Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · Colorado

Barbour Fork

2.1 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 48.2 · trail class 3 · typical grade 10-12% · tread 12-18 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike · seasonal: hiking 06/01-09/30

Trailhead Barbour Fork Trailhead Drive there

Barbour Fork Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

Barbour Fork Trailhead is located south of Idaho Spring and offers a small network of roads for OHV opportunities.

The road crosses through aspen and mixed conifer. Mountain biking and dispersed camping are also popular.

Refer to the Clear Creek Ranger District's Motor Vehicle Vehicle Map for more information on roads in this area.

Note: The area is closed to motorized vehicles from December 15 to June 16 to minimize disturbances during the elk calving season.

View a COTREX map here .

Restrictions <ul><li>The area is closed to motorized vehicles from December 15 to June 16 to minimize disturbances during the elk calving season.</li><li>All vehicles must be either street-legal or registered annually through Colorado State Parks&#39; OHV Registration Program.</li><li>All motorized vehicles are restricted to open routes designated for their use.&nbsp;</li><li>No camping or shooting at the trailhead area.</li><li>Practice <a href="https://lnt.org/why/7-principles/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIhsvkoYej7AIVjYTICh2FQgqwEAAYASABEgK3nvD_BwE">Leave No Trace principles</a>.</li></ul>

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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.