Lake Avery via Signal Ditch Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Lake Avery via Signal Ditch Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Eastlake, CO. The route reaches Lake Avery. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,253 – 5,305 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.94042, -104.95336
Nearest town Eastlake, CO

Directions

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Lake Avery via Signal Ditch Trail

3.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 5,254–5,306 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.94042, -104.95336

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto Signal Ditch Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.8 miPass Lake Avery.
  5. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miReach Lake Avery, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

98% paved1% boardwalk1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~11 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM — 2 min before dark.

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