White River National Forest · Colorado

Colorado

59 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 1776 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike

Trailheads Gold Hill TH #79 Drive there · Miners Creek TH #38 Drive there · Wheeler National Recreation TH #39 Drive there

Lost Creek #1808 the Forest Service's write-up

The Lost Creek Trail provides a pleasant 3.1 mile hike and access to good fishing for Colorado Cutthroat, Brook and Rainbow trout in Lost Creek. At Lost Park, the trail meets Forest Road 231 and Long Park Trail #1809. ATVs may be using Forest Road 231 June 21 - August 31. Domestic livestock may be grazing in the area.

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Other trails from the same trailheads

Frisco - Breckenridge Rec Path · 5.9 mi · from Gold Hill TH #79
Gold Hill · 3.7 mi · from Gold Hill TH #79
Miners Creek · 7.0 mi · from Miners Creek TH #38
Cdnst - Colorado · 25 mi · from Wheeler National Recreation TH #39
Wheeler Nat. Rec. Trail · 15 mi · from Wheeler National Recreation TH #39

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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.