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| North Fork, Elk River Trail |
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Ending Elevation:
9,820 Feet
Usage:
Light to Moderate
Length, One-way:
4 Miles
USGS Maps:
Mt Zirkel; Farwell Mtn
Elevation Gain:
1,093 Feet
Difficulty:
Moderate
Beginning Elevation:
8,727 Feet
Trail Number:
1,152
Reservation:
No
Season:
Summer - Fall
From Steamboat Springs, Take HWY 40 west of town and turn right onto County Road 129, Elk River Road. Travel north about 18 miles to the Seedhouse Road (Forest Road 400;also County Road 64) and turn right. Go east 11 miles to the North Fork of the Elk River Road #431. Take this 4-wheel drive road north to Diamond Park. This is a very rough road, usually passable only in dry weather.
Location Information
ATTRACTIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS:
A 4 wheel drive vehicle is necessary to reach the Diamond Park end of the trail. Some of Diamond Park is privately owned. The owner has not restricted the public's travel on his land. To insure the continuance of this policy, please respect his property.
NARRATIVE: The first half of this trail follows the North Fork of the Elk River as it winds through willows and alders. Two unimproved trails leave the main trail: One continues up the North Fork and offers some spectacular views of the Sawtooth Range, Mt. Zirkel, two water falls, and Big Agnes Mountain as it proceeds to the headwaters of the river; the second leads to Lake Diana. The trail also continues to the north on the east slope of the Continental Divide. The trail continues north along the Encampment River into the North Park District of the Routt National Forest.
LEAVE NO TRACE As humans, we must minimize our impacts to help preserve this resource for present and future generations.
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