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Ophir Creek /Trail A.

You can use the upper area near the gate to turnaround and park BELOW the NO PARKING SIGNS.  Parking is also available in the lower lot or along the side of the road.  ALWAYS make sure other vehicles have room to go past you & turn around.

Continue up  Ophir Creek /Trail A to the junction of Greenhorn Road & 4 Corners.

This Bypass is located at the end of the small meadow across from the Ophir Creek 

Trail head.  

********Take the LEFT trail. 

This is a short cut that goes over the mountain & drops out before Burris Meadow on the Ophir Creek Rd / Trail A. 

Access Trail C from the Ophir Creek Trailhead & this will take you around the mountain. 

You can also access Deer Peak (Trail B) 

on Elmer Canyon (Trail C) &

Burn Loop (Trail D)

********Take the RIGHT trail. 

  Deer Peak can be accessed by Trail C from the Trailhead or take Trail A from the Trailhead to the Gardner Jct. & turn right onto Trail C.

 Deer Peak offers some fantastic views of the Wet Mountain Valley from the tower area on the  top. Proceed East on Trail B from the top at the towers to the top of Chicken Hill.  

PLEASE WATCH FOR CROSS COUNTRY SKIERS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ON TRAILS A and C. 

 Burn Loop (Trail D) is a loop trail connected to     Elmer Canyon (Trail C) which goes down the north side of the hill to a meadow which usually has deep snow.  The meadow is a favorite with short hills for skiing & snowboarding.  

This meadow  has varying terrain to make it fun for all riders experience levels.

Elmer Canyon (Trail C) will come out at the Gardner Junction /AKA 4 Corners

& The Greenhorn Road (Trail E)  .

This is the intersection of  

Ophir Creek-Trail A,

Elmer Canyon- Trail C,

 Greenhorn Road- Trail E

Greenhorn Road (Trail E) follows a 16 mile ridge line with a 2 to 5 mile width. TRAILS: F, G, I, J, K, L, M and N loop off the main Trail E. Trail E runs 16 miles from the Gardner Jct. to the south and ends at Greenhorn Mountain.

 The Beaver Creek Trail (Trail F) is a long trail that contains timber riding with many meadows. 

The north section has some very scenic meadows which hold deep snow & many play areas.

  This trail is connected on both ends to  Greenhorn Road (Trail E).   

 The Beaver Creek Trail (Trail F) coming off onto Greenhorn Road (Trail E) 

The middle section is a large meadow near “Meadow Divide” that offers more play areas & open riding, but be careful of rocks in the meadow.

 The Sangre Overlook Trail offers a great view                                   of the Wet Mountain Valley &        

The Sangre de Cristo Mountains, hence the name.  The ridge on the south end holds snow on the east side & is a favorite play area. 

The Sangre Overlook (Trail G)

on the north end goes through the woods by an old broken down log cabin. 

This trail connects to  Greenhorn Road 

(Trail E)  on both ends.

The entrance on the south end of Pole Creek            (Trail I) is a larger meadow that descends into the timber to a middle meadow waiting to be carved up!  The meadows to the east, however, hold more snow,  but are covered with willows, so be careful

 The trail on the north end goes through the timber & connects back to Greenhorn Road (Trail E). 

The south end of Pole Creek is also the location for the ATV Trail Head & is surrounded by large rocks.  This snowmobile loop trail branches off the ATV trail & uses meadows & timber cuts to the north end.

Unlike its name, the trail is not prone to snow slides / avalanches. The north end of the trail connects to  the Greenhorn Road (Trail E)  at the 19th mile marker and proceeds through a large meadow. This meadow is often windblown and contains many rocks so stay on the trail. The trail cuts through timber and meadows which can hold snow drifts and deep snow.  Several meadows along this trail open up to more play areas.

The south end has a large meadow where some areas maybe windblown and 

some rocks may exist.  

Snowslide (Trail J) connecting back onto Greenhorn Road (Trail E)

The Mammoth Gulch trail is a nice short cut through the timber coming in from the north, off of the Ophir Creek Trail (Trail A).  

At one time, this was a year-round sawmill.   

Going to the south, through another small meadow, an old logging road reconnects to Ophir Creek (Trail A) close to the junction of  Greenhorn Road (Trail E) and Elmer Canyon (Trail C).   

The Crossover Trail (Trail L) is a short cut from the long Beaver Creek Trail (Trail F) to  Greenhorn Road (Trail E) or visa-versa. 

It primarily goes along an old logging road through light timber.  

Coming in from the south, this trail goes through heavy timber on the north side of the mountain ridge.  It usually has deep snow and has some views of the eastern plains and the city of Pueblo.  

    Upper North Peak Trail (Trail M) connecting to Greenhorn Road (Trail E)

This trail does not have any meadows on it. 

  It goes through the timber & loops off from the middle section of North Peak (Trail M),  then takes you back to Greenhorn Road

(Trail E).      

Greenhorn Road (Trail E) ends at the base of North Peak (LEFT) & Greenhorn Mountain (RIGHT) at the Blue Lakes.   

Beyond the trees is the Wilderness Area Boundary,

PLEASE STAY OUT OF THIS AREA!!!     

On top of Greenhorn Montain toward the West, overlooks the Wet Mountain Valley.       

Located on the North side of Greenhorn Road (Trail E), by the AA Trail cutoff, is a piece of fenced off private property  referred to as

 Burris Meadow. 

Everyone's favorite hill is at the Gardner Junction (4 Corners) & is a great hill for high marking & low marking! 

Proceed East on Deer Peak (Trail B) from the top of the towers to the top of Chicken Hill. 

This is a steep hill for experienced riders, who enjoy riding straight up, but very fun!

The two meadows are situated on each side of the Greenhorn Road (Trail E) close to the Sangre Overloook (Trail G) cut off. 

This is a great play area!

The radio towers are located on the top of 

Deer Peak (Trail B) 

  Photo & description coming soon.  

  Photo & description coming soon.   

 Photo & description coming soon.