San Juan National Forest · Colorado

Turkey Creek

20 mi of trail, end to end · about 5,200 ft of climbing · 8,138 ft–12,170 ft · native material surface · trail No. 580 · trail class 2 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike, motorcycle, atv, e-bike · motorized use allowed · seasonal: hiking 06/01-09/30

8,993 ft 11,417 ft · 14 mi high 12,170 ft

Trailhead Jackson Mountain Trailhead 8,318 ft Drive there

Jackson Mountain Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Jackson Mountain Trailhead is the beginning of Turkey Creek Trail which climbs above timberline at about 14 miles to meet the Continental Divide Trail at Piedra Pass.

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.