Rio Grande National Forest · Colorado

Goose Creek

13 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 827 · trail class 2 · typical grade 8-10% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 37.6715, -106.8708 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

North Lime Creek Summer Trailhead # 806 & 807 the Forest Service's write-up

no fees !

Trailhead into the Weminuche Wilderness Area that accesses the Goose Creek, Goose Lake, and Fisher Mountain areas. Foot and Horse Access Only......no motorized or mechanical access allowed.

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.