Rio Grande National Forest · Colorado

Burro

8.2 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 873 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 36-48 inches wide · hiking, bike, motorcycle, atv, e-bike · motorized use allowed

Lodges

Along the way Off Cow Camp Cabin Fitton Cabin

Trailhead Burro Creek Trailhead #873 Drive there

Burro Creek Trailhead #873 the Forest Service's write-up

No Fee · season May to

This facility consists of a gravel parking lot and some trail signing. This is a major ATV friendly trailhead for the lower approach to the Burro Creek Trail # 873 right off the Pinos Creek Road # 14

Restrictions <br />

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Every trail in Rio Grande National Forest

Other trails from the Burro Creek Trailhead #873

All 227 trails in Rio Grande National ForestFind a trailForest on fs.usda.gov

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.