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Trail Winds Park and Open Space

Marshall Reservoir & Lee Lateral Ditch Trail

5.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Marshall Reservoir & Lee Lateral Ditch Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Trail Winds Park and Open Space near Eastlake, CO. The route reaches Marshall Reservoir. 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 mi5,177 – 5,259 ft6.7 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

5.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 5,178–5,259 ft

Out & Back · Trail Winds Park and Open Space

Trailhead: Lee Lateral Ditch Trail · 39.93090, -104.95790

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 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. 0.4 miPass Marshall Reservoir.
  11. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right onto Horizon Tributary Trail, heading SE.
  13. 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miReach Marshall Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 450 ftTurn left onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading W.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Lee Lateral alternate path, heading SW.
  25. 250 ftContinue straight onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading SW.
  26. 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-9-km-9573

Trail surface

69% paved10% dirt10% gravel11% unspecified

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 0.2 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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