Mount Baldy Road & Upper Mountain Baldy Road

7 mi · ▲ 2,339 ft · 3 hr 30 min

Mount Baldy Road & Upper Mountain Baldy Road is a 7-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, CO. It climbs 2,339 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi10,873 – 12,967 ft · steepest grade: 23%7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.44334, -105.99630
Nearest town Lincoln, CO

Directions

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Mount Baldy Road & Upper Mountain Baldy Road

7 mi · ▲ 2,339 ft · 3 hr 30 min

Elevation 10,874–12,966 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.44334, -105.99630

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 71°F / low 41° · precip 10% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  3. 1.2 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Mount Baldy Road, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Upper Mountain Baldy Road, heading NE.
  8. 1.1 miReach Mount Baldy Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 150 ftTurn right onto Mount Baldy Road, heading SW.
  12. 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
  13. 1.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

36% dirt64% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 71°F41°
Precip10%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity32%
Hourly temperature
75°40°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat 71°45° 21%
Sun 73°47° 26%
Mon 64°49° 41%
Tue 67°44° 23%
Wed 70°46° 43%
Thu 71°47° 46%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.9 mi in (~121 min). Leave by 5:11 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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