Rio Grande National Forest · Colorado

Conejos River

1.9 mi of trail, end to end · about 100 ft of climbing · 10,192 ft–10,268 ft · native material surface · trail No. 712 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse

10,198 ft 10,257 ft · 1.8 mi high 10,268 ft

Trailhead Three Forks Trailhead 712 10,204 ft Drive there

Three Forks Trailhead 712 the Forest Service's write-up

The Three Forks Trailhead starts at the end of Forest Development Road 247. It is open to parking for vehicles and horse trailers. There is a turnaround sufficient to accommodate large trucks and trailers. There is also a restroom located there.

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.