Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · Colorado

Lady Moon

2.8 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 985 · trail class 3 · typical grade 5-8% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 40.7773, -105.5386 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

Lady Moon Trailhead (#985) the Forest Service's write-up

The Lady Moon trail meanders south for just over a mile to where it junctions with the Molly Lake Trail (#991). Visitors can then take the Molly Lake Trail west for 3.8 miles to its trailhead which is located on County Road 69, Manhattan Road, 3 miles south of the Red Feather Lakes Road. Numerous game trails and logging roads can be seen along the Lady Moon Trail, and some lead to a saddle for a view above Lady Moon Lake (private land) from Forest Service land. You can find more information on the Poudre Wilderness Volunteers website . Download trail summary here .

The Lady Moon trailhead has a parking lot that can accomodate one or two horse trailers. Horse camping is allowed along Lady Moon Trail.

Restrictions Trail Regulations: Lady Moon Lake is on private property – please do not trespass. Camps and fires at least 100 feet from water and trail. Certified weed-free hay is required for stock. Lady Moon trail is closed to wagons, carts, bikes or other vehicles from November 1st - June 30th. 

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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.