Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · Colorado

Big Blue Creek

12 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 9232 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 38.2068, -107.3855 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

Big Blue Creek #232 the Forest Service's write-up

season June to October

The Big Blue Trail #232 is within the Uncompahgre Wilderness , it begins at Wilderness the boundary, where Wilderness Regulations apply, and ends at Uncompahgre Peak Trail #239. This trail provides an access route to Uncompahgre Peak which raises 14,309 feet in elevation. It travels through Spruce-Fir forests, open parks, alpine tundra and offers spectacular views of the mountain peaks over 13,000. Fishing for Brook and Rainbow Trout in Big Blue Creek and Slide Lake is excellent. Slide Lake is approximately 4.5 miles from the trailhead and receives heavy use. Geo-Ref Trail Map Geo-Reference Instructions Map to Trailhead

Restrictions Open to Hiking and Horseback.

This hike on fs.usda.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.