Northwest Open Space

Mushroom Pond & Farmers High Line Canal Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Mushroom Pond & Farmers High Line Canal Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Northwest Open Space near Westview, CO. The route reaches Mushroom Pond. 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 mi5,394 – 5,430 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Northwest OS path 39.89362, -105.00848
Nearest town Westview, CO

Directions

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Mushroom Pond & Farmers High Line Canal Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 5,395–5,429 ft

Out & Back · Northwest Open Space

Trailhead: Northwest OS path · 39.89362, -105.00848

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Northwest OS path, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 200 ftBear right onto Farmers High Line Canal Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.5 miPass Mushroom Pond.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miReach Mushroom Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  11. 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
  12. 200 ftBear right, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miBear right onto Northwest OS path, heading NE.
  14. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

77% paved11% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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