7Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 92°63°
Sun 93°61° 27%
Mon 90°74° 29%
Tue 89°67° 30%
Wed 89°65° 34%
Thu 92°66° 32%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: South Broadway & Caley Avenue stop 146 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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