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Little Mountain–Aspen Alley Trail, 8 sights

16.1 mi · ▲ 2,729 ft · 6 hr 44 min

Little Mountain–Aspen Alley Trail, 8 sights is a 16.1-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, CO. The route reaches Little Mountain at the turnaround, 8.1 miles in. It climbs 2,729 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi9,807 – 11,234 ft · steepest grade: 18%16.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lincoln Park Road 39.48731, -105.98080
Nearest town Lincoln, CO
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Little Mountain–Aspen Alley Trail, 8 sights

16.1 mi · ▲ 2,729 ft · 6 hr 44 min

Elevation 9,807–11,235 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Lincoln Park Road · 39.48731, -105.98080

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:38 AM · sunset 7:29 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on County Road 566, heading SE.
  2. 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 450 ftContinue straight onto Sally Barber Road, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Upper Turks, heading W.
  5. 200 ftContinue straight onto Sally Barber Road, heading SW.
  6. 0.9 miSharp left onto Nightmare on Baldy, heading W.
  7. 0.9 miBear right onto True Romance, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bald Barber Trail, heading SW.
  9. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Mount Baldy Road, heading SW.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  13. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mountain Pride, heading S.
  14. 1 miSharp right onto Baker's Tank Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.9 miSharp left onto Aspen Alley Trail, heading SW.
  17. 1.3 miTurn right onto Illinois Creek Trail, heading SW.
  18. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Illinois Creek High Trail, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftSharp right onto Little Mountain Trail, heading NW.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 50 ftReach Little Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 0.2 miSharp left onto Illinois Creek High Trail, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Illinois Creek Trail, heading NE.
  24. 0.4 miTurn left onto Aspen Alley Trail, heading SE.
  25. 1.3 miSharp right onto Baker's Tank Trail, heading SE.
  26. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
  27. 0.8 miSharp left onto Mountain Pride, heading NE.
  28. 1.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  29. 0.2 miTurn left onto Mount Baldy Road, heading N.
  30. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  31. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  32. 300 ftContinue straight onto Bald Barber Trail, heading NW.
  33. 0.1 miContinue straight onto True Romance, heading NW.
  34. 300 ftBear left onto Nightmare on Baldy, heading NW.
  35. 0.9 miSharp right onto Sally Barber Road, heading NW.
  36. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Upper Turks, heading NE.
  37. 150 ftTurn left onto Sally Barber Road, heading NE.
  38. 0.3 miContinue straight onto French Gulch Road, heading E.
  39. 450 ftTurn left onto County Road 566, heading NE.
  40. 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/little-mountain-aspen-alley-trail-out-back-8-sights-26-km

Trail surface

89% dirt11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:38 AMSunset 7:29 PM

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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