Hillsboro Canal
2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min
Hillsboro Canal is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Parkland, FL. The route reaches Hillsboro Canal at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
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Directions
Hillsboro Canal
2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 44 min
Elevation 10–13 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 26.33646, -80.25087
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:10 AM · sunset 7:20 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 500 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 400 ftReach Hillsboro Canal, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:33 PM for the 7:20 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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