Hiking – Orbital Trail - Segment 16

Except for our addition of some Star K OS Trails, most of this segment is on the Highline Canal.  

See the Segment 16 map and get a track at https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/colorado/dot-segment-16-high-line-canal-morrison-nature-center-and-sand-creek-trail, but note that our group will be following the route shown at AllTrails IN REVERSE.

I don’t have a good trail map of Star K Open Space but AllTrails has one. Look especially at the satellite view. https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/colorado/star-k-ranch-open-space-loop. 

This route is exploratory for the trip leaders.  We will all work together on the Star K Ranch portion of our trip.  We will write a day or before trip day to review the weather and any logistical adjustments.

Dress appropriately for the weather, including sunscreen and a hat, plus wind clothes.  Bring a lunch and plenty of water.  Assume a cold start.  Microspikes may be required.

If you are interested in carpooling from somewhere further west, so indicate in a Registration Note and I will let the others know about that interest, but it will be up to you to arrange any carpool and the sharing costs.

We meet BY 9:00 am to DROP SHUTTLE CARS slightly south of the SW corner of E. 6th Ave and Chambers, parking in the furthest northeast corner of the Save-a-Lot parking lot along Chambers Rd. https://maps.app.goo.gl/R43qpxyfm3tbE5SYA.  

We will then carpool to the Triple Creek TH of the Sand Creek Greenway and start our hike from there.  Once we get back to the Save-a-Lot Parking Lot, drivers with cars there will shuttle the others back to their cars at the Triple Creek TH.

Note:  There is some confusion among mapping sites about where the "Triple Creek TH" is.  Maybe there are two, but this link is correct: https://maps.app.goo.gl/dc4zHjK99RXrinzo7