Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · Colorado

Mineral Creek

8.9 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 9466 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 38.0532, -107.0648 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

Mineral Creek #466 the Forest Service's write-up

season June to

The Mineral Creek Trail #466 begins at Mineral Creek Trailhead, heads south through La Garita Wilderness and ends at the Skyline Trail #465. It is a main access route into the LaGarita Wilderness Area where Wilderness Regulations apply. The trail follows Mineral Creek and gains 2,300 feet in elevation in about 8 miles. The difficult portion of the trail is near the end where it rises up to intersect with the Skyline Trail. Fishing in Mineral Creek is fair. Herds of deer and elk are often seen at various places along the trail. Trail Map

Restrictions Open to Hiking and Horseback.

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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.