Talbott Irrigation Reservoir & York St MUP via Lee Lateral Ditch Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Talbott Irrigation Reservoir & York St MUP via Lee Lateral Ditch Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back near Eastlake, CO. The route reaches Talbott Irrigation Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 160 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,191 – 5,322 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.93679, -104.93323
Nearest town Eastlake, CO

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Talbott Irrigation Reservoir & York St MUP via Lee Lateral Ditch Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 5,192–5,322 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.93679, -104.93323

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 94°F / low 63° · precip 7% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 400 ftContinue straight onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 1.5 miPass Talbott Irrigation Reservoir.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto York St MUP, heading W.
  11. 0.5 miReach Talbott Irrigation Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  13. 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  17. 50 ftBear right onto Lee Lateral Ditch Trail, heading E.
  18. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 94°F63°
Precip7%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity38%
Hourly temperature
95°60°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 90°63° 26%
Mon 89°69° 28%
Tue 87°62° 27%
Wed 90°61° 27%
Thu 90°63° 20%
Fri 90°61° 15%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:25 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

More sunset hikes nearby

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

More from this trailhead