Hiking
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Ute Peak Trailhead
The Ute Peak Trailhead is a minor trailhead along National Forest System Road 138 (CR 30) in the Williams Fork Valley. The Ute Peak Trail (#24) is 13.6 miles one way. Begin at the Ute Peak Trailhead.…
Vasquez Peak Wilderness
The Vasquez Peak Wilderness was congressionally established in 1993. It encompasses 12,300 acres of tundra and spruce/fir forest in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in Grand County. Edward…
Waldrop (#814)
The Waldrop Trail is within the Brainard Lake Recreation Area. It begins on the north side of Brainard Lake Road at the Brainard Gateway Trailhead and drops from Brainard Lake Road about 50 yards…
Watanga Lake (#3.1)
Begin at the Roaring Fork Trailhead, the hardest section of this trail is the first mile, as it gains significant elevation. The Roaring Fork Creek loudly cascades over a series of small waterfalls…
Watrous Gulch (#95)
Beginning in the trees, this trail climbs above treeline during the first mile. You pass through an area where timber was harvested along the Watrous Gulch Creek during the mid 19th century at the…
West Branch Trailhead
This trailhead accesses the West Branch Trail that crosses a bridge about a 1/4 mile from the trailhead and soon enters the Rawah Wilderness. This beautiful trail follows the West Branch of the…
West Magnolia Trailhead
West Magnolia Trailhead provides access to eight miles of singletrack trails for hiking, biking and horseback riding west of the Peak-to-Peak Highway south of Nederland. An additional eight miles of…
Williams Fork Trailhead
The Williams Fork Trailhead is located near the South Fork Campground in the Williams Fork Valley.
Williams Peak Trailhead
Minor trailhead along County Road 3 in the Williams Fork Valley. The Williams Peak Trail (#26) is 7 miles one way. Begin at the Williams Peak Trailhead. The first 4 miles of the trail is a moderate…
Winiger Ridge
National Forest System Road (NFSR) 359 is open seasonally to motorized use. High clearance vehicles recommended. Overnight use is allowed at designated first-come, first-served campsites…