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Ninemile Mountain–Cake Walk, 7 sights

12.5 mi · ▲ 2,042 ft · 5 hr 11 min

Ninemile Mountain–Cake Walk, 7 sights is a 12.5-mile out-and-back near Elkdale, CO. The route reaches Ninemile Mountain at the turnaround, 6.3 miles in. It climbs 2,042 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 35/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi8,337 – 9,653 ft · steepest grade: 18%14.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Ballroom Black 40.04413, -105.90591
Nearest town Elkdale, CO
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Ninemile Mountain–Cake Walk, 7 sights

12.5 mi · ▲ 2,042 ft · 5 hr 11 min

Elevation 8,338–9,654 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Ballroom Black · 40.04413, -105.90591

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 77°F / low 43° · precip 6% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Ballroom Black, heading SE.
  2. 350 ftBear right, heading S.
  3. 400 ftTurn left onto Cheese-It, heading S.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 150 ftBear left onto Moga's Mile, heading S.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Silky Johnson, heading S.
  7. 200 ftContinue straight onto Nature's Way, heading S.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Cake Walk, heading SE.
  9. 0.8 miSharp right onto Traci's Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.3 miBear left onto Fraser to Granby Trail, heading W.
  11. 1.9 miBear right onto Sunset 2, heading S.
  12. 0.5 miBear left onto Sunset, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right onto Sunset Connector 5, heading SW.
  15. 150 ftTurn left onto Sunset Connector 3, heading S.
  16. 100 ftContinue straight onto Sunset, heading SW.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Outback, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  20. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Wild Turkey, heading SW.
  21. 0.4 miTurn right onto Old Lynch, heading W.
  22. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  23. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  25. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  26. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  27. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  28. 300 ftBear right, heading S.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  30. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  31. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  32. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  33. 0.1 miReach Ninemile Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  34. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  35. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  36. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  37. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  38. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  39. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  40. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  41. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  42. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  43. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  44. 0.3 miTurn left onto Wild Turkey, heading SE.
  45. 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
  46. 0.2 miTurn left onto Outback, heading NE.
  47. 0.2 miTurn right onto Sunset, heading E.
  48. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sunset Connector 3, heading E.
  49. 50 ftTurn right onto Sunset Connector 5, heading E.
  50. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  51. 0.1 miBear left onto Sunset, heading E.
  52. 0.2 miBear right onto Sunset 2, heading N.
  53. 0.5 miBear left onto Fraser to Granby Trail, heading SE.
  54. 1.9 miBear right onto Traci's Trail, heading NW.
  55. 0.3 miSharp left onto Cake Walk, heading SE.
  56. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Nature's Way, heading N.
  57. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Silky Johnson, heading NE.
  58. 150 ftContinue straight onto Moga's Mile, heading E.
  59. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  60. 150 ftTurn left onto Cheese-It, heading NE.
  61. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  62. 400 ftBear left onto Ballroom Black, heading E.
  63. 50 ftArrive 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/cake-walk-low-road-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

68% dirt32% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 77°F43°
Precip6%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity52%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
80°40°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sun 79°52°
Mon 70°50°
Tue 77°48°
Wed 76°45°
Thu 77°43°
Fri 77°44°

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