Divide Trail
10.2 mi · ▲ 3,032 ft · 4 hr 55 min
Divide Trail is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Arapaho National Forest near Bakerville, CO. It climbs 3,032 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Divide Trail
10.2 mi · ▲ 3,032 ft · 4 hr 55 min
Elevation 10,679–12,535 ft
Out & Back · Arapaho National Forest
Trailhead: 39.68308, -105.88613
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 67°F / low 44° · precip 12% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
- 2.5 miSharp right onto Divide Trail, heading S.
- 1.5 miReach Divide Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miSharp left, heading S.
- 2.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miArrive 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 3.1 mi in (~132 min). Leave by 4:58 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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