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Cabin Trail–Cake Walk, 16 sights

10.8 mi · ▲ 2,006 ft · 4 hr 36 min

Cabin Trail–Cake Walk, 16 sights is a 10.8-mile out-and-back near Elkdale, CO. It climbs 2,006 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi8,514 – 9,367 ft · steepest grade: 20%11.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Out of Gas 40.00787, -105.90296
Nearest town Elkdale, CO
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Cabin Trail–Cake Walk, 16 sights

10.8 mi · ▲ 2,006 ft · 4 hr 36 min

Elevation 8,515–9,368 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Out of Gas · 40.00787, -105.90296

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 75°F / low 50° · precip 3% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Transit-accessible: US 40 & CR 85/87 stop 774 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Out of Gas, heading NW.
  2. 0.3 miBear left onto Lower Backside, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftBear right onto Out of Gas, heading N.
  4. 2.1 miTurn left onto Two Stroke, heading NE.
  5. 250 ftContinue straight onto Wade's World, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Vista Ridge Flow, heading E.
  8. 0.5 miTurn right onto Rabbit Run, heading NE.
  9. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 150 ftTurn right onto Vista Ridge, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bee Line, heading N.
  13. 250 ftContinue straight onto Silky Johnson, heading N.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Moga's Mile, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miSharp right onto Tron, heading NW.
  16. 350 ftTurn left onto Cheese-It, heading W.
  17. 250 ftTurn right onto Tron, heading W.
  18. 300 ftBear left onto Drifter, heading N.
  19. 350 ftContinue straight onto Tron, heading E.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto Drifter, heading E.
  21. 0.3 miBear left onto Cheese-It, heading NW.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 150 ftBear left onto Moga's Mile, heading W.
  24. 150 ftContinue straight onto Silky Johnson, heading NW.
  25. 150 ftContinue straight onto Nature's Way, heading NW.
  26. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cake Walk, heading S.
  27. 0.6 miBear left onto Low Road, heading SW.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftTurn left onto Yang, heading SW.
  30. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Rabbit Run, heading S.
  31. 350 ftBear left onto Yang, heading SE.
  32. 100 ftSharp left onto Cabin Trail, heading SE.
  33. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
  34. 150 ftBear right onto Upper Backside, heading SE.
  35. 1 miContinue straight onto Out of Gas, heading SW.
  36. 2.1 miBear left onto Lower Backside, heading NE.
  37. 50 ftBear right onto Out of Gas, heading NW.
  38. 0.2 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/cabin-trail-cake-walk-out-back-16-sights-17-km

Trail surface

94% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 75°F50°
Precip3%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity39%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sun 75°53°
Mon 70°50° 16%
Tue 77°45° 16%
Wed 78°48° 31%
Thu 75°47° 30%
Fri 77°45° 26%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.2 mi in (~125 min). Leave by 5:06 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: US 40 & CR 85/87 stop 774 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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