White River National Forest · Colorado

Bighorn

3.4 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 2013 · trail class 3 · typical grade trail_grade · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking · seasonal: hiking 05/21-11/22

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 39.6392, -106.2953 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

Bighorn TH #2013 the Forest Service's write-up

The 3.25 mile Bighorn Trail begins at Bighorn Road and ends at an old shack at 10,778 feet. The first 1/2 mile of the trail climbs steeply out of the Vail Valley, then more gradually climbs up through stands of aspen and pine. The trail passes beaver ponds and the remains of old mining camps as well as Bighorn Falls. Near mile 2, the views of Vail and Bighorn drainage are exceptional.

Trailhead parking is limited; park in town and take the free bus to the trailhead.

Restrictions Trail enters the <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/whiteriver/recarea/?recid=81106">Eagles Nest Wilderness Area</a>

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Gore Creek TH #2015 the Forest Service's write-up

The Gore Creek Trail trail begins at Bighorn Road in East Vail and ends at the Gore Range Trail #60 on the Dillon Ranger District: The first 4 miles of the trail climbs alongside Gore Creek. There are some short steep sections along the way. The trail winds through meadows and aspen groves and changes to conifer stands as the elevation increases. At mile 4, the trail forks; straight ahead goes over Red Buffalo Pass to Summit County, the left fork goes to Gore Lake. From the fork, the trail climbs though spruce and fir forest into the alpine tundra to Gore Lake. The trail is steeper in this section.

Restrictions <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/whiteriver/recarea/?recid=81113">Holy Cross Wilderness </a>regulations apply to areas within the Wilderness boundary

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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.