Trail Ridge Road Area

Maps:

Major Trails:

Abandoned Road:

• This trail follows an old automobile road, used in the 1920's. The trail connects the Alpine Visitor's Center at Fall River Pass with Forest Canyon Pass, and offers the easiest route to the Gorge Lakes.
• From this trail you can visit the following: Arrowhead Lake, Azure Lake, Doughnut Lake, Forest Lake, Highest Lake, Inkwell Lake, Little Rock Lake, Lonesome Lake, Love Lake, Rock Lake.

Deer Mountain Trail:

• This popular trail leads to the summit of Deer Mountain, near the Park's eastern border.
• From this trail you can climb the following mountains: Deer Mountain.

Green Mountain Trail:

• This short trail in the western side of the Park is usually hiked with the Onahu Creek trail, making a pleasant loop around the Green Mountain area.
• From this trail you can climb the following mountains: Green Mountain.

Mount Ida Trail:

• This trail leads from Milner Pass, and offers easy access to many of the high divide peaks visible from Trail Ridge Road.
• From this trail you can climb the following mountains: Chief Cheley Peak, Cracktop, Hayden Spire, Mount Ida, Mount Julian, Terra Tomah Mountain.
• From this trail you can visit the following: Hayden Gorge, Hayden Lake,

Poudre River Trail:

• This trail strikes north from Milner Pass.
• From this trail you can climb the following mountains: Shipler Mountain, Specimen Mountain (Note -- Closed to hiking and climbing).

Timber Lake Trail:

• This trail leads to Timber Lake, and offers an alternative route up the Mount Ida group of Continental Divide peaks.
• From this trail you can climb the following mountains: Jackstraw Mountain.
• From this trail you can visit the following: Julian Lake, Long Meadows. Timber Lake.

Trail Ridge Road:

• Trail Ridge Road is one of the great alpine highways in the United States. It crosses the park from east to west and then drops into the Kawuneeche Valley, where the North Fork of the Colorado River flows. The road's winding course takes you 12,183 feet (3,713 meters) above sea level and into a world akin to Earth's arctic regions. It is usually open from Memorial Day to mid-October depending on snowfall.
• From this trail you can climb the following mountains: Sundance Mountain.
• From this trail you can visit the following: Beaver Ponds, Deer Ridge Junction, Fall River Entrance, Fall River Pass, Farview Curve, Forest Canyon Overlook, Gore Range Overlook, Grand Lake Entrance, Lake Irene, Many Parks Curve, Medicine Bow Curve, Milner Pass, Poudre Lake, Rainbow Curve, Rock Cut, Trail Ridge Road High Point.

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