Trail Winds Park and Open Space
Lee Lateral Ditch Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Lee Lateral Ditch Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Trail Winds Park and Open Space near Eastlake, CO. It is mostly level, with 191 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
4.2 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 5,205–5,322 ft
Out & Back · Trail Winds Park and Open Space
Trailhead: 39.94625, -104.95384
Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 93°F / low 60° · precip 16% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Signal Ditch Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn right onto Signal Ditch Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:54 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM — 0 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Signal Ditch Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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- Signal Ditch Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Signal Ditch Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Signal Ditch Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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