Peter's Pond via High Line Canal Trail

3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr

Peter's Pond via High Line Canal Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back near Sullivan, CO. The route reaches Peter's Pond at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. 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 mi5,450 – 5,479 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: High Line Canal Trail 39.66548, -104.88605
Nearest town Sullivan, CO

Directions

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Peter's Pond via High Line Canal Trail

3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 5,451–5,481 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: High Line Canal Trail · 39.66548, -104.88605

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 60° · precip 8% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: S Syracuse St & S Wabash Cir stop 376 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on High Line Canal Trail, heading NW.
  2. 1 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miReach Peter's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.8 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

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F60°
Feels like83°Precip8%Wind13 mphUV7Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 92°64°
Sun 92°62° 31%
Mon 91°75° 27%
Tue 88°67° 27%
Wed 88°67° 32%
Thu 92°68° 32%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:17 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: S Syracuse St & S Wabash Cir stop 376 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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