South Branch Hylands Creek–Farmers High Line Canal Trail, 3 sights
5 mi · ▲ 216 ft · 1 hr 46 min
South Branch Hylands Creek–Farmers High Line Canal Trail, 3 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Big Dry Creek Open Space near Semper, CO. The route reaches South Branch Hylands Creek at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 216 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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South Branch Hylands Creek–Farmers High Line Canal Trail, 3 sights
5 mi · ▲ 216 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 5,284–5,449 ft
Out & Back · Big Dry Creek Open Space
Trailhead: 39.86769, -105.06859
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 95°F / low 60° · precip 6% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: 104 stop 303 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Farmers High Line Canal Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Westminster Blvd US 36 Bikeway Access, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn left onto US 36 Bikeway, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Hyland Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miReach South Branch Hylands Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto US 36 Bikeway, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Westminster Blvd US 36 Bikeway Access, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Farmers High Line Canal Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 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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- Transit-accessible: 104 stop 303 m from the trailhead
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