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Baker Lake Road via Colorado Trail (Segment 6)

8.4 mi · ▲ 740 ft · 3 hr 10 min

Baker Lake Road via Colorado Trail (Segment 6) is an 8.4-mile out-and-back near Jefferson, CO. It climbs 740 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,777 – 10,227 ft8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: West Jefferson Trail 39.43250, -105.85158
Nearest town Jefferson, CO
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Baker Lake Road via Colorado Trail (Segment 6)

8.4 mi · ▲ 740 ft · 3 hr 10 min

Elevation 9,776–10,226 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: West Jefferson Trail · 39.43250, -105.85158

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 70°F / low 44° · precip 9% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start on West Jefferson Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miBear right onto Colorado Trail (Segment 6), heading SE.
  3. 3.4 miTurn right onto Wahl Road, heading S.
  4. 300 ftContinue straight onto Baker Lake Road, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miReach Baker Lake Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Wahl Road, heading N.
  7. 300 ftTurn left onto Colorado Trail (Segment 6), heading W.
  8. 3.4 miBear left onto West Jefferson Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 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/baker-lake-road-out-back

Trail surface

88% dirt12% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 70°F44°
Precip9%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity37%
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 6:35 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat 72°52°
Sun 71°52° 22%
Mon 68°49° 39%
Tue 70°45° 42%
Wed 70°47° 48%
Thu 73°47° 40%

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  • Toilets at the trailhead

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