Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · Colorado, Wyoming

Morrison Divide

13 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 1174.1 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 48-60 inches wide · hiking, bike, motorcycle, atv, e-bike · motorized use allowed

Trailheads Morrison Divide North Trailhead Drive there · Morrison Divide South Trailhead Drive there

Morrison Divide North Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Free

This Trailhead serves as one of two access points to the Morrison Divide Trail No. 1774. This 13.3 mile route climbs Green Ridge and grants access to the Muddy Slide overlook at an elevation of 10,258 feet. This stopping point offers spectacular views of the Morrison Creek Valley to the East and overlooks the Muddy Slide, a historic landslide. The trail experiences heavy ATV/OHV use during hunting season and is popular with hikers and mountain bikers during summer months.

This trail is closed to any vehicles over 50” in width .

Please tread lightly and do not ride off the designated route.

Parking is limited at this location.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Morrison Divide South Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Free

This Trailhead serves as one of two access points to the Morrison Divide Trail No. 1774. This 13.3 mile route climbs Green Ridge and grants access to the Muddy Slide overlook at an elevation of 10,258 feet. This stopping point offers spectacular views of the Morrison Creek Valley to the East and overlooks the Muddy Slide, a historic landslide. The trail experiences heavy ATV/OHV use during hunting season and is popular with hikers and mountain bikers during summer months.

This trail is closed to any vehicles over 50” in width.

Please tread lightly and do not ride off the designated route.

Parking is limited at this location.

Restrooms and potable water can be found nearby at Lynx Pass Campground .

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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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.