Lee Lateral Ditch Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min

Lee Lateral Ditch Trail is a 2.8-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 mi5,240 – 5,259 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mid-Town Trail 39.92904, -104.95430
Nearest town Eastlake, CO

Directions

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Lee Lateral Ditch Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min

Elevation 5,239–5,260 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Mid-Town Trail · 39.92904, -104.95430

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 94°F / low 62° · precip 8% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 38 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Mid-Town Trail, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 300 ftTurn right onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading E.
  5. 1.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 450 ftTurn left onto Park Village Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading NE.
  11. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  15. 100 ftBear left onto Mid-Town Trail, heading W.
  16. 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

83% paved17% gravel

Weather

OvercastTemperature 94°F62°
Precip8%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity38%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sun 91°63° 25%
Mon 89°75° 27%
Tue 89°68° 26%
Wed 91°67° 26%
Thu 89°71° 19%
Fri 91°69° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:46 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 38 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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