Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · Colorado

Blaine Basin

1.1 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 6203 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 38.0254, -107.7827 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

Blaine Basin #203 the Forest Service's write-up

season June to

The Blaine Basin Trail #203 begins at an intersection with the Dallas Trail #200 and ends in Blaine Basin near the Blaine Basin Mine. Travel through a gate at the northern end of the Blue Lakes Northern Trailhead and continue for approximately 0.14 miles to the “Y” in the trail, stay to the left on the Dallas Trail to reach the Blaine Basin Trail. The trail at this juncture is an old logging road which crosses the East Fork Dallas Creek and climbs at a moderate grade though a spruce/fir forest. After Approximately 0.5 a mile, the trail travels through aspen groves and into a meadow where it crosses Wilson Creek. In approximately 1.7 miles, the trail intersects the Blaine Basin Trail and cuts to the southeast. It ascends at a moderately steep grade up a rocky slope though the forest until in enters a meadow in Blaine Basin. The basin is filled with wildflowers in the summer and features panoramic views of the Sneffels Range.

Restrictions Open to Hiking and Horseback its entire length. The upper section is open to OHV 50 inches or less in width.

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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.