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Baker's Tank (Bakers Tank Aspen Alley)

Mountain Biking Trail

Moderate
13.11 mi
1,970 ft
A popular intermediate ride in the Breckenridge area combining both new school and old school singletrack.

The Baker’s Tank loop is widely regarded as one of the best intermediate-friendly singletrack rides in the Breckenridge area. But with so many singletrack trails going every which way, it can sometimes be difficult to determine exactly which is the best way to ride this popular trail.

The most straight forward option consists of climbing up the dirt road and going down Baker’s Tank. On the flip side, the route mapped here isn’t as straight forward but maximizes the singletrack—both up and down the mountain—in order to descend all of the Baker’s Tank trail, and to keep on descending down Aspen Alley and following singletrack all the way back into Breckenridge.

This big combo ride utilizes both new school and old school singletrack. The newer singletrack closer to the town of Breckenridge features modern trail design, swooping berms, rollers, and the occasional jump. Aspen Alley specifically is a true gem of a trail!

The named Baker’s Tank trail, on the other hand, is much more old school. Due to straight lines and wide-open singletrack, riders can absolutely haul ass while descending this trail!

That said, the trail tread is just downright rough. There aren’t any major obstacles, but a constant pounding of eroded roots and rock gardens leads to some riders commenting that this trail is overrated.

Regardless of your opinion or perspective, checking out Baker’s Tank at least once or twice is a must-do for any rider passing through Breckenridge. Written by Greg Heil
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Route and Elevation

2 mi
10,000 ft10,500 ft11,000 ft0.0 mi2.0 mi4.0 mi6.0 mi8.0 mi10.0 mi12.0 mi

Segments

NameDistanceElev. Diff.Avg. Grade
Carter Park Switchbacks Climb0.29 mi154 ft10.2%
Carter UP!!0.26 mi174 ft12.8%
Moonstone Up0.46 mi184 ft7.5%
Moonstone to Juniata1.40 mi561 ft7.6%
Moonstone0.33 mi154 ft8.8%
Juniata Up, Road to Road0.89 mi328 ft6.9%
Juniata Up0.61 mi213 ft6.6%
Sallie Barber, gate to gate ascent1.30 mi269 ft3.9%
County Road 520 Climb1.29 mi541 ft7.9%
Nightmare on Baldy Up0.86 mi266 ft5.8%
Pinball Alley N to S0.39 mi98 ft2.0%
2020 SMC3 Enduro #11.85 mi-203 ft-2.1%
Mt Pride to Baker Tank T0.88 mi-36 ft-0.7%
Bakers Tank Descent to Boreas Pass Rd1.57 mi-203 ft-2.4%
Breck Epic 2013 Stage 6 - Segment 10.89 mi-167 ft-3.5%
Pride T down to Baker Tank 0.92 mi-187 ft-3.8%
Baker's Tank Climb0.84 mi161 ft3.5%
Baker's Tank Top to Bottom2.62 mi-699 ft-4.1%
Tank to Wakefiled3.81 mi-1,152 ft-5.0%
Upper Baker's Descent (Pinball to mid access)0.86 mi-367 ft-8.1%
Baker's to Aspen Super D (New)3.07 mi-1,099 ft-6.8%
Baker's Tank End Descent1.74 mi-604 ft-6.6%
lower boreas pass1.00 mi-338 ft-6.3%
Lower Bakers Tank/Boreas Pass 0.90 mi-322 ft-6.3%
Baker's Tank DH (lower)0.93 mi-354 ft-6.4%
Bottom of Bakers Tank Descent0.75 mi-318 ft-7.7%
Baker's Tank Lower (DH part only)0.59 mi-335 ft-10.4%
Aspen Alley DH1.49 mi-512 ft-6.5%
Aspen Alley Descent (New)1.29 mi-453 ft-6.6%
Aspen Alley Top Half0.58 mi-190 ft-6.1%
Aspen Alley *corrected* 1.18 mi-453 ft-7.2%
Aspen Alley Bottom Half0.54 mi-279 ft-9.7%
Museum to S.S. Drive0.92 mi-154 ft-2.1%
SS North0.70 mi-154 ft-3.1%
Blue River Tr final descent0.15 mi-59 ft-7.4%
Southside Dr to Ice Rink Bottom rt0.30 mi-49 ft-1.0%
Cooper's Cut Off0.21 mi-39 ft-1.8%