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Eastlake #3 Park and Nature Preserve

East Lake Number 2–East Lake Number 3, 3 lakes

7.6 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 2 hr 35 min

East Lake Number 2–East Lake Number 3, 3 lakes is a 7.6-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 before reaching Marshall Reservoir at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. 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 mi5,181 – 5,305 ft9.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.91413, -104.96039
Nearest town Eastlake, CO
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East Lake Number 2–East Lake Number 3, 3 lakes

7.6 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 2 hr 35 min

Elevation 5,180–5,305 ft

Out & Back · Eastlake #3 Park and Nature Preserve

Trailhead: 39.91413, -104.96039

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

Transit-accessible: stop 561 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miSharp right onto Brantner Gulch Trail, heading N.
  4. 50 ftPass East Lake Number 2.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Mid-Town Trail, heading E.
  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 NW.
  10. 500 ftBear right, heading N.
  11. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 300 ftTurn right onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading NE.
  13. 1.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  17. 0.4 miPass Marshall Reservoir.
  18. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  20. 50 ftBear right onto Horizon Tributary Trail, heading E.
  21. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  22. 250 ftReach East Lake Number 2, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  24. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  26. 0.5 miTurn left onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading NW.
  27. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  29. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  30. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  31. 150 ftBear left onto Mid-Town Trail, heading SW.
  32. 450 ftContinue straight onto Eastlake Nature Trail, heading SW.
  33. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Mid-Town Trail, heading W.
  34. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  35. 50 ftContinue straight onto Brantner Gulch Trail, heading W.
  36. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  37. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  38. 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-5-lakes-12-km

Trail surface

78% paved20% gravel1% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~37 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. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 561 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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