Old Baldy via Arapaho Glacier Trail
12.5 mi · ▲ 3,124 ft · 5 hr 44 min
Old Baldy via Arapaho Glacier Trail is a 12.5-mile out-and-back in Indian Peaks Wilderness near Caribou City, CO. The route reaches Old Baldy at the turnaround, 6.3 miles in. It climbs 3,124 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Old Baldy via Arapaho Glacier Trail
12.5 mi · ▲ 3,124 ft · 5 hr 44 min
Elevation 9,959–13,031 ft
Out & Back · Indian Peaks Wilderness
Trailhead: Arapaho Glacier Connector Trail · 40.00972, -105.56886
Weather Sep 4: Rain, high 71°F / low 51° · precip 17% · wind 4 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 Glacier Connector Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Arapaho Glacier Trail, heading NE.
- 5.7 miTurn right onto Old Baldy, heading NE.
- 0.3 miReach Old Baldy, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Arapaho Glacier Trail, heading SE.
- 5.7 miSharp left onto Arapaho Glacier Connector Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.7 mi in (~222 min). Leave by 3:29 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Arapaho Glacier Connector Trail Trailhead
- Rainbow Lakes–Arapaho Glacier Trail, 3 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 314 ft
- North Arapaho Peak & Arapaho Peak Southeast Ridge Route via Arapaho Glacier Trail 14.3 mi · ▲ 3,982 ft
- Arapaho Glacier Trail 15.6 mi · ▲ 4,281 ft
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