Alpine Baldy — Sunday, Jul. 6, 2025

Made it to the Beckler Peak trailhead by noon. There were a few cars, but they seemed to almost all be doing Beckler peak. Alpine Baldy is a designated bike route, but you can hike safely as well. The route begins with a lot of overgrown brush, but it’s safe enough to bike through with a little bushwhacking on the handlebars. 

the climb starts about a mile in and gets significantly steep a few miles in. 2 large downed trees that I carried my bike over. Beautiful campsite at 5 miles before the single track starts. The final 2 miles of the ride are professionally made single-track, switchbacking frequently. The view from the meadow makes all the hard climbing worth it with wildflowers popping and a beautiful view of the valley and surrounding peaks. 

The way down was flowy and smooth, super fun. Up until the rocky portion halfway down, which was only a pain due to me being on a rigid gravel bike. Still more fun going down than up!

I read that this will eventually become a loop trail. For now, it’s out and back, but thanks to the lack of crowds and wide road for most of the trail, this was still very safe. I saw one hiker all day and a group of 3 mtn bikers on my way out. Overall a perfectly difficult and beautiful and rugged ride.