Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · Colorado, Wyoming

Newcomb Creek

6.5 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 1132.1 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike

Trailhead Newcomb Creek Trailhead Drive there

Newcomb Creek Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Free

Ample parking is available at the trailhead. This trail is an old jeep road from the trailhead to the west of Newcomb Park. From this point, the trail climbs rapidly to the Continental Divide. Water is not readily available above Newcomb Park. There are adequate campsites along the trail. Cattle will be in this area from July through September. The trail is suitable for horses and forage is adequate in Newcomb Park or on the Continental Divide. The wilderness is closed to motorized and mechanized vehicles.

Restrictions Review <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/mbr/specialplaces/?cid=stelprdb5133586">wilderness regulations</a> before recreating in&nbsp;the Mount Zirkel Wilderness.

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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.