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Eastlake #3 Park and Nature Preserve

East Lake Number 3 via Lee Lateral Ditch Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 13 min

East Lake Number 3 via Lee Lateral Ditch Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Eastlake #3 Park and Nature Preserve near Eastlake, CO. The route reaches East Lake Number 3 at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,227 – 5,259 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.94159, -104.92766
Nearest town Eastlake, CO
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East Lake Number 3 via Lee Lateral Ditch Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 5,227–5,259 ft

Out & Back · Eastlake #3 Park and Nature Preserve

Trailhead: 39.94159, -104.92766

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 60° · precip 6% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 100 ftTurn right onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 100 ftBear left onto Mid-Town Trail, heading W.
  8. 50 ftPass East Lake Number 3.
  9. 450 ftContinue straight onto Eastlake Nature Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miReach East Lake Number 3, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mid-Town Trail, heading S.
  12. 500 ftBear right, heading S.
  13. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 300 ftTurn right onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading SW.
  15. 1.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 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-3-out-back-6-km

Trail surface

80% paved19% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 93°F60°
Feels like84°Precip6%Wind9 mphUV7Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 92°65°
Sun 92°63° 29%
Mon 90°69° 33%
Tue 88°65° 23%
Wed 88°62° 24%
Thu 93°62° 24%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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