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Cherry Hills Lake via High Line Canal Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Cherry Hills Lake via High Line Canal Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back near Devonsire Heights, CO. The route reaches Cherry Hills Lake at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 106 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,381 – 5,496 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.65223, -104.94612
Nearest town Devonsire Heights, CO
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Cherry Hills Lake via High Line Canal Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 106 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Elevation 5,380–5,496 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. 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miReach Cherry Hills Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  16. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  18. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  19. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  21. 50 ftBear right onto High Line Canal Trail, heading E.
  22. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  23. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  24. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  25. 1.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  26. 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/skeel-reservoir-skeel-reservoir-out-back

Trail surface

45% paved43% gravel6% dirt6% 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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