Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · Colorado

Granite Ridge

7.2 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 991 · trail class 2 · typical grade 5-8% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 40.7680, -105.6064 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

Molly Lake Trailhead: Granite Ridge (#991) the Forest Service's write-up

The Granite Ridge Trail (formerly Molly Lake Trail) follows an old logging road through lodgepole and ponderosa pine with views of the South Lone Pine drainage. About a mile from the trailhead a short branch from the main trail leads to Molly Lake. Shortly after that another branch leads south through a gate to Elkhorn Creek. Several gates are encountered on the main trail, and at 3.8 miles the trail passes through a gate and junctions with the south end of Lady Moon Trail (#985) which can be followed north for a mile to its trailhead on the Red Feather Lakes Road. Trailhead accommodates approximately four vehicles. (No trailer parking.)

Find more information at Poudre Wilderness Volunteers . Download trail summary here .

Restrictions Trail Regulations: The north side of Molly Lake and all of Lady Moon Lake are on private property – please do not trespass. Certified weed-free hay is required for stock. Seasonal bike closure is from November 1st - June 30th.

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.