Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · Colorado, Wyoming

Platte River

8.9 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 473 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse

Trailhead Six Mile Trailhead Drive there

Routt Access Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

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Primarily a river access point at the upstream end of Northgate Canyon and Platte River Wilderness. Open sagebrush area with rock outcroppings and scattered limber pine. Heavy use during peak river-running season (late April - early July) then otherwise moderate to light use.

Restrictions Special restrictions in Platte River Wilderness.

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Six Mile Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

$5 vehicle per day · season May to October

The Six Mile Trailhead is located at the Six Mile Gap Campground, approximately 2 miles off Highway 230 and provides access to the North Platte River and Platte River Wilderness. A set of portage steps are near the trailhead for accessing the river. This is a good location for rafting, hiking and fishing.

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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.