Signal Ditch Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Signal Ditch Trail is a 3.6-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.

Elevation

0 mi5,236 – 5,266 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.94625, -104.95384
Nearest town Eastlake, CO

Directions

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Signal Ditch Trail

3.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 5,235–5,265 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.94625, -104.95384

Weather Sep 4: Drizzle, high 93°F / low 60° · precip 16% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 250 ftTurn right onto Signal Ditch Trail, heading S.
  3. 1.1 miSharp left onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading S.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lee Lateral alternate path, heading S.
  5. 250 ftContinue straight onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Lee Lateral alternate path, heading W.
  8. 250 ftContinue straight onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading W.
  9. 50 ftSharp right onto Signal Ditch Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 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

87% paved8% gravel3% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 93°F60°
Feels like81°Precip16%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity19%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
95°60° 5 PM: 1% rain6 PM: 1% rain7 PM: 4% rain8 PM: 16% rain9 PM: 5% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:31 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 92°65°
Sun 93°63° 27%
Mon 91°75° 34%
Tue 88°71° 23%
Wed 88°67° 24%
Thu 93°69° 24%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM — 9 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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