Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · Colorado

Ute Pass

2.4 mi of trail, end to end · Ute Pass Trailhead: 2.4 mi one way in the Service's write-up · native material surface · trail No. 31 · trail class 2 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike · seasonal: hiking 06/01-11/15

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Ute Pass Trailhead 2.4 mi one way · the Forest Service's write-up

The Ute Pass Trailhead is located on National Forest System Road 132 (County Road 3) on the Grand/Summit County Line. There is parking for approximately 15 vehicles in a large pull-off on the road.

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Ute Pass Trail (#31)

Length : 2.4 miles ONE-WAY

Elevation : 9,560 feet on the east side of Ute Pass; 11,060 feet at the junction with Ute Peak Trail

Trail Description : Begin at the Ute Pass Trailhead . Starting at Ute Pass, this 2.4 mile tie-in trail provides an easier access to the higher parts of the Ute Peak Trail (#24). The trail is suitable for foot or horse travel and is popular with day hikers. Once the trail intersects with the Ute Peak Trail, it continues to tree line and follows the Williams Fork ridge.

Latlong : 39.8127299; -106.051118

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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.