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Chatfield State Park

Plum Creek Trail via High Line Canal Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 1 hr

Plum Creek Trail via High Line Canal Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back in Chatfield State Park near Acequia, CO. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,453 – 5,538 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Plum Creek Nature Loop 39.53189, -105.04546
Nearest town Acequia, CO
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Directions

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Plum Creek Trail via High Line Canal Trail

2.9 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 5,453–5,540 ft

Out & Back · Chatfield State Park

Trailhead: Plum Creek Nature Loop · 39.53189, -105.04546

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 92°F / low 61° · precip 9% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Plum Creek Nature Loop, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Chatfield Internal Trail, heading SW.
  4. 400 ftBear left onto Plum Creek Trail, heading SW.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto High Line Canal Trail, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miReach Plum Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  14. 0.5 miBear right onto Plum Creek Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.4 miSharp left onto Plum Creek Nature Loop, heading SE.
  16. 0.6 miArrive 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/plum-creek-trail-out-back-5-km

Trail surface

36% dirt26% paved5% sand33% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 92°F61°
Feels like81°Precip9%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 91°63°
Sun 92°61° 21%
Mon 90°69° 30%
Tue 89°61° 35%
Wed 87°60° 38%
Thu 90°62° 33%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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