Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests · Colorado

Fall Creek

8.8 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 9231 · trail class 2 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 38.1911, -107.4231 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

Fall Creek #231 the Forest Service's write-up

season June to October

The Fall Creek Trail #231 begins at the Fall Creek Trailhead and ends at its intersection with the Big Blue Trail #232. This trail wonders in and out of dense forest and open parks as it follow Fall Creek. Its entire length is within the Uncompahgre Wilderness where Wilderness Regulations apply. Fall Creek is a typical mountain creek that offers brook and cutthroat trout. Geo-Ref Trail Map Geo-Reference Instructions Map to Trailhead

Restrictions Open to Hiking and Horseback.

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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.