Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · Colorado

Williams Peak

6.8 mi of trail, end to end · Williams Peak Trailhead: 7 mi one way in the Service's write-up · native material surface · trail No. 26 · trail class 2 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike · seasonal: hiking 06/01-11/15

Trailhead Williams Peak Trailhead Drive there

Williams Peak Trailhead 7 mi one way · the Forest Service's write-up

Minor trailhead along County Road 3 in the Williams Fork Valley. Parking for 2 or 3 vehicles.

Williams Peak Trail (#26)

Length: 7 miles ONE-WAY

Elevation: 8,420 feet at the trailhead; 11,180 feet at the junction with Williams Peak Road (FSR 200)

Trail Description: Begin at the Williams Peak Trailhead . The first 4 miles of the trail is a moderate hike, however the last part is quite steep. The trail crosses private land for about 3 miles, but a right-a-way allows access until hikers reach National Forest again. This trail crosses a substantial parcel of the Henderson Mill property. It crosses many logging and ranch roads, as well as multiple cow trails. Reassurance markers have been placed at these intersections (follow the arrows).

Latlong : 39.9067004; -106.1065554

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View a trail map here .

Restrictions Trail passes through private land. Trail users are required to remain on trail segment through private land.

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.