Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · Colorado, Wyoming

Continental Divide Nation Scen

42 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 412 · trail class 2 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike

Trailheads CDNST - Deep Jack Trailhead Drive there · CDNST - Pipeline Trailhead Drive there · CDNST - Red Mountain Trailhead Drive there

CDNST - Deep Jack Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

The Deep Jack Trailhead provides access to the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail after June 15 each year. The trailhead is located on Forest Road 830 in the Sierra Madre Range and is managed by the Brush Creek/Hayden Ranger District. Dispersed camping is not allowed within 300 feet of the trailhead, but is allowed along the trail, as long as the camp is more than 100 feet from the trail and streams. The trail winds through mixed conifer forest. The trail is marked with rock cairns, posts, tree blazes and CDNST signs. GPS units and topo maps of the area are suggested. There are no restroom facilities at the trailhead. The nearest campground is Jack Creek Campground approximately five miles north of the trailhead. The Jack Creek campground has toilets, trash service, drinking water and 16 campsites with fire grates and picnic tables. ACCESS from Saratoga, WY is by Carbon County Road 500 west to the intersection with NFSR 452. Stay on NFSR 452 past the Jack Creek Campground to the junction of NFSR 452 and NFSR 830. Continue west on NFSR 830 for approximately two miles to the trailhead parking lot.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

CDNST - Pipeline Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

The Pipeline Trailhead provides access to the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail and the southeastern portion of the Huston Park Wilderness. The trailhead is located on Forest Road 809 west of Hog Park Reservoir in the Sierra Madre Range and a few miles north of the Wyoming/Colorado State Line. It is managed by the Brush Creek/Hayden Ranger District.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

CDNST - Red Mountain Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

The Red Mountain Trailhead provides access to the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail and the Huston Park Wilderness from Battle Pass on Highway 70. It is located in the Sierra Madre Range and is managed by the Brush Creek/Hayden Ranger District.

This trailhead 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.