Mount Baldy Road & Mountain Baldy Road
9 mi · ▲ 1,934 ft · 3 hr 58 min
Mount Baldy Road & Mountain Baldy Road is a 9-mile out-and-back near Breckenridge, CO. It climbs 1,934 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Mount Baldy Road & Mountain Baldy Road
9 mi · ▲ 1,934 ft · 3 hr 58 min
Elevation 10,380–12,288 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Boreas Pass · 39.46230, -106.02162
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Transit-accessible: Lucky stop 526 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Baker's Tank Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto Mountain Pride, heading SE.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mount Baldy Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Mountain Baldy Road, heading SE.
- 0.5 miReach Mountain Baldy Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftSharp right onto Mount Baldy Road, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mountain Pride, heading S.
- 1 miSharp right onto Baker's Tank Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.9 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 4.5 mi in (~163 min). Leave by 4:29 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Lucky stop 526 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Boreas Pass Trailhead
- Valdero Trail via Baker's Tank Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 414 ft
- Baker's Tank Trail 3.5 mi · ▲ 711 ft
- Little Mountain–Aspen Alley Trail, 4 sights 3.9 mi · ▲ 846 ft
- Mountain Pride via Baker's Tank Trail 6 mi · ▲ 884 ft
- Baker's Tank Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 990 ft
- Mount Baldy Road 7 mi · ▲ 1,006 ft
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