White River National Forest · Colorado
Granite Lake
5.8 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 1922 · trail class 3 · typical grade trail_grade · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse
Trailhead Granite Lake TH #1922 Drive there
Granite Lake TH #1922 the Forest Service's write-up
The trail begins just before the Fryingpan River Ranch. Please be considerate of private property. The first three miles of the trail follows the Fryingpan River and has a gentle incline. From the junction of Granite Creek to the lakes, the terrain becomes very steep. The lakes are nestled in a secluded cirque of the Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness and provide the opportunity for solitude and beautiful scenery.
Restrictions <ul><li><a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/whiteriver/recarea/?recid=81105">Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness</a> regulations apply to areas within the Wilderness boundary</li><li>Dogs must be leashed </li></ul>
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Every trail in White River National Forest
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.
