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Nightmare on Baldy Viewpoint–Nightmare on Baldy, 5 sights

6.3 mi · ▲ 1,153 ft · 2 hr 41 min

Nightmare on Baldy Viewpoint–Nightmare on Baldy, 5 sights is a 6.3-mile out-and-back near Lincoln, CO. The route reaches Nightmare on Baldy Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It climbs 1,153 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi10,292 – 11,477 ft · steepest grade: 15%6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lincoln Townsite 39.48641, -105.98019
Nearest town Lincoln, CO
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Nightmare on Baldy Viewpoint–Nightmare on Baldy, 5 sights

6.3 mi · ▲ 1,153 ft · 2 hr 41 min

Elevation 10,294–11,476 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Lincoln Townsite · 39.48641, -105.98019

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on French Gulch Road, heading E.
  2. 350 ftContinue straight onto Sally Barber Road, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Upper Turks, heading W.
  4. 200 ftContinue straight onto Sally Barber Road, heading SW.
  5. 0.5 miSharp left onto Weber Gulch Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Webber Gulch Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Nightmare on Baldy, heading S.
  8. 0.8 miReach Nightmare on Baldy Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Webber Gulch Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Weber Gulch Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.8 miSharp right onto Sally Barber Road, heading W.
  12. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Upper Turks, heading E.
  13. 200 ftTurn left onto Sally Barber Road, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miContinue straight onto French Gulch Road, heading E.
  15. 350 ftArrive 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-viewpoint-nightmare-on-baldy-out-back-5-sights

Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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