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McLellan Reservoir via High Line Canal Trail

1.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 26 min

McLellan Reservoir via High Line Canal Trail is a 1.3-mile out-and-back near Southpark, CO. The route reaches McLellan Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,509 – 5,535 ft1.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.56940, -105.00705
Nearest town Southpark, CO
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McLellan Reservoir via High Line Canal Trail

1.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 26 min

Elevation 5,509–5,534 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.56940, -105.00705

Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 94°F / low 63° · precip 8% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 450 ftTurn right onto High Line Canal Trail, heading N.
  3. 50 ftPass McLellan Reservoir.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miReach McLellan Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mclellan-reservoir-out-back-2-km

Trail surface

67% paved33% dirt

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 94°F63°
Precip8%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 92°68°
Sun 90°62° 17%
Mon 90°69° 32%
Tue 89°61° 45%
Wed 87°60° 45%
Thu 90°62° 27%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:07 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:45 PM — 11 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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