Blackmer Lake via High Line Canal Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Blackmer Lake via High Line Canal Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Devonsire Heights, CO. The route reaches Blackmer Lake. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,456 – 5,496 ft5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.65223, -104.94612
Nearest town Devonsire Heights, CO

Directions

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Blackmer Lake via High Line Canal Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 5,456–5,496 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.65223, -104.94612

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 93°F / low 64° · precip 7% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Transit-accessible: E Hampden Ave & S Monroe St stop 79 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftSharp left onto High Line Canal Trail, heading W.
  3. 1 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Quincy Avenue Multi-Use Path, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto High Line Canal Trail, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miPass Blackmer Lake.
  12. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  15. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 400 ftReach Blackmer Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 300 ftBear right, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 0.4 miTurn right onto Quincy Avenue Multi-Use Path, heading N.
  21. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  22. 50 ftBear right onto High Line Canal Trail, heading N.
  23. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  24. 300 ftBear right, heading N.
  25. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  26. 1.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  27. 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

68% gravel20% dirt2% paved10% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F64°
Precip7%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity37%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 90°62° 19%
Mon 90°75° 33%
Tue 89°70° 44%
Wed 90°68° 44%
Thu 90°69° 29%
Fri 90°68° 17%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:44 PM — 10 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: E Hampden Ave & S Monroe St stop 79 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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