Trail To Top of Baby (Northern) Bell Rock
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Baby Bell Rock - Trail To The Top
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The next leg of the trip follows Baby Bell Trail
for a very short distance around the Norther side of Baby Bell Rock.
Here the trail meets with a path leading to the top of Baby Bell
Rock.
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Follow Baby Bell Trail for a short distance.
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To the right is a trail leading south, to the top
of Baby Bell. Note Courthouse Butte in the background.
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The trail is mainly stairsteping but there are
many loose rocks.
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The upper part of the trek up to the top of Baby
Bell. The rock steps get more vertical but still easy to
manage.
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View to the West of Cathedral Rock.
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On the eastern side of Baby Bell the trail leads
to a small rock plateau. There are good views to the
East but you cannot easily reach the top by going this way.
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From the rock plateau the Rabbit Ear Rock
formation can be seen to the Southeast.
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The best way to the top of Baby Bell Rock is from
its North side where there are stepping stones leading to the top.
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As you stairstep to the top you can again see the
Rabbit Ear Rock formation to the southeast.
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The final part of the trek to the top.
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View to the Southwest
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View to the West.
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View of top of Baby Bell Rock. Note
Courthouse Butte seen behind the top of Baby Bell Rock.
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View of the highest point of Baby Bell Rock.
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Views from the top of Baby Bell Rock.
View to the West of Cathedral Rock.
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View to the North of the Two Buttes.
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View to the South of Bell Rock.
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View to the South of Courthouse Butte.
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Heading back to Courthouse Vista Parking Lot can be done using two trails. One can backtrack
the way you came along the Bell Rock Pathway on take Phone Trail.
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Go To Third Leg of Trail -- Phone Trail
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