Baker's Tank Trail
6.3 mi · ▲ 1,086 ft · 2 hr 39 min
Baker's Tank Trail is a 6.3-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, CO. It climbs 1,086 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi10,381 – 11,086 ft · steepest grade: 17%6.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.46201, -106.00252
Nearest town Lincoln, CO
Directions
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Baker's Tank Trail
6.3 mi · ▲ 1,086 ft · 2 hr 39 min
Elevation 10,380–11,087 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.46201, -106.00252
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 69°F / low 45° · precip 14% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Mountain Pride, heading S.
- 0.9 miSharp right onto Baker's Tank Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Mountain Pride, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 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
84% dirt16% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 69°F45°
Precip14%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity40%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sun
69°48°
17%
Mon
64°45°
38%
Tue
69°42°
36%
Wed
71°46°
44%
Thu
66°46°
39%
Fri
68°43°
30%
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Illinois Gulch Road & Mountain Pride Loop 2 mi · ▲ 627 ft
- Bald Barber Trail Loop via Mount Baldy Road 2.8 mi · ▲ 668 ft
- Mount Baldy Road 3 mi · ▲ 613 ft
- Mount Baldy Road Loop 3.2 mi · ▲ 883 ft
- Baker's Tank Trail & Mountain Pride 4.3 mi · ▲ 966 ft
- Nightmare on Baldy Viewpoint–Hannah's Way, 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 792 ft
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