Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · Colorado

Cumberland Basin

1.1 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 9579 · trail class 1 · typical grade 8-10% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse · seasonal: hiking 06/15-10/15

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 38.9671, -106.8460 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

Cumberland Basin #579 the Forest Service's write-up

season June to October

The Cumberland Basin Trail #579 starts on Forest Service Road 738, Brush Creek Road, and ends at Cumberland Basin. This trail travels within the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness Area . It follows along Middle Brush Creek the entire length, ending at the high Cumberland Basin with spectacular view of Castle Peak, raising up 14,265 feet.

Geo-Ref Trail Map Geo-Reference Instructions

Restrictions Open to hiking and horseback. <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/gmug/specialplaces/?cid=stelprd3807547">Wilderness restrictions</a> 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.