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Trail Winds Park and Open Space

Marshall Reservoir & Lee Lateral Ditch Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Marshall Reservoir & Lee Lateral Ditch Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Trail Winds Park and Open Space near Eastlake, CO. The route reaches Marshall Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,181 – 5,259 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lee Lateral Ditch Trail 39.93090, -104.95790
Nearest town Eastlake, CO
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Marshall Reservoir & Lee Lateral Ditch Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 5,179–5,259 ft

Out & Back · Trail Winds Park and Open Space

Trailhead: Lee Lateral Ditch Trail · 39.93090, -104.95790

Weather Sep 4: Light rain, high 94°F / low 59° · precip 16% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 381 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading SE.
  2. 100 ftContinue straight onto Lee Lateral alternate path, heading E.
  3. 250 ftContinue straight onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading E.
  4. 1.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn right onto Horizon Tributary Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miReach Marshall Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 450 ftTurn left onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  20. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Lee Lateral alternate path, heading SW.
  21. 250 ftContinue straight onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading SW.
  22. 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/marshall-reservoir-marshall-reservoir-out-back-3-lakes-8-km-c349

Trail surface

78% paved11% dirt11% gravel

Weather

Light rainTemperature 94°F59°
Feels like81°Precip16%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity19%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°55° 5 PM: 1% rain6 PM: 1% rain7 PM: 4% rain8 PM: 16% rain9 PM: 5% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 93°65°
Sun 93°62° 26%
Mon 91°75° 34%
Tue 88°71° 23%
Wed 88°67° 24%
Thu 93°69° 24%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 381 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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