Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · Colorado

Second Creek

2.0 mi of trail, end to end · Second Creek Trailhead: 2 mi one way in the Service's write-up · native material surface · trail No. 137 · trail class 2 · typical grade 5-8% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse · seasonal: hiking 06/01-11/15

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Second Creek Trailhead 2 mi one way · the Forest Service's write-up

The Second Creek Trailhead is located just north of Berthoud Pass and provides access to the Vasquez Wilderness .

View a COTREX map here .

Second Creek Trail (#137)

Length: 2 miles ONE-WAY

Elevation: 10,595 feet the trailhead; 11,934 feet at the Mt. Nystrom Trail junction

Trail Description: The trail begins at the Second Creek Trailhead and enters the forest. About a mile in, hikers will reach the Broome Hut . Just past the Broome Hut, the trail enters the Vasquez Peak Wilderness and begins to climb into alpine. The trail eventually meets with the Mt. Nystrom Trail (#13) , which continues east to the Winter Park Resort.

This trail is also popular for cross country skiing and snowshoeing in the winter. Be aware of avalance risks.

Latlong : 39.822663; -105.77

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View a trail map here .

The Second Creek Trail is located within the Vasquez Peak Wilderness, therefore Wilderness regulations apply.

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.