Deadman Gulch
5.7 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 9420 · trail class 4 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, bike, motorcycle, e-bike · motorized use allowed
Begins at the forest's mile 0, 38.8591, -106.8052 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins
Deadman Gulch #420 the Forest Service's write-up
season June to October
The Deadman Gulch Trail #420 begins at FSR #740 and ends at FSR #744.2. This trail follows Deadman Creek from the Spring Creek side and drops down into Cement Creek by a series of switchbacks. This trail is a great day hike. It is also part of the expert level 20 mile Reno-Flag-Bear-Deadman Gulch loop that is popular with mountain bikes and motorcycles. Motorcycles are asked to only ride downhill on the switchbacks that descend into Cement Creek and are encouraged to avoid this trail during wet conditions.
Geo-Ref Trail Map Geo-Reference Instructions
Restrictions Open to Hiking, Horseback, Mountain Bike, and Motorcycle.
This hike on fs.usda.gov
Every trail in Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
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.
