Lake Avery & Lee Lateral Ditch Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Lake Avery & Lee Lateral Ditch Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Eastlake, CO. The route reaches Lake Avery. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Avery & Lee Lateral Ditch Trail
3.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 5,247–5,309 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.92263, -104.96936
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 645 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Signal Ditch Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miPass Lake Avery.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lee Lateral alternate path, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miReach Lake Avery, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Lee Lateral alternate path, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Signal Ditch Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 645 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- East Lake Number 2–East Lake Number 3, 4 lakes 3.5 mi · ▲ 80 ft
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