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Northwest Open Space

Northglenn Terminal Reservoir & Mushroom Pond via Farmers High Line Canal Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Northglenn Terminal Reservoir & Mushroom Pond via Farmers High Line Canal Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Northwest Open Space near College Hills, CO. The route passes Mushroom Pond before reaching Northglenn Terminal Reservoir at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 107 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,328 – 5,420 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.89761, -105.03582
Nearest town College Hills, CO
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Northglenn Terminal Reservoir & Mushroom Pond via Farmers High Line Canal Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 107 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 5,327–5,421 ft

Out & Back · Northwest Open Space

Trailhead: 39.89761, -105.03582

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 250 ftTurn right onto Legacy Ridge Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 500 ftTurn left onto Farmers High Line Canal Trail, heading E.
  6. 50 ftPass Mushroom Pond.
  7. 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
  8. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftReach Northglenn Terminal Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  17. 150 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/northglenn-terminal-reservoir-mushroom-pond-out-back-4-lakes-5-km

Trail surface

83% paved13% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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