Johnny's Pond via High Line Canal Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Johnny's Pond via High Line Canal Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Blakeland, CO. The route reaches Johnny's Pond at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Johnny's Pond via High Line Canal Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 5,504–5,635 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.55328, -105.03067
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 92°F / low 64° · precip 8% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto High Line Canal Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Marcy Gulch Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftBear right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Johnny's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto High Line Canal Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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