We started out near St.Elmo at around 1 pm. It was partly cloudy but a warm
day. You start out in the trees with the trail somewhat rough but passable
in a stock 4 wheel drive. Within a short time you have a shallow stream
crossing. Turning right, would take you to Baldwin Lake. Turning left and
across the stream you'll head up to Mt. Antero. This is where most of the hikers
park to Hike Mt. Antero.

Soon you are at the tree line. From there you begin to climb up the
steep mountain trail with a lot of switchbacks, but not as rough. If you do
not have good travel in your suspension it will make it a bit more
challenging going around a few of these witchbacks. The corners of switchbacks are the only places you can pass a vehicle, until you get to the large plateau.
So pay attention to where other vehicles are when doing this section! So onwardand upward to the plateau. This is a good place to park for you that have a stock vehicle or if you intend to hike to the top of Mt. Antero. If you have a
stock vehicle I would suggest only going a bit farther. The last steep
section of trail is much more difficult, and is not suggested for a stock
vehicle. A differential locker would be a great help in this final section.
When you reach the end of the trail in the small saddle, turn to the left
and up to where the trail dead ends. From there you can see the top of Mt.
Antero, maybe a 1.5 mile hike to the summit. We decided not to do the ascent
to the summit because of the dark clouds that surrounded us that late in the day.

Going down...down...down... a couple of the switchbacks are a bit more
difficult going down, so be careful. Again, watch for where other vehicles
are so you can easily pass in the corners of the switchbacks. The first big
switchback you get to when going up is probably the most difficult going
down apart form the last secsion of trail at the top.