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Niver Creek Open Space

Niver Canal Trail & Niver Creek Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Niver Canal Trail & Niver Creek Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Niver Creek Open Space near Welby, CO. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,154 – 5,276 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rotella Park path 39.84146, -104.96324
Nearest town Welby, CO
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Niver Canal Trail & Niver Creek Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 5,155–5,277 ft

Out & Back · Niver Creek Open Space

Trailhead: Rotella Park path · 39.84146, -104.96324

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Rotella Park path, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  5. 250 ftTurn left onto Niver Canal Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Niver Creek Trail, heading NW.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Thornton Park & Ride, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Niver Creek Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Niver Creek-88th Avenue Trail, heading N.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Niver Creek Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miSharp left onto Niver Creek Open Space, heading W.
  16. 0.3 miReach Niver Canal Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 450 ftBear right, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  19. 150 ftContinue straight onto Niver Creek Trail, heading W.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Niver Creek-88th Avenue Trail, heading E.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Niver Creek Trail, heading E.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right onto Thornton Park & Ride, heading E.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Niver Creek Trail, heading E.
  24. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftTurn left onto Niver Canal Trail, heading S.
  28. 0.8 miTurn right onto Rotella Park path, heading E.
  29. 250 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  30. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  32. 50 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/niver-canal-trail-niver-creek-trail-out-back-7-km-b7a1

Trail surface

84% paved16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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