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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Mount Baldy Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Upper Mountain Baldy Road, heading NE.
- 1.1 miReach Mount Baldy Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Mount Baldy Road, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading S.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 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.
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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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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