Pike and San Isabel National Forests · Colorado

Tanglewood

4.1 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 636 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse

Trailhead Deer Creek Trailhead Drive there

Deer Creek Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

From the Deer Creek Trailhead, the Tanglewood Trail (#636) and Rosalie Trail (#603) go west and north up the Tanglewood Creek drainage to a junction just outside the Wilderness boundary. Here the two trails split, and the Rosalie Trail bears left up an old logging road, while the Tanglewood Trail continues north along Tanglewood Creek. The latter route climbs along Tanglewood Creek and then begins to ascend toward the saddle above. The trail becomes more steep and strenuous, particularly after leaving the trees. The top of the saddle marks the boundary between Pike and Arapaho National Forests.

Restrictions <strong>The following regulations / restrictions apply to the Mount Evans Wilderness</strong>: <ul><li>No motorized equipment (chainsaws, drills, etc.) or mechanized transportation (bicycles, wagons, etc.)</li><li>No landing or dropping of supplies by aircraft (including parasails)</li><li>Groups size is limited to 15 persons and/or 10 pack or saddle animals in any one party.</li><li>Dogs must be leashed.</li><li>Camp at least 100 feet from lakes, streams, or trails.</li><li>Campfires must be at least 100 feet from lakes, streams or trails.</li><li>Hobble, tie, or tether any pack or saddle animals at least 100 feet from lakes, streams or trails.</li><li>All livestock feed must be processed and weed free.</li><li>Do not cut switchbacks.</li><li>Pack it in; pack it out.</li><li>Practice <a href="http://lnt.org/" target="blank">Leave No Trace</a> principles.</li></ul>

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.