Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · Colorado, Wyoming

Black Mountain

7.4 mi of trail, end to end · about 1,300 ft of climbing · 9,142 ft–10,846 ft · native material surface · trail No. 1185.1 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike

9,685 ft 9,142 ft · 7.4 mi high 10,839 ft

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 40.7579, -107.3338 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

Harris Park Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Free · season June to

The best access into Ashenfelder Basin which is the area between Laramie Peak and Black Mountain; wilderness without the designation. This isn't an easy trailhead to get to and requires a high-clearance vehicle to access. The trailhead offers a small parking area, large enough for only about three vehicles. A trailhead sign marks the trail's beginning. The Harris Park Trail provides access to several other hiking trails in the Ashenfelder Creek area. This trail travels up Fall Creek through ponderosa pine stands and rocky outcroppings for the first mile. The trail then descends the rest of the way into a very scenic camping area along Ashenfelder Creek. Black bear, mountain lion, mule deer and elk may be seen in this area.

Restrictions No motorized use.

This trailhead 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.