Big Dry Creek Open Space

Farmers High Line Canal Trail & US 36 Bikeway

5.2 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Farmers High Line Canal Trail & US 36 Bikeway is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Big Dry Creek Open Space near Sheridan Green, CO. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,282 – 5,456 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.88192, -105.05835
Nearest town Sheridan Green, CO

Directions

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Farmers High Line Canal Trail & US 36 Bikeway

5.2 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 5,284–5,456 ft

Out & Back · Big Dry Creek Open Space

Trailhead: 39.88192, -105.05835

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 95°F / low 60° · precip 9% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Transit-accessible: 104 stop 16 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 300 ftTurn right onto Hyland Creek Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miBear left onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto US 36 Bikeway, heading SW.
  5. 0.9 miTurn right onto Westminster Blvd US 36 Bikeway Access, heading S.
  6. 450 ftTurn left onto Farmers High Line Canal Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 250 ftReach US 36 Bikeway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 0.5 miTurn right onto Westminster Blvd US 36 Bikeway Access, heading E.
  16. 450 ftTurn left onto US 36 Bikeway, heading N.
  17. 0.9 miTurn right onto Big Dry Creek Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  19. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 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 surface

70% paved22% gravel6% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 95°F60°
Feels like84°Precip9%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 93°65°
Sun 92°62° 18%
Mon 91°75° 37%
Tue 88°70° 23%
Wed 88°67° 24%
Thu 93°68° 25%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 104 stop 16 m from the trailhead

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