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Chatfield State Park

Turtle Pond & High Line Canal Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Turtle Pond & High Line Canal Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Chatfield State Park near Acequia, CO. The route reaches Turtle Pond. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,460 – 5,532 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Plum Creek Nature Loop 39.53189, -105.04546
Nearest town Acequia, CO
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Turtle Pond & High Line Canal Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 5,459–5,533 ft

Out & Back · Chatfield State Park

Trailhead: Plum Creek Nature Loop · 39.53189, -105.04546

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 92°F / low 64° · precip 7% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Plum Creek Nature Loop, heading SE.
  2. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Turtle Pond Trail, heading E.
  3. 150 ftPass Turtle Pond.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 1 miContinue straight onto High Line Canal Trail, heading E.
  6. 50 ftReach Turtle Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1 miTurn right onto Turtle Pond Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Plum Creek Nature Loop, heading N.
  9. 0.6 miArrive 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/turtle-pond-turtle-pond-out-back-3-lakes-6-km

Trail surface

37% dirt63% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 92°F64°
Precip7%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity39%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sun 89°62° 18%
Mon 90°67° 37%
Tue 88°62° 45%
Wed 91°61° 45%
Thu 89°62° 27%
Fri 89°61° 17%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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