Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · Colorado

Maxwell Falls

2.4 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 39 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike · seasonal: hiking 06/01-09/30

Trailheads Lower Maxwell Falls Trailhead Drive there · Upper Maxwell Falls Trailhead Drive there

Lower Maxwell Falls Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

The Lower Maxwell Falls Trailhead will be closed 1/13/25 through approximately 4/1/25 depending on weather conditions while crews replace a culvert. The Upper Maxwell Falls Trailhead will remain open.

The Lower Maxwell Falls Trailhead is located near Evergreen and provides access to the Maxwell Falls Trail (#39).

View a COTREX map here.

Restrictions <ul><li>Dogs must be under control at all times.</li><li>Practice <a href="http://lnt.org/why/7-principles/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIhsvkoYej7AIVjYTICh2FQgqwEAAYASABEgK3nvD_BwE">Leave No Trace principles</a>.</li></ul>

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

Upper Maxwell Falls Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

The Upper Maxwell Falls Trailhead is located south of Evergreen and provides access to the Maxwell Falls Trail (#111).

View a COTREX map here .

Restrictions <ul><li>Dogs must be under control at all times.</li><li>Practice <a href="http://lnt.org/why/7-principles/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIhsvkoYej7AIVjYTICh2FQgqwEAAYASABEgK3nvD_BwE">Leave No Trace principles</a>.</li></ul>

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.