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Lee Lateral Ditch Trail

3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr

Lee Lateral Ditch Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back near Eastlake, CO. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,250 – 5,269 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.94042, -104.95336
Nearest town Eastlake, CO
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Lee Lateral Ditch Trail

3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 5,248–5,268 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.94042, -104.95336

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  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. 0.7 miSharp left onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lee Lateral alternate path, heading SE.
  6. 250 ftContinue straight onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Lee Lateral alternate path, heading W.
  9. 250 ftContinue straight onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading W.
  10. 50 ftSharp right onto Signal Ditch Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  13. 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/lee-lateral-ditch-trail-out-back-5-km-4c94

Trail surface

89% paved8% gravel3% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 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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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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