Rio Grande National Forest · Colorado

Middle Creek

3.4 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 809 · trail class 2 · typical grade 8-10% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 37.6118, -107.0459 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

Copper Creek Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

No fee · season June to

This high altitude trailhead sits at the end of Middle Creek Road 524. The facility consists of a turnaround loop, parking lot and trailhead signing. The trail from here soon enters the Weminuche Wilderness on Copper Ridge.

Restrictions Trail from here, foot and horse travel only.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Middle Creek Trailhead #768 the Forest Service's write-up

10 miles west of Saguache, Highway 114 to Forest road 870, travel north about 8 miles to trailhead. Non-motorized access to the Continental Divide and Colorado Scenic Trails.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Pierce Elliott Trailhead # 851 the Forest Service's write-up

Directions from Creede: Travel southwest on Colorado Highway 149 for 6 miles, to the intersection of Colorado Highway 149 and Forest Road #523 (Middle Creek Road), then south on Middle Creek Road #523 for approximately 4 miles, to the intersection of Road #523 and Lime Creek Road #528. Stay to the left at the "Y" intersection and follow the Lime Creek Road #528 for approximately 9 miles. The last mile and 1/4 is 4 wheel drive.

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.