deKoevend Park

High Line Canal Viewpoint via High Line Canal Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 25 min

High Line Canal Viewpoint via High Line Canal Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in deKoevend Park near Greenwood Village, CO. The route reaches High Line Canal Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,463 – 5,509 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.62046, -104.96454
Nearest town Greenwood Village, CO

Directions

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High Line Canal Viewpoint via High Line Canal Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 5,463–5,509 ft

Out & Back · deKoevend Park

Trailhead: 39.62046, -104.96454

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miSharp right onto High Line Canal Trail, heading NW.
  4. 1.8 miReach High Line Canal Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.9 miSharp left, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 200 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

88% gravel12% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~51 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:34 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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