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Trail Winds Park and Open Space

Ginther Reservoir Number 1 via Plains Tributary Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 244 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Ginther Reservoir Number 1 via Plains Tributary Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Trail Winds Park and Open Space near Eastlake, CO. The route passes Ginther Reservoir Number 1 before reaching Ginther Reservoir Number 1 at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 244 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,141 – 5,322 ft7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.94625, -104.95384
Nearest town Eastlake, CO
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Ginther Reservoir Number 1 via Plains Tributary Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 244 ft · 2 hr 9 min

Elevation 5,143–5,322 ft

Out & Back · Trail Winds Park and Open Space

Trailhead: 39.94625, -104.95384

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftTurn right onto Signal Ditch Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 200 ftBear right, heading S.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 400 ftBear right onto Plains Tributary Trail, heading SW.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miPass Ginther Reservoir Number 1.
  19. 350 ftTurn left onto Brantner Gulch Plains Tributary Trail, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto Plains Tributary Trail, heading SE.
  21. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  23. 250 ftTurn right onto Lakeview Tributary Trail, heading SE.
  24. 250 ftReach Ginther Reservoir Number 1, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 250 ftTurn left onto Plains Tributary Trail, heading E.
  26. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  28. 0.1 miTurn left onto Brantner Gulch Plains Tributary Trail, heading W.
  29. 50 ftTurn right onto Plains Tributary Trail, heading SW.
  30. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  31. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  32. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  36. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  37. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  38. 0.1 miTurn right onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading NW.
  39. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  40. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  41. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  42. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  43. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  44. 1.3 miTurn right onto Signal Ditch Trail, heading W.
  45. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  46. 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/ginther-reservoir-number-1-ginther-reservoir-number-1-out-back-10-km-6165

Trail surface

96% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM — 0 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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