Signal Ditch Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Signal Ditch Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Eastlake, CO. It is mostly level, with 26 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
3.5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 11 min
Elevation 5,236–5,265 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.95430, -104.94859
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:25 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Signal Ditch Trail, heading S.
- 1.8 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 E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:25 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
More from this trailhead
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- Signal Ditch Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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