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Trail Winds Park and Open Space

Ginther Reservoir Number 1 via Lee Lateral Ditch Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Ginther Reservoir Number 1 via Lee Lateral Ditch Trail is a 4.4-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 110 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,141 – 5,256 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.92865, -104.90789
Nearest town Hazeltine, CO
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Directions

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Ginther Reservoir Number 1 via Lee Lateral Ditch Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 5,140–5,258 ft

Out & Back · Trail Winds Park and Open Space

Trailhead: 39.92865, -104.90789

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Plains Tributary Trail, heading NW.
  3. 450 ftPass Ginther Reservoir Number 1.
  4. 250 ftTurn left onto Brantner Gulch Plains Tributary Trail, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Plains Tributary Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  8. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 500 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 0.5 miReach Ginther Reservoir Number 1, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  24. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  28. 400 ftBear right onto Plains Tributary Trail, heading SE.
  29. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  30. 0.3 miTurn left onto Brantner Gulch Plains Tributary Trail, heading SE.
  31. 50 ftTurn right onto Plains Tributary Trail, heading SE.
  32. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  33. 0.2 miArrive 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-out-back-7-km-d495

Trail surface

100% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:33 AMSunset 7:25 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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