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Jumbo Overlook–Bald Barber Trail, 9 sights

14 mi · ▲ 2,315 ft · 5 hr 49 min

Jumbo Overlook–Bald Barber Trail, 9 sights is a 14-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, CO. The route reaches Jumbo Overlook at the turnaround, 7 miles in. It climbs 2,315 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 75/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi9,935 – 11,004 ft · steepest grade: 17%14.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.46201, -106.00252
Nearest town Lincoln, CO
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Jumbo Overlook–Bald Barber Trail, 9 sights

14 mi · ▲ 2,315 ft · 5 hr 49 min

Elevation 9,936–11,005 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.46201, -106.00252

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 69°F / low 45° · precip 14% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:30 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Boreas Pass Road, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miSharp right onto Mount Baldy Road, heading NE.
  6. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bald Barber Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto True Romance, heading N.
  9. 0.8 miSharp left onto Weber Gulch Trail, heading SE.
  10. 0.8 miSharp right onto Sally Barber Road, heading W.
  11. 0.8 miContinue straight onto French Gulch Road, heading W.
  12. 450 ftTurn left onto County Road 566, heading W.
  13. 350 ftContinue straight onto Lincoln Park Road, heading N.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left onto Governor King Trail, heading NW.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 450 ftTurn right onto Prospect Hill Road, heading N.
  17. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  18. 0.4 miTurn right onto Sidewinder Road, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left onto Fuller Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right onto Sawmill Road, heading NW.
  21. 0.7 miBear left onto Preston Way, heading NW.
  22. 150 ftContinue straight onto Preston Way Road, heading W.
  23. 250 ftContinue straight onto Upper Preston Way Trail, heading NW.
  24. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Preston Way Road, heading NW.
  25. 350 ftTurn right onto Gold Run Gulch Road, heading NW.
  26. 150 ftContinue straight onto Jumbo Mine Road, heading NW.
  27. 0.1 miReach Jumbo Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  28. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Gold Run Gulch Road, heading NW.
  29. 150 ftTurn left onto Preston Way Road, heading NW.
  30. 350 ftContinue straight onto Upper Preston Way Trail, heading W.
  31. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Preston Way Road, heading E.
  32. 250 ftContinue straight onto Preston Way, heading E.
  33. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  34. 0.7 miTurn left onto Fuller Trail, heading E.
  35. 0.2 miTurn right onto Sidewinder Road, heading E.
  36. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  37. 0.4 miBear left onto Prospect Hill Road, heading SE.
  38. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  39. 450 ftTurn right onto Governor King Trail, heading E.
  40. 0.1 miTurn right onto Lincoln Park Road, heading NE.
  41. 0.4 miContinue straight onto County Road 566, heading S.
  42. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  43. 450 ftContinue straight onto Sally Barber Road, heading SE.
  44. 0.8 miSharp left onto Weber Gulch Trail, heading W.
  45. 0.8 miSharp right onto True Romance, heading NW.
  46. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Bald Barber Trail, heading S.
  47. 0.2 miBear right onto Mount Baldy Road, heading S.
  48. 150 ftSharp left onto Boreas Pass Road, heading S.
  49. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  50. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  51. 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
  52. 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/jumbo-overlook-bald-barber-trail-out-back-9-sights

Trail surface

60% dirt40% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 69°F45°
Precip14%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity40%
Rained 0.1″ 6 days ago
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:37 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:30 PM
Sun 69°48° 17%
Mon 64°45° 38%
Tue 69°42° 36%
Wed 71°46° 44%
Thu 66°46° 39%
Fri 68°43° 30%

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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