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Trail Winds Park and Open Space

Lake Avery via Lee Lateral Ditch Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Lake Avery via Lee Lateral Ditch Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Trail Winds Park and Open Space near Eastlake, CO. The route reaches Lake Avery. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,214 – 5,305 ft6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.93750, -104.92381
Nearest town Eastlake, CO
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Lake Avery via Lee Lateral Ditch Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 56 min

Elevation 5,214–5,306 ft

Out & Back · Trail Winds Park and Open Space

Trailhead: 39.93750, -104.92381

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 93°F / low 60° · precip 7% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  9. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Lee Lateral alternate path, heading W.
  10. 250 ftContinue straight onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto Signal Ditch Trail, heading W.
  13. 250 ftPass Lake Avery.
  14. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miReach Lake Avery, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 0.8 miBear left, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lee Lateral alternate path, heading NE.
  20. 250 ftContinue straight onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading NE.
  21. 1.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  26. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  28. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  29. 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/lake-avery-lake-avery-out-back-9-km

Trail surface

87% paved9% gravel2% dirt1% boardwalk1% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 93°F60°
Precip7%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity24%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 93°64°
Sun 91°63° 26%
Mon 91°69° 28%
Tue 88°65° 27%
Wed 88°62° 27%
Thu 93°62° 20%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~68 min). Leave by 6:01 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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