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Signal Ditch Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Signal Ditch Trail is a 4.4-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.

Elevation

0 mi5,250 – 5,322 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.94304, -104.94499
Nearest town Eastlake, CO
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Signal Ditch Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 5,250–5,321 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.94304, -104.94499

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 50 ftSharp right onto Signal Ditch Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.9 miSharp left onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading S.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lee Lateral alternate path, heading S.
  6. 250 ftContinue straight onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Lee Lateral alternate path, heading W.
  9. 250 ftContinue straight onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading W.
  10. 50 ftSharp right onto Signal Ditch Trail, heading W.
  11. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 300 ftSharp left, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.4 miArrive 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-7-km-75b5

Trail surface

87% paved11% gravel2% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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