Skeel Reservoir via High Line Canal Trail
4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Skeel Reservoir via High Line Canal Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back near Holly Hills, CO. The route reaches Skeel Reservoir at the turnaround, 2 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.
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Skeel Reservoir via High Line Canal Trail
4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 5,471–5,503 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: High Line Canal Trail · 39.66695, -104.92048
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 92°F / low 60° · precip 11% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: E Yale Ave & S Jersey St stop 87 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on High Line Canal Trail, heading SE.
- 2 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftReach Skeel Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miArrive 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 1.9 mi in (~47 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: E Yale Ave & S Jersey St stop 87 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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