Nightmare on Baldy Viewpoint–Bald Barber Trail, 4 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 765 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Nightmare on Baldy Viewpoint–Bald Barber Trail, 4 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, CO. The route reaches Nightmare on Baldy Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 765 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Nightmare on Baldy Viewpoint–Bald Barber Trail, 4 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 765 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 10,690–11,476 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Pack Saddle Lane · 39.46858, -106.00970
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 69°F / low 46° · precip 15% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Transit-accessible: Emmit Lode stop 218 m from the trailhead
- Start on Pack Saddle Lane, heading E.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Mount Baldy Road, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bald Barber Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto True Romance, heading NE.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Nightmare on Baldy, heading NE.
- 1.4 miReach Nightmare on Baldy Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto True Romance, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bald Barber Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Mount Baldy Road, heading SW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Pack Saddle Lane, heading W.
- 350 ftArrive 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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- Transit-accessible: Emmit Lode stop 218 m from the trailhead
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