White River National Forest · Colorado

East Marvine

9.8 mi of trail, end to end · about 3,200 ft of climbing · 8,152 ft–11,187 ft · native material surface · trail No. 1822 · trail class 3 · typical grade trail_grade · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse

9,600 ft 11,063 ft · 3.9 mi high 11,187 ft

Trailhead Marvine #1823 8,161 ft Drive there

East Marvine TH #1822 the Forest Service's write-up

The East Marvine Trail begins on the left side of the corrals near the parking area adjacent to East Marvine Campground . It crosses East Marvine Creek, then follows it upstream .5 miles to the Flat Tops Wilderness boundary. The trail meets Johnson Lake 1.5 miles after the Wilderness boundary; it then crosses numerous small streams and winds its way another 2 miles to Rainbow Lake. Approximately 1 mile above Rainbow Lake, the trail leaves Marvine Creek and climbs 2 miles to the Flat Tops Plateau. During the climb, the trail crosses several rockslide areas as it switchbacks to the top. On top, the trail crosses the rolling tundra between Big Marvine Peak and Little Marvine Peak for 3 miles to Oyster Lake Trail #1825 .

Restrictions <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/whiteriver/specialplaces/?cid=stelprd3825863">Flat Tops Wilderness restrictions</a>&nbsp;apply.

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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.