Contact Info
Pike & San Isabel National Forests Cimarron & Comanche National Grasslands
3170 East Main Street
Cañon City, CO 81212
3170 East Main Street
Cañon City, CO 81212
- Phone:
- 719-269-8500
Basics
- Length:
- 2.5 miles
- Difficulty:
- Difficult
- Time:
- 1.5 - 2.5 hours
- Trailhead Elevation:
- 11360 feet
- Elevation Range:
- 9500 feet to 11360 feet
- Elevation Change:
- -1860 feet
- Season:
- Summer to Fall
Description
This trail ends at PRIVATE PROPERTY, you must return the way you came.
Details
Length:
2.5 miles
Difficulty:
Difficult
Time:
1.5 - 2.5 hours
Trailhead Elevation:
11360
Elevation Range:
9500 feet to 11360
Elevation Change:
-1860
Season:
Summer to Fall
Map + Directions
Basic Directions
From LaVeta; take state highway #12 (25 miles south) to county road #34, (travel 5 miles) to Purgatoire campground. Turn in to Northfork trail approximately 3.5 miles to jct. of Wildcat trail.
From LaVeta; take state highway #12 (south) to county road #422, (travel 4 miles) to Blue Lake campground entrance, turn left off of FDR #436 (travel 1.5 miles) to Northfork trailhead.
