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Trail Winds Park and Open Space

Lake Avery & Marshall Reservoir via Lee Lateral Ditch Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr

Lake Avery & Marshall Reservoir via Lee Lateral Ditch Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Trail Winds Park and Open Space near Eastlake, CO. The route passes Lake Avery before reaching Marshall Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. 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 mi5,181 – 5,269 ft7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.92837, -104.96729
Nearest town Eastlake, CO
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Lake Avery & Marshall Reservoir via Lee Lateral Ditch Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 5,179–5,271 ft

Out & Back · Trail Winds Park and Open Space

Trailhead: 39.92837, -104.96729

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 94°F / low 62° · precip 8% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 93 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 300 ftSharp right onto Signal Ditch Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.5 miPass Lake Avery.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  5. 100 ftTurn right onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading E.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lee Lateral alternate path, heading E.
  7. 250 ftContinue straight onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading SE.
  8. 1.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.4 miPass Marshall Reservoir.
  15. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Horizon Tributary Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miReach Lake Avery, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  22. 450 ftTurn left onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading W.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  25. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Lee Lateral alternate path, heading SW.
  26. 250 ftContinue straight onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftBear right onto Signal Ditch Trail, heading SW.
  29. 0.6 miSharp left, heading W.
  30. 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-marshall-reservoir-out-back-4-lakes-10-km

Trail surface

81% paved9% dirt9% gravel1% boardwalk

Weather

OvercastTemperature 94°F62°
Precip8%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity38%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 91°63° 24%
Mon 89°75° 27%
Tue 88°68° 26%
Wed 91°67° 25%
Thu 89°71° 19%
Fri 91°69° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 93 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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