Signal Ditch Trail

6 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Signal Ditch Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back near Eastlake, CO. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,243 – 5,322 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lee Lateral Ditch Trail 39.93775, -104.93218
Nearest town Eastlake, CO

Directions

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Signal Ditch Trail

6 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Elevation 5,243–5,322 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Lee Lateral Ditch Trail · 39.93775, -104.93218

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 94°F / low 63° · precip 7% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  7. 1.3 miTurn right onto Signal Ditch Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  12. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  13. 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  18. 50 ftBear right onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.1 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

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 94°F63°
Precip7%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity38%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 90°63° 26%
Mon 89°69° 28%
Tue 87°62° 27%
Wed 90°61° 27%
Thu 90°63° 20%
Fri 90°61° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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