AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Trail Winds Park and Open Space

Ginther Reservoir Number 1 & Lee Lateral Ditch Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Ginther Reservoir Number 1 & Lee Lateral Ditch Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Trail Winds Park and Open Space near Hazeltine, CO. The route reaches Ginther Reservoir Number 1. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,141 – 5,259 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.92906, -104.90965
Nearest town Hazeltine, CO
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Ginther Reservoir Number 1 & Lee Lateral Ditch Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Elevation 5,140–5,259 ft

Out & Back · Trail Winds Park and Open Space

Trailhead: 39.92906, -104.90965

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Plains Tributary Trail, heading NW.
  4. 500 ftPass Ginther Reservoir Number 1.
  5. 250 ftTurn left onto Brantner Gulch Plains Tributary Trail, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn right onto Plains Tributary Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  9. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading NW.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Lee Lateral alternate path, heading W.
  19. 250 ftContinue straight onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading NW.
  20. 100 ftReach Ginther Reservoir Number 1, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 100 ftContinue straight onto Lee Lateral alternate path, heading W.
  22. 250 ftContinue straight onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading W.
  23. 1.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  28. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  29. 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  33. 400 ftBear right onto Plains Tributary Trail, heading NE.
  34. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  35. 0.3 miTurn left onto Brantner Gulch Plains Tributary Trail, heading NE.
  36. 50 ftTurn right onto Plains Tributary Trail, heading NE.
  37. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  38. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  39. 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-lee-lateral-ditch-trail-out-back-9-km-21e5

Trail surface

90% paved8% gravel2% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~69 min). Leave by 5:56 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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