White River National Forest · Colorado

Prospect

2.4 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 1867 · trail class 2 · typical grade trail_grade · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 39.7849, -107.1902 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

Prospect #1867 the Forest Service's write-up

The Prospect trail is 2.3 miles long. It begins at Garfield County Road and ends at Cross Creek Trail #1855. This trail begins with a descent, crossing several creeks and the Ute Trail #2031, before climbing to join the Cross Creek Trail #1855. This can be combined with other trails in the Sweetwater area to create a longer hike.

This hike on fs.usda.gov

Prospect Draw #2203 the Forest Service's write-up

The Prospect Draw Trail is 3.1 miles long. It begins at North Elk Trail #1835 and ends at Forest Road 213.

This hike 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.