White River National Forest · Colorado

Brush Creek

0.6 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 68 · trail class 3 · typical grade trail_grade · hiking, horse

Trailheads Brush Creek TH #68 Drive there · Lost Lake #64 Drive there

Brush Creek TH #68 the Forest Service's write-up

The trail starts in the Aspen trees on a hillside full of sagebrush that overlooks the Blue River Valley. This trail is used to access the Gore Range Trail and Lost Lake Trail in the Eagles Nest Wilderness Area. To access this trailhead you will need high clearance 4x4 vehicle.

Restrictions <ul><li>Open to hiking and horseback riding&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/whiteriver/recarea/?recid=81106">Eagles Nest Wilderness</a> regulations apply to areas within the Wilderness boundary.</li></ul>

This hike on fs.usda.gov

Mckenzie Gulch TH #1869 the Forest Service's write-up

This wooded trail travels from West Brush Creek up to the Powerline Road #414, following McKenzie Gulch with a moderate climb through aspen, mountain maple and wild rose. As the elevation rises the vegetation changes to aspen mixed with spruce and fir. The trail is faint in some areas but easily found again, be sure not to follow any cattle trails. There are a number of switchbacks to accommodate the rise in elevation.

This hike 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.