Oligarchy Ditch Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 58 min
Oligarchy Ditch Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near Longmont, 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.
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Oligarchy Ditch Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 58 min
Elevation 4,981–5,008 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 40.17397, -105.09214
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:29 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 337 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Oligarchy Ditch Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Oligarchy Ditch Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 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 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:29 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 337 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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