Eastlake #3 Park and Nature Preserve
East Lake Number 2 & East Lake Number 3 via Lee Lateral Ditch Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 30 min
East Lake Number 2 & East Lake Number 3 via Lee Lateral Ditch Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Eastlake #3 Park and Nature Preserve near Eastlake, CO. The route passes East Lake Number 3 before reaching East Lake Number 2 at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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East Lake Number 2 & East Lake Number 3 via Lee Lateral Ditch Trail
4.4 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 5,227–5,261 ft
Out & Back · Eastlake #3 Park and Nature Preserve
Trailhead: 39.93646, -104.93331
Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left onto Mid-Town Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftPass East Lake Number 3.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Eastlake Nature Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Mid-Town Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Brantner Gulch Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach East Lake Number 2, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Mid-Town Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Eastlake Nature Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Mid-Town Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~28 min). Leave by 6:40 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lee Lateral Ditch Trail 2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Marshall Reservoir & Horizon Tributary Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 191 ft
- Talbott Irrigation Reservoir & York St MUP via Lee Lateral Ditch Trail 5.1 mi · ▲ 160 ft
- Signal Ditch Trail 6 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Signal Ditch Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Signal Ditch Trail 6.1 mi · ▲ 110 ft
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