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Trail Winds Park and Open Space

Signal Ditch Trail

7 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Signal Ditch Trail is a 7-mile out-and-back in Trail Winds Park and Open Space near Eastlake, CO. It is mostly level, with 191 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,161 – 5,322 ft8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.93157, -104.91620
Nearest town Eastlake, CO
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Signal Ditch Trail

7 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Elevation 5,161–5,322 ft

Out & Back · Trail Winds Park and Open Space

Trailhead: 39.93157, -104.91620

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

Transit-accessible: 128th Ave & Holly St stop 652 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftBear right onto Plains Tributary Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 450 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  14. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 1.3 miTurn right onto Signal Ditch Trail, heading W.
  18. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 300 ftBear left, heading E.
  20. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  21. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  23. 1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  26. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  27. 200 ftBear right, heading E.
  28. 50 ftBear right onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading E.
  29. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  30. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  31. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  32. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  36. 450 ftBear right onto Plains Tributary Trail, heading E.
  37. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  38. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  39. 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-11-km-0f39

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 94°F63°
Precip4%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity36%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 91°61° 22%
Mon 90°69° 26%
Tue 88°63° 26%
Wed 91°61° 18%
Thu 90°63°
Fri 90°62° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:16 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 128th Ave & Holly St stop 652 m from the trailhead

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