L-40 & Hillsboro Canal
6.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 12 min
L-40 & Hillsboro Canal is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Water Conservation Area 1 near Mission Bay, FL. The route passes L-40 before reaching Hillsboro Canal at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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L-40 & Hillsboro Canal
6.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 12 min
Elevation 10–24 ft
Out & Back · Water Conservation Area 1
Trailhead: 26.36146, -80.24983
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:09 AM · sunset 7:21 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miPass L-40.
- 250 ftBear left onto L-40, heading W.
- 2.9 miPass Hillsboro Canal.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Conservation Levee Greenway L-36, heading S.
- 150 ftReach L-40, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto L-36, heading S.
- 3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 350 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 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:21 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Hillsboro Canal 4.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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