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Rotella Park

Niver Canal Trail

3 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Niver Canal Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Rotella Park near Quimby, CO. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,141 – 5,181 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.85910, -104.95098
Nearest town Quimby, CO
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Niver Canal Trail

3 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 2 min

Elevation 5,142–5,182 ft

Out & Back · Rotella Park

Trailhead: 39.85910, -104.95098

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 95°F / low 59° · precip 6% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: Original Thornton & 88th stop 185 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  3. 350 ftContinue straight onto Mid-Town Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 1 miTurn right onto Niver Creek Trail (level crossing), heading SW.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Niver Canal Trail (level crossing), heading SW.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Niver Canal Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Rotella Park path, heading W.
  9. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 350 ftTurn right onto Niver Canal Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miBear right onto Niver Canal Trail (level crossing), heading N.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Niver Creek Trail (level crossing), heading E.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 1 miTurn right onto Mid-Town Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  19. 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-out-back-5-km-5dad

Trail surface

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 95°F59°
Feels like84°Precip6%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 93°63°
Sun 93°64° 23%
Mon 91°76° 32%
Tue 89°71° 23%
Wed 88°67° 27%
Thu 93°69° 27%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Original Thornton & 88th stop 185 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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