Old Baldy–Arapaho Glacier Trail, 3 sights is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Indian Peaks Wilderness near Eldora, CO. The route reaches Old Baldy at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It climbs 2,886 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi10,138 – 13,032 ft · steepest grade: 20%8.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Arapaho Pass Trail 39.99517, -105.63429
Nearest town Eldora, CO
Directions
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Old Baldy–Arapaho Glacier Trail, 3 sights
8.2 mi · ▲ 2,886 ft · 4 hr 11 min
Elevation 10,138–13,031 ft
Out & Back · Indian Peaks Wilderness
Trailhead: Arapaho Pass Trail · 39.99517, -105.63429
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 68°F / low 49° · precip 23% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:31 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Arapaho Pass Trail, heading E.
- 2 miTurn right onto Arapaho Glacier Trail, heading N.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto Old Baldy, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach Old Baldy, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Arapaho Glacier Trail, heading NW.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto Arapaho Pass Trail, heading SE.
- 2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
52% dirt48% other
Weather
RainTemperature 68°F49°
Precip23%Wind14 mphUV8Humidity53%
Rained 0.3″ 4 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°45°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:31 PM
Sat
67°48°
17%
Sun
72°52°
56%
Mon
66°47°
43%
Tue
68°45°
32%
Wed
69°46°
39%
Thu
69°47°
43%
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.2 mi in (~140 min). Leave by 4:51 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Lake Dorothy & Arapaho Pass Trail 10.8 mi · ▲ 3,914 ft
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