7.7 mi of trail, end to end · about 2,200 ft of climbing · 4,581 ft–5,544 ft · native material surface · trail No. 5232 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide
TrailheadPoker Flat Trailhead 5,042 ft Drive there
Poker Flat Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up
No fee
Three miles north of West Branch Campground on the paved forest road 48 (Grayback Rd) is the turnoff to Poker Flat Trailhead. Another 9 miles on gravel roads will get you to the Poker Flat Trailhead, parking lot and restroom. The trail heads south following near the forest boundary to Youngs Valley where you can pick up the Clear Creek National Recreation Trail.
Restrictions Water and garbage service are not provided. Bring enough water for drinking, cooking and washing as well as extra water to drown campfires each day. Please take all trash, garbage, fish guts and dog droppings with you when you leave. Dogs on leash only in parking lot and developed areas.
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.
