Skeel Reservoir via High Line Canal Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 55 min
Skeel Reservoir via High Line Canal Trail is a 2.7-mile out-and-back near Devonsire Heights, CO. The route reaches Skeel Reservoir at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. 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.
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Skeel Reservoir via High Line Canal Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 55 min
Elevation 5,462–5,504 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.64212, -104.94083
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 92°F / low 63° · precip 4% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left onto High Line Canal Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Skeel Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- High Line Canal Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- High Line Canal Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Cherry Hills Lake & Quincy Avenue Multi-Use Path via High Line Canal Trail 4 mi · ▲ 79 ft
- Blackmer Lake–Centennial Link Trail, 3 sights 14.3 mi · ▲ 242 ft
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