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For riders new to the area,  we will be adding photos of trail heads or landmarks to get everyone familiar to the area.

Ophir Creek Snowmobile Trail System

Ophir Creek Snowmobile Trail System

Ophir Creek Snowmobile Trail System

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A copy of this map is available to download & print by using the 

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Trail Letters/Trail Names

Ophir Creek Snowmobile Trail System

Ophir Creek Snowmobile Trail System

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UPPER TRAIL DESCRIPTION ( S)  =  SOUTH

LOWER TRAIL DESCRIPTION (N)  = NORTH 

Ophir Creek Parking Lot /Trailhead

Ophir Creek Parking Lot /Trailhead

Ophir Creek Parking Lot /Trailhead

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Ophir Creek Rd /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.

Lower AA Trail Bypass

Ophir Creek Parking Lot /Trailhead

Ophir Creek Parking Lot /Trailhead

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

Trail head.  


********Take the LEFT trail. 


  



Upper AA Trail Bypass

Ophir Creek Parking Lot /Trailhead

Lower (N)Deer Peak / Trail B

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

Lower (N)Deer Peak / Trail B

Lower(N)Trail C Bypass /Elmer Canyon

Lower (N)Deer Peak / Trail B

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  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. 

Upper (S)Deer Peak / Trail B

Lower(N)Trail C Bypass /Elmer Canyon

Lower(N)Trail C Bypass /Elmer Canyon

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  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. 

Lower(N)Trail C Bypass /Elmer Canyon

Lower(N)Trail C Bypass /Elmer Canyon

Lower(N)Trail C Bypass /Elmer Canyon

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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. 



Upper(S) Elmer Canyon / Trail C

Upper(S) Elmer Canyon / Trail C

Upper(S) Elmer Canyon / Trail C

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

& The Greenhorn Road (Trail E)  .

Lower (N) Burn Loop / Trail D

Upper(S) Elmer Canyon / Trail C

Upper(S) Elmer Canyon / Trail C

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 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.



Upper (S)Burn Loop / Trail D

Upper(S) Elmer Canyon / Trail C

Lower(N) Beaver Creek / Trail F

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 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.



Lower(N) Beaver Creek / Trail F

Lower(N) Sangre Overlook / Trail G

Lower(N) Beaver Creek / Trail F

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 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).   

Upper(S) Beaver Creek/Trail F

Lower(N) Sangre Overlook / Trail G

Lower(N) Sangre Overlook / Trail G

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 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.

Lower(N) Sangre Overlook / Trail G

Lower(N) Sangre Overlook / Trail G

Lower(N) Sangre Overlook / Trail G

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 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. 

Upper(S) Sangre Overlook / Trail G

Upper(S) Sangre Overlook / Trail G

Upper(S) Sangre Overlook / Trail G

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 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. 

Sangre Overlook

Upper(S) Sangre Overlook / Trail G

Upper(S) Sangre Overlook / Trail G

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This is one of many views of the Wet Mountain Valley from the Sangre Overlook!

Gardner Junction / AKA 4 Corners

Greenhorn Road / Trail E, leaving 4 Corners

Greenhorn Road / Trail E, leaving 4 Corners

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This is the intersection of  

Ophir Creek-Trail A,

Elmer Canyon- Trail C,

 Greenhorn Road- Trail E



Greenhorn Road / Trail E, leaving 4 Corners

Greenhorn Road / Trail E, leaving 4 Corners

Greenhorn Road / Trail E, leaving 4 Corners

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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.

Lower(N) Pole Creek / Trail I

Lower(N) Snowslide / Trail J

Lower(N) Pole Creek / Trail I

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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

Upper(S) Pole Creek / Trail I

Lower(N) Snowslide / Trail J

Lower(N) Pole Creek / Trail I

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 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.

Lower(N) Snowslide / Trail J

Lower(N) Snowslide / Trail J

Lower(N) Snowslide / Trail J

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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.


Upper(S) Snowslide / Trail J

Upper(S) Mammoth Gulch / Trail K

Lower(N) Snowslide / Trail J

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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)

Lower (N)Mammoth Gulch /Trail K

Upper(S) Mammoth Gulch / Trail K

Upper(S) Mammoth Gulch / Trail K

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 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.   

Upper(S) Mammoth Gulch / Trail K

Upper(S) Mammoth Gulch / Trail K

Upper(S) Mammoth Gulch / Trail K

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 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).    

Lower (N) Trail KK

Lower (N) Trail KK

Lower (N) Trail KK

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  Trail KK comes off of The Mammoth Gulch Trail (Trail K) on the east side.  

Upper (S) Trail KK

Lower (N) Trail KK

Lower (N) Trail KK

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  Trail KK comes off of The Mammoth Gulch Trail (Trail K) on the east side. 

Lower (N)Trail KO

Lower (N)Trail KO

Lower (N)Trail KO

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  Trail KO is off of the Ophir Creek Rd (Trail A) on the northwest side.   

Upper (S)Trail KO

Lower (N)Trail KO

Lower (N)Trail KO

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  Trail KO is off of the The Mammoth Gulch Trail (Trail K)  on the northwest side.   

Crossover / Trail L

Lower (N)Trail KO

Lower(N) North Peak / Trail M

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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.  


Lower(N) North Peak / Trail M

Lower(N) North Peak / Trail M

Lower(N) North Peak / Trail M

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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(S) North Peak / Trail M

Lower(N) North Peak / Trail M

Upper(S) North Peak / Trail M

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

Millset / Trail N

Lower(N) North Peak / Trail M

Upper(S) North Peak / Trail M

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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).      

North Peak/Greenhorn Mountain

North Peak/Greenhorn Mountain

North Peak/Greenhorn Mountain

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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!!!     

Wet Mountain Valley

North Peak/Greenhorn Mountain

North Peak/Greenhorn Mountain

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

Burris Meadow

North Peak/Greenhorn Mountain

Big Chicken Hill

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Located on the North side of Ophir Creek Rd / Trail A,  by the AA Trail cutoff, is a piece of fenced off private property  referred to as

 Burris Meadow. 

Big Chicken Hill

Little Chicken Hill

Big Chicken Hill

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

   

Little Chicken Hill

Little Chicken Hill

Little Chicken Hill

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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!

Meadow Divide

Cabin on Sangre Overlook

Meadow Divide

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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!

Towers

Cabin on Sangre Overlook

Meadow Divide

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The radio towers are located on the top of 

Deer Peak (Trail B) 

Cabin on Sangre Overlook

Cabin on Sangre Overlook

Cabin on Sangre Overlook

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Old cabin that sits on the Sangre Overlook Trail. 

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