White River National Forest · Colorado

Burro Trail

3.3 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 80 · trail class 3 · typical grade trail_grade · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike

Begins at the forest's mile 0, 39.4731, -106.0506 - no trailhead mapped Drive to where the trail begins

Burro #80 the Forest Service's write-up

There are two trailheads for the Burro Trail, one starting at the base of the Peak 9 ski area at Breckenridge near Beaver Run Resort and the other starting at the Spruce Creek Trailhead north of Breckenridge in the town of Blue River. The trail winds through dense forest and has some viewpoints along the way, and eventually connects with Spruce Creek Road.

* There is a printable Recreation Quicksheet for this trail which is complete with directions, a map, details, and other information about this trail. Or to see quicksheets for other recreation areas across the Forest, click on the "Recreation Quicksheets" link in the right column and select the appropriate Ranger District.

Restrictions Closed to motor vehicles.  Open to mountain bike, hike and horse.

This hike on fs.usda.gov

Burro Mountain #1833 the Forest Service's write-up

The Burro Mountain trail is 6.5 miles long. It begins at Forest Trail 1834 and ends at Forest Trail 2240.

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.