White River National Forest · Colorado

Midway

8.1 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 1993.1 · trail class 3 · typical grade trail_grade · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 39.2029, -106.6958 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

Midway #1993 the Forest Service's write-up

Midway trail begins to the left of the bulletin board at the trailhead and quickly crosses a wooden bridge. At a 1/2 mile, the trail forks. Go left (the right fork goes to the Lost Man Trail) and begin the steep climb up the 18 switchbacks. Near the end of the switchbacks the trail crosses into the Hunter/Fryingpan Wilderness. Soon a path veers off to the left and leads to a scenic overlook. The trail then reaches a plateau and winds through alpine meadows on the right side of the Coleman Creek drainage. After crossing to the other side you reach Midway Pass and follow Midway Creek. Be prepared for route finding after Midway Pass. The trail passes through forest and meadows and crosses Midway Creek a couple of times. Shortly before the Hunter Creek Trail junction the trail crosses Hunter Creek. This crossing can be tricky during high spring run-offs and may even be impassable. In another 1/2 mile the trail reaches the junction with the Hunter Creek Trail. The left fork will take you uphill towards Hunter Flats. 1/4 mile beyond Hunter Flats you will reach another intersection that is signed. The right fork is the Woody Creek Trail and the left fork is the Hunter Creek Trail. In 1/2 mile, you will reach the wilderness boundary gate and a 4 wheel drive road. Follow the road to Hunter Valley and on to Aspen.

Restrictions The Midway Creek is within the Hunter/Fryingpan Wilderness. Please educate yourself about wilderness ethics and rules.* Out of consideration for others and wildlife - DOGS MUST BE ON A LEASH.

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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.