Signal Ditch Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Signal Ditch Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back near Eastlake, CO. It is mostly level, with 108 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 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.93907, -104.93194
Nearest town Eastlake, CO

Directions

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Signal Ditch Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Elevation 5,243–5,322 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.93907, -104.93194

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  5. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 1.3 miTurn right onto Signal Ditch Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 300 ftBear left, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  14. 1 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  18. 200 ftBear right, heading E.
  19. 50 ftBear right onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading E.
  20. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  21. 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 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 1.4 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:32 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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