Rocky Mountain National Park

Grand Ditch Trail

7.5 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Grand Ditch Trail is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Rocky Mountain National Park near Willey Lumber Camp, CO. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain. It scores 88/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi10,142 – 10,207 ft7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Grand Ditch Trail 40.47906, -105.82144
Nearest town Willey Lumber Camp, CO

Directions

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Grand Ditch Trail

7.5 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 2 hr 32 min

Elevation 10,142–10,209 ft

Out & Back · Rocky Mountain National Park

Trailhead: Grand Ditch Trail · 40.47906, -105.82144

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 70°F / low 41° · precip 3% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on Grand Ditch Trail, heading S.
  2. 3.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 3.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

OvercastTemperature 70°F41°
Precip3%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity28%
Rained 0.4″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat 69°47°
Sun 72°48° 24%
Mon 62°48° 28%
Tue 68°44° 20%
Wed 71°47° 29%
Thu 69°47° 38%

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead

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