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Ruth Roberts Preserve

Community Ditch Trail via Lake Link Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Community Ditch Trail via Lake Link Trail is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Ruth Roberts Preserve near Country Estates, CO. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,355 – 5,456 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.94474, -105.07361
Nearest town Country Estates, CO
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Community Ditch Trail via Lake Link Trail

3.1 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 5 min

Elevation 5,355–5,455 ft

Out & Back · Ruth Roberts Preserve

Trailhead: 39.94474, -105.07361

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 92°F / low 59° · precip 6% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miBear right onto Lake Link Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Community Ditch Trail, heading SE.
  8. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lake Link Trail, heading E.
  10. 150 ftReach Community Ditch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto Community Ditch Trail, heading E.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Lake Link Trail, heading E.
  15. 500 ftBear right, heading S.
  16. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  18. 0.6 miBear left, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/community-ditch-trail-out-back-5-km-9a36

Trail surface

76% paved15% gravel9% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 92°F59°
Precip6%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:29 PM
Sat 92°63°
Sun 89°62° 21%
Mon 90°75° 27%
Tue 88°70° 24%
Wed 87°66° 24%
Thu 92°69° 22%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM — 7 min before dark.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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