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Nightmare on Baldy–True Romance, 3 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 611 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Nightmare on Baldy–True Romance, 3 sights is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, CO. It climbs 611 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 79/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi10,368 – 11,001 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Sally Barber Road 39.48438, -105.98074
Nearest town Lincoln, CO
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Nightmare on Baldy–True Romance, 3 sights

3.9 mi · ▲ 611 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 10,367–11,000 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Sally Barber Road · 39.48438, -105.98074

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 71°F / low 44° · precip 9% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start on Sally Barber Road, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miSharp left onto Weber Gulch Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.8 miSharp right onto True Romance, heading NW.
  4. 0.8 miSharp right onto Nightmare on Baldy, heading N.
  5. 0.9 miSharp right onto Sally Barber Road, heading E.
  6. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/nightmare-on-baldy-true-romance-out-back-3-sights-6-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 71°F44°
Precip9%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity25%
Rained 0.1″ 5 days ago
Hourly temperature
75°40°
Sunrise 6:36 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Sat 71°48° 21%
Sun 72°49° 31%
Mon 64°47° 42%
Tue 68°43° 23%
Wed 71°46° 42%
Thu 72°46° 45%

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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