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Bald Mountain Spur–Coon Track Spur, 4 sights

6.3 mi · ▲ 1,074 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Bald Mountain Spur–Coon Track Spur, 4 sights is a 6.3-mile out-and-back near Eldora, CO. It climbs 1,074 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 84/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,544 – 10,539 ft · steepest grade: 22%6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Coon Track Spur 39.97601, -105.57042
Nearest town Eldora, CO
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Bald Mountain Spur–Coon Track Spur, 4 sights

6.3 mi · ▲ 1,074 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Elevation 9,543–10,540 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Coon Track Spur · 39.97601, -105.57042

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

  1. Start on Coon Track Spur, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  3. 450 ftTurn right onto Waterfall, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Managers, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miSharp left onto Coon Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.8 miTurn right onto Caribou Park Spur, heading S.
  7. 350 ftTurn right onto Caribou Road, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Klondine Cutoff, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left onto Bald Mountain Spur, heading NW.
  10. 0.5 miReach Coon Track Spur, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.5 miTurn right onto Klondine Cutoff, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Caribou Road, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left onto Caribou Park Spur, heading SE.
  14. 350 ftTurn left onto Coon Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.8 miSharp right onto Managers, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Waterfall, heading E.
  17. 0.6 miTurn left onto Coon Track Spur, heading E.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  19. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/bald-mountain-spur-coon-track-spur-out-back-4-sights-10-km

Trail surface

77% dirt23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:31 PM

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