Signal Ditch Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Signal Ditch Trail is a 4.8-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.
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Directions
Signal Ditch Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 5,236–5,265 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.95430, -104.94859
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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Signal Ditch Trail, heading S.
- 1.8 miSharp left onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lee Lateral alternate path, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Lee Lateral alternate path, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Signal Ditch Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 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
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
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