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Eastlake #3 Park and Nature Preserve

East Lake Number 3–Tourist, 4 lakes

6.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 20 min

East Lake Number 3–Tourist, 4 lakes is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Eastlake #3 Park and Nature Preserve near Eastlake, CO. The route passes Talbott Irrigation Reservoir, East Lake Number 3, Tourist and East Lake Number 3. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,187 – 5,266 ft7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.95139, -104.95834
Nearest town Eastlake, CO
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East Lake Number 3–Tourist, 4 lakes

6.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 20 min

Elevation 5,189–5,265 ft

Out & Back · Eastlake #3 Park and Nature Preserve

Trailhead: 39.95139, -104.95834

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:25 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 150 ftContinue straight onto York St MUP, heading S.
  4. 0.5 miPass Talbott Irrigation Reservoir.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miSharp right onto Signal Ditch Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.9 miSharp left onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading S.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lee Lateral alternate path, heading S.
  9. 250 ftContinue straight onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Mid-Town Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftPass East Lake Number 3.
  13. 450 ftContinue straight onto Eastlake Nature Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.7 miPass Tourist.
  15. 450 ftPass East Lake Number 3.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  17. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  18. 0.4 miReach East Lake Number 3, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
  20. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Mid-Town Trail, heading W.
  21. 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading N.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lee Lateral alternate path, heading N.
  24. 250 ftContinue straight onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading NW.
  25. 50 ftSharp right onto Signal Ditch Trail, heading NW.
  26. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  27. 100 ftSharp left, heading N.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto York St MUP, heading NE.
  30. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  31. 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-3-tourist-out-back-6-lakes-11-km

Trail surface

71% paved28% gravel1% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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