Trail Winds Park and Open Space
Lee Lateral Ditch Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 45 min
Lee Lateral Ditch Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Trail Winds Park and Open Space near Eastlake, CO. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lee Lateral Ditch Trail
2.2 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 45 min
Elevation 5,224–5,258 ft
Out & Back · Trail Winds Park and Open Space
Trailhead: 39.93839, -104.92533
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 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 surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lee Lateral Ditch Trail 2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Lee Lateral Ditch Trail 2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Lee Lateral Ditch Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Lee Lateral Ditch Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Lee Lateral Ditch Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Lee Lateral Ditch Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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