AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Dyersville Road & Mount Baldy Road

10.4 mi · ▲ 2,685 ft · 4 hr 49 min

Dyersville Road & Mount Baldy Road is a 10.4-mile out-and-back near Blue River, CO. It climbs 2,685 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi10,361 – 11,953 ft · steepest grade: 26%10.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dyersville Road 39.42490, -105.98184
Nearest town Blue River, CO
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Dyersville Road & Mount Baldy Road

10.4 mi · ▲ 2,685 ft · 4 hr 49 min

Elevation 10,362–11,951 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Dyersville Road · 39.42490, -105.98184

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 64°F / low 40° · precip 11% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

  1. Start on Dyersville Road, heading S.
  2. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Indiana Gulch Road, heading NW.
  3. 1.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  4. 2.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Mount Baldy Road, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miReach Dyersville Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  10. 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 2.5 miBear left, heading SE.
  12. 100 ftContinue straight onto Indiana Gulch Road, heading SE.
  13. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Dyersville Road, heading E.
  14. 0.4 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/dyersville-road-mount-baldy-road-out-back-17-km

Trail surface

48% dirt52% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 64°F40°
Precip11%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity40%
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat 66°42° 19%
Sun 70°44° 28%
Mon 62°45° 41%
Tue 65°40° 23%
Wed 68°43° 44%
Thu 69°43° 46%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.2 mi in (~172 min). Leave by 4:20 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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