White River National Forest · Colorado
Salt Creek
4.7 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 1878 · trail class 2 · typical grade trail_grade · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike
Begins at the forest's mile 0, 39.5854, -106.6906 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins
Salt Creek TH #1878 the Forest Service's write-up
The Salt Creek trail begins at County Road 8A and ends at Forest Road #435. The trail begins on an old road which goes through private land so be sure to stay on the trail. The trail follows a combination of old roads and singletrack through a mixture of spruce, fir, aspen, and brush along Salt Creek to Dubach Meadows near the top where views of the Sawatch Range are terrific.
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.
