Bee Line–Cake Walk Loop, 7 sights
3.4 mi · ▲ 568 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Bee Line–Cake Walk Loop, 7 sights is a 3.4-mile loop near Elkdale, CO. It climbs 568 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Bee Line–Cake Walk Loop, 7 sights
3.4 mi · ▲ 568 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 8,586–9,185 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Silky Johnson · 40.03992, -105.90305
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 77°F / low 42° · precip 9% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
- Start on Silky Johnson, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Loosey, heading E.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Moga's Mile, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Silky Johnson, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Bee Line, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Vista Ridge, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Rabbit Run, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Yang, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Low Road, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Cake Walk, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Nature's Way, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Silky Johnson, heading NW.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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