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Signal Ditch Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Signal Ditch Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back near Eastlake, CO. It is mostly level, with 110 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 ft7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.93646, -104.93331
Nearest town Eastlake, CO
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Signal Ditch Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Elevation 5,243–5,322 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.93646, -104.93331

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 at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 450 ftContinue straight onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 1.3 miTurn right onto Signal Ditch Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  12. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  14. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  15. 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  19. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  20. 50 ftBear right onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading E.
  21. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  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/signal-ditch-trail-out-back-10-km-f1bc

Trail surface

100% paved

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 1.6 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:29 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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