Signal Ditch Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Signal Ditch Trail is a 4.9-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 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.95430, -104.94859
Nearest town Eastlake, CO

Directions

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Signal Ditch Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 5,236–5,265 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.95430, -104.94859

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

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  3. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  4. 250 ftTurn left onto Signal Ditch Trail, heading S.
  5. 1.8 miSharp left onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading S.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lee Lateral alternate path, heading S.
  7. 250 ftContinue straight onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Lee Lateral alternate path, heading W.
  10. 250 ftContinue straight onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading W.
  11. 50 ftSharp right onto Signal Ditch Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  15. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  16. 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

91% paved6% gravel2% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:31 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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