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Eastlake #3 Park and Nature Preserve

East Lake Number 2–East Lake Number 3, 4 lakes

3.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 12 min

East Lake Number 2–East Lake Number 3, 4 lakes is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Eastlake #3 Park and Nature Preserve near Eastlake, CO. The route passes East Lake Number 2, East Lake Number 3 and Lake Avery. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,227 – 5,309 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.92263, -104.96936
Nearest town Eastlake, CO
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East Lake Number 2–East Lake Number 3, 4 lakes

3.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 5,227–5,309 ft

Out & Back · Eastlake #3 Park and Nature Preserve

Trailhead: 39.92263, -104.96936

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

Transit-accessible: stop 645 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 150 ftContinue straight onto Brantner Gulch Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miPass East Lake Number 2.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miReach East Lake Number 2, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 150 ftContinue straight onto Mid-Town Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Eastlake Nature Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miPass East Lake Number 3.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mid-Town Trail, heading NW.
  12. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left onto Lee Lateral alternate path, heading NE.
  14. 250 ftPass Lake Avery.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftBear right onto Signal Ditch Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  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/east-lake-number-2-east-lake-number-3-out-back-6-lakes-6-km

Trail surface

79% paved16% gravel2% dirt1% boardwalk2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 645 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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