AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Eastlake #3 Park and Nature Preserve

East Lake Number 2 & East Lake Number 3 via Lee Lateral Ditch Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 2 hr 4 min

East Lake Number 2 & East Lake Number 3 via Lee Lateral Ditch Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Eastlake #3 Park and Nature Preserve near Eastlake, CO. The route passes East Lake Number 2 and East Lake Number 3. It is mostly level, with 79 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,227 – 5,289 ft7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.91402, -104.95725
Nearest town Eastlake, CO
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East Lake Number 2 & East Lake Number 3 via Lee Lateral Ditch Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 79 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 5,227–5,290 ft

Out & Back · Eastlake #3 Park and Nature Preserve

Trailhead: 39.91402, -104.95725

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 292 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miSharp right onto Brantner Gulch Trail, heading E.
  4. 50 ftPass East Lake Number 2.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Mid-Town Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Eastlake Nature Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miPass East Lake Number 3.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mid-Town Trail, heading N.
  10. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  11. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 300 ftTurn right onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading N.
  13. 1.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 450 ftTurn left onto Park Village Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.3 miReach East Lake Number 2, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading NW.
  19. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  22. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  23. 100 ftBear left onto Mid-Town Trail, heading W.
  24. 450 ftContinue straight onto Eastlake Nature Trail, heading W.
  25. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Mid-Town Trail, heading W.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Brantner Gulch Trail, heading S.
  28. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
  29. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  30. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/east-lake-number-2-east-lake-number-3-out-back-3-lakes-10-km

Trail surface

75% paved25% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 292 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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