White River National Forest · Colorado
Lower Piney Trail
9.5 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 1890 · trail class 2 · typical grade trail_grade · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse
Begins at the forest's mile 0, 39.7782, -106.5375 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins
Lower Piney #1885 the Forest Service's write-up
The Lower Piney Trail trail is 8.0 miles long. It begins at Red Sandstone Road #700 and ends where the Lower Piney River enters private land: This is a downhill hike along the Lower Piney River into the Eagles Nest Wilderness, so remember that you will need to hike back up what you have descended. Save some energy for your return.
Restrictions See Eagles Nest Wilderness Regulations
This hike on fs.usda.gov
Meadow Creek TH #1891 the Forest Service's write-up
The Meadow Creek trail begins at Lower Piney River Trail #1885 and ends at Soda Lakes Trail #1889: There are several loops to be made by combining this trail with others in this area of the Eagles Nest Wilderness. Map and compass is highly recommended if doing so, however.
This hike on fs.usda.gov
Every trail in White River National Forest
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.
