Michigan Ditch Trail
7.8 mi · ▲ 650 ft · 2 hr 56 min
Michigan Ditch Trail is a 7.8-mile out-and-back near Willey Lumber Camp, CO. It climbs 650 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Michigan Ditch Trail
7.8 mi · ▲ 650 ft · 2 hr 56 min
Elevation 9,828–10,400 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: County Road 62 · 40.48999, -105.90326
Weather Sep 4: Mostly clear, high 69°F / low 44° · precip 1% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on County Road 62, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Michigan Ditch Trail, heading NE.
- 2.4 miTurn left onto American Lakes Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Michigan Ditch Trail, heading S.
- 2.4 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto County Road 62, heading NW.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from County Road 62 Trailhead
- Lake Agnes–Lake Agnes Viewpoint Loop, 3 sights 1.6 mi · ▲ 408 ft
- Michigan Ditch Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 567 ft
- County Road 62 via Michigan Ditch Trail 4 mi · ▲ 708 ft
- Crags Basin via Michigan Ditch Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 596 ft
- County Road 62 5.8 mi · ▲ 1,723 ft
- American Lakes Viewpoint via Michigan Ditch Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 898 ft
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