Signal Ditch Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 58 min
Signal Ditch Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Eastlake, CO. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Signal Ditch Trail
2.8 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 58 min
Elevation 5,250–5,321 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.94304, -104.94499
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 60° · precip 16% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Signal Ditch Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Signal Ditch Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:48 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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