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Rotella Park

Niver Canal Trail

3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Niver Canal Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Rotella Park near Quimby, CO. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,138 – 5,181 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.85934, -104.94978
Nearest town Quimby, CO
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Niver Canal Trail

3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 1 min

Elevation 5,139–5,182 ft

Out & Back · Rotella Park

Trailhead: 39.85934, -104.94978

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: E 88th Ave & Welby Rd (North) stop 356 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  5. 300 ftContinue straight onto Mid-Town Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 1 miTurn right onto Niver Creek Trail (level crossing), heading SW.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Niver Canal Trail (level crossing), heading SW.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Niver Canal Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto Rotella Park path, heading W.
  11. 250 ftSharp right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  18. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  19. 250 ftTurn right onto Niver Canal Trail, heading W.
  20. 0.3 miBear right onto Niver Canal Trail (level crossing), heading SW.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Niver Creek Trail (level crossing), heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  23. 1 miTurn right onto Mid-Town Trail, heading N.
  24. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  26. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  27. 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-c0ab

Trail surface

97% paved1% dirt2% 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: E 88th Ave & Welby Rd (North) stop 356 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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