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Community Ditch Trail & Quail Creek Trail via Lake Link Trail

13.4 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 4 hr 35 min

Community Ditch Trail & Quail Creek Trail via Lake Link Trail is a 13.4-mile out-and-back near Quail Hill, CO. It is mostly level, with 221 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,158 – 5,407 ft15.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.95446, -104.99530
Nearest town Quail Hill, CO
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Community Ditch Trail & Quail Creek Trail via Lake Link Trail

13.4 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 4 hr 35 min

Elevation 5,159–5,407 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.95446, -104.99530

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 91°F / low 62° · precip 5% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto Orchard Trail, heading E.
  5. 1.1 miBear right, heading S.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right onto Quail Creek Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  8. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 350 ftTurn left onto Lake Link Trail, heading NW.
  10. 150 ftTurn right onto Quail Creek Trail / Lake Link Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miBear right onto Lake Link Trail, heading S.
  12. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Lake Lake Trail, heading N.
  14. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Lake Link Trail, heading W.
  16. 1.3 miSharp left onto Community Ditch Trail, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 0.2 miReach Quail Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  21. 0.1 miSharp right onto Lake Link Trail, heading SW.
  22. 1 miSharp left, heading E.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  24. 450 ftContinue straight onto Lake Lake Trail, heading NE.
  25. 0.8 miTurn left onto Lake Link Trail, heading NE.
  26. 0.9 miBear left onto Quail Creek Trail / Lake Link Trail, heading NE.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left onto Lake Link Trail, heading E.
  28. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  29. 150 ftContinue straight onto Quail Creek Trail, heading E.
  30. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  31. 1.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  32. 0.6 miTurn left onto Orchard Trail, heading E.
  33. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  34. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  35. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  36. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  37. 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-quail-creek-trail-out-back

Trail surface

98% paved2% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 91°F62°
Precip5%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity37%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 89°60° 19%
Mon 90°69° 24%
Tue 89°62° 24%
Wed 91°60° 18%
Thu 89°63°
Fri 91°62° 15%

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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