Jim Baker Reservoir & Lake Sangraco via Clear Creek Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Jim Baker Reservoir & Lake Sangraco via Clear Creek Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Zuni, CO. The route passes Jim Baker Reservoir and Lake Sangraco. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Jim Baker Reservoir & Lake Sangraco via Clear Creek Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 5,193–5,237 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Clear Creek Trail · 39.81199, -105.01595
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Clear Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 1.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miPass Jim Baker Reservoir.
- 50 ftPass Lake Sangraco.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Jim Baker Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 2.1 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 1.5 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Clear Creek Trail Trailhead
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- Clear Creek Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Clear Creek Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 57 ft
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