Hiking – Orbital Trail - Segment 17

This hike is mostly on the First Creek Trail and the Highline Canal Trail.

See the Segment 17 map and track at https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/colorado/dot-segment-17-high-line-canal-to-first-creek-trail  I have extended the north end to a better parking lot and to get the distance 6.3 miles to 8 miles but note that our group will be following the route shown at AllTrails IN REVERSE.

This route is exploratory for the trip leaders.  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 at the Triple Creek TH of the Sand Creek Greenway  https://maps.app.goo.gl/dc4zHjK99RXrinzo7   We will then carpool to the First Creek Den TH and start our hike from there. https://maps.app.goo.gl/jNbkwtRecTC2gC3YA   Once we get back to the Triple Creek TH, drivers with cars there will shuttle the others back to their cars at the First Creek Den 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