Bakers Tank Trail Breckenridge Boreas Pass

The day before our hike, Breckenridge had gotten 12 inches of snow as seen in this photo of the trailhead. We started at the Boreas Pass TH. No bathrooms here but a decent size parking lot. The turn is tricky. Look for the ice rink to make your left south of Breck at the last traffic light.

We had to break our trail as it started through a pine forest.

Views of Breckenridge and the Lake were to the right.

Here you can see Breckenridge Trails on the Mountain.

This would also be a great trail for XC skiing.

You will pass through a grove of Aspens.

A faraway view of Quandary Peak.

Toward the end the Ten Mile mountain range comes into view. This is named for the ten numbered peaks of the range, which measure approximately ten miles. The lower slopes of Peaks 7-10 comprise the Breckenridge ski resort.

At this point we think we are almost there....

The destination is the Bakers Tank. This tank originally fueled the giant engines going through the west portal of the Alpine Tunnel.Ore from the nearby Mountain Pride Mine was loaded here in addition to the water.

The engines drank huge amounts of water, which was replenished at the tanks. Tanks were placed below natural streams and fed by gravity. The spout hinged upright in its resting position was lowered into the open hatch on top of the tender.  The entire operation took no more than a few minutes.

Heading back the way we came.

We ran into a snow bike. Looks like a lot of work in the deep snow. The trail was about 3 miles to the tank for a total of 6 miles.
Elevation at 10,300 to 11,000 ft.