Trail Winds Park and Open Space

Signal Ditch Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Signal Ditch Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Trail Winds Park and Open Space near Eastlake, CO. It is mostly level, with 161 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,200 – 5,322 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.94042, -104.95336
Nearest town Eastlake, CO

Directions

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Signal Ditch Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 5,199–5,322 ft

Out & Back · Trail Winds Park and Open Space

Trailhead: 39.94042, -104.95336

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miBear right onto Signal Ditch Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 200 ftBear right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Horizon Tributary Trail, heading E.
  13. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  16. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  19. 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 50 ftBear right onto Signal Ditch Trail, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  22. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  23. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 6:53 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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