Turquoise Lake
6.1 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 1493 · trail class 3 · typical grade 10-12% · tread 24-36 inches wide · hiking, bike
Boat launches
Along the way Matchless Boating Site
Begins at the forest's mile 0, 39.2521, -106.3687 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins
Bear Lake Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up
Bear Lake is located north of Turquoise Lake, 1/2 mile within the Holy Cross Wilderness . High clearance vehicles are needed to get to the trailhead off of Forest Service Road 107. You can also access Bear Lake from the western-most end of County Road 9 for a two mile, one-way hike through the Holy Cross Wilderness.
Restrictions <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/psicc/specialplaces/?cid=stelprd3795315">Wilderness regulations apply</a>
This trailhead on fs.usda.gov
Every trail in Pike and San Isabel National Forests
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.
