Rio Grande National Forest · Colorado

Beartown

5.2 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 869 · trail class 2 · typical grade 8-10% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 37.6884, -107.4675 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

Bear Town Trailhead #869 the Forest Service's write-up

no fee · season June to

This primitive trailhead is near the end of the Beartown 4x4 road and consists of a trail sign and small parking area. From here you can access the trail 869 to West Ute Creek and also the trail to Hunchback Pass on the Continental Divide and connects with CDNST #813.

Restrictions Nearby trails access Weminuche Wilderness Area, no motorized or mechanized vehicles on trails

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Bear Town Trailhead - Trail # 869 the Forest Service's write-up

No fee. · season June to

The Beartown trail is 5.4 miles long. It begins at Forest Road 506 and ends at Forest Trail 825. The trail is open for the following uses: Day hiking, backpacking in the Weminuche Wilderness Area, horseback riding and horse packing. Near the headwaters of the Rio Grande River. Access is by foot and horse travel only.

Restrictions No Motorized Vehicles or mechanized equipment........foot and horse travel only.

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.