Farmers High Line Canal Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr
Farmers High Line Canal Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Westview, CO. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Farmers High Line Canal Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 5,317–5,383 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.91422, -104.99708
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 94°F / low 61° · precip 15% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: Huron Street & West 119th Avenue stop 275 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left onto Farmers High Line Canal Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM — 3 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Huron Street & West 119th Avenue stop 275 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Farmers High Line Canal Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Webster Lake via Farmers High Line Canal Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Farmers High Line Canal Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Croke Reservoir–Webster Lake, 3 lakes 5.9 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Northglenn Terminal Reservoir–Webster Lake, 3 lakes 6.5 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Lower Church Lake–Webster Lake, 6 sights 16.1 mi · ▲ 245 ft
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