Trail Winds Park and Open Space
Signal Ditch Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Signal Ditch Trail is a 4.3-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.
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Signal Ditch Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 161 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 5,205–5,322 ft
Out & Back · Trail Winds Park and Open Space
Trailhead: 39.94042, -104.95336
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 93°F / low 60° · precip 6% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:31 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Signal Ditch Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Signal Ditch Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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 0.6 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.
More from this trailhead
- Lee Lateral Ditch Trail 3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Lee Lateral Ditch Trail 3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Lee Lateral Ditch Trail 3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Lee Lateral Ditch Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Lee Lateral Ditch Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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