White River National Forest · Colorado

Muddy Creek

2.9 mi of trail, end to end · about 20 ft of climbing · 950 ft of descent · 7,579 ft–8,533 ft · native material surface · trail No. 2172.1A · trail class 3 · typical grade trail_grade · tread 12-18 inches wide · hiking, horse

8,531 ft 7,579 ft · 2.7 mi high 8,531 ft

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 39.2630, -107.5993 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

Muddy Creek #2172.1A the Forest Service's write-up

No fee

The Muddy Creek trail is 2.2 miles long. It begins at Forest Trail 2172 and ends at Forest Boundry. The trail is open for the following uses: Hiking and Horseback Riding

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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.