San Juan National Forest · Colorado

Pine River

23 mi of trail, end to end · about 3,600 ft of climbing · 7,869 ft–10,672 ft · native material surface · trail No. 523 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike · seasonal: hiking 06/01-09/30

8,234 ft 10,643 ft · 17 mi high 10,662 ft

Trailhead Pine River Trailhead 7,912 ft Drive there

Pine River Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Pine River Trailhead gives access to the Pine River Trail #523 and the Weminuche Wilderness . The area includes horse facilities and a horse corral (for use of overnight horse camping for visitors camping at the adjacent Pine River Campground ).

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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.