Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · Colorado, Wyoming

Elkhorn

16 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 1149.1 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, bike, motorcycle, atv, e-bike · motorized use allowed

Trailhead Elkhorn South Trailhead Drive there

Elkhorn South Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Free

This trailhead provides seasonal summer access to Trail #1149, a motorized double track. This is a popular ATV and motorcycle route in summer. Access requires AWD or 4WD vehicle, as road conditions are rough.

Restrictions Trails open to vehicles 50" or less in width, with Seasonal Designation

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Elkhorn South Winter Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Free

Columbine Winter Parking and Winter Recreation Area Map

North Routt County Winter Recreation Trails Map

Elkhorn South is recommended for motorized use and trailer parking and is located approximately one mile northeast up the 550 Road from the Quarry parking area near Columbine and before Little Red Park. The road and lot are plowed in the winter, and 4WD or AWD vehicles are recommended. No wheeled vehicular access is allowed beyond Elkhorn South on the 550 Road. It is open to over-the-snow vehicles only during the winter.

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.