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Indian Peaks Wilderness

Old Baldy–Arapaho Glacier Trail, 3 sights

12.5 mi · ▲ 3,103 ft · 5 hr 43 min

Old Baldy–Arapaho Glacier Trail, 3 sights is a 12.5-mile out-and-back in Indian Peaks Wilderness near Eldora, CO. The route reaches Old Baldy at the turnaround, 6.2 miles in. It climbs 3,103 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi10,000 – 13,032 ft · steepest grade: 26%12.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.01009, -105.57419
Nearest town Eldora, CO
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Old Baldy–Arapaho Glacier Trail, 3 sights

12.5 mi · ▲ 3,103 ft · 5 hr 43 min

Elevation 10,000–13,031 ft

Out & Back · Indian Peaks Wilderness

Trailhead: 40.01009, -105.57419

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftBear right onto Rainbow Lakes Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Arapaho Glacier Campground Connector Trail, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rainbow Lakes Trail, heading E.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Arapaho Glacier Trail, heading NE.
  6. 5.7 miTurn right onto Old Baldy, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miReach Old Baldy, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto Arapaho Glacier Trail, heading SW.
  9. 5.7 miContinue straight onto Rainbow Lakes Trail, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Arapaho Glacier Campground Connector Trail, heading W.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rainbow Lakes Trail, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  13. 50 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/old-baldy-arapaho-glacier-trail-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.7 mi in (~220 min). Leave by 3:27 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash
  • Toilets at the trailhead

Hikes near Eldora, Colorado