51 Trails in Routt County, Colorado

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
1. Emerald Mountain Intermediate difficulty 40 **** Steamboat Springs
2. CDT / Wyoming Trail #1101: Dumont Lake to Buffalo Pass Intermediate difficulty 16.0 ***** Steamboat Springs
3. Mad Creek / Red Dirt Loop Advanced difficulty 6.0 **** Steamboat Springs
4. Steamboat Ski Resort Advanced difficulty 50.0 **** Steamboat Springs
5. Scotts Run / Hinman Creek Advanced difficulty 15.0 **** Steamboat Springs
6. Spring Creek Trail Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Steamboat Springs
7. Mountain View Trail Advanced difficulty 6.0 ***** Steamboat Springs
8. Hot Springs Trail Intermediate difficulty 16.0 **** Steamboat Springs
9. Diamond Park Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Steamboat Springs
10. Beall Trail (Emerald Mountain) Intermediate difficulty 6.0 ***** Steamboat Springs
11. Fish Creek Falls Advanced difficulty 8.0 *** Steamboat Springs
12. Soda Creek Intermediate difficulty 3.0 **** Steamboat Springs
13. Ridge Trail (Emerald Mountain) Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Steamboat Springs
14. Coulton Creek Trail Intermediate difficulty 4.0 **** Steamboat Springs
15. Rotary Trail (Emerald Mountain) Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Steamboat Springs
16. Zig Zag (Steamboat Ski Resort) Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Steamboat Springs
17. Swamp Park Trail Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Steamboat Springs
18. Flash of Gold Intermediate difficulty 20.0 **** Steamboat Springs
19. Buckin' Bronc (Steamboat Ski Resort) Advanced difficulty 0.0 ***** Steamboat Springs
20. Mansfield Ditch Trail Advanced difficulty 20.0 ***** New Castle
21. South Fork Intermediate difficulty 3.0 ***** Steamboat Springs
22. Yampa River Trail Beginner difficulty 4.0 *** Steamboat Springs
23. Soda Mountain Advanced difficulty 20.0 **** Steamboat Springs
24. Big Creek Advanced difficulty 10.0 **** Encampment
25. CDT / Wyoming Trail #1101: Seedhouse Trailhead to Diamond Park Trailhead Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Steamboat Springs
26. Cutover Trail Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** Steamboat Springs
27. Lower Bear Creek Intermediate difficulty 5.0 ***** Steamboat Springs
28. Clark Ridge  difficulty 10.0 **** New Castle
29. Tenderfoot (Steamboat Ski Resort) Intermediate difficulty 4.0 *** Steamboat Springs
30. Cherry Creek Intermediate difficulty 4.0 **** New Castle
31. Cedar Mountain Intermediate difficulty 3.0 ** Craig
32. Tepee Creek Trail #1173  difficulty 4.0 **** Yampa
33. Encampment River Trail Intermediate difficulty 0.0 **** Encampment
34. Stagecoach State Park Easiest difficulty 10.0 *** Oak Creek
35. Loudy-Simpson Park  difficulty 5 Craig
36. Bears Ears  difficulty 44.0 Craig
37. Green Mountain Falls  difficulty 3.0 Encampment
38. Pearl Lake Trail  difficulty 7.0 Steamboat Springs
39. Howelson Hill Nordic Center (Emerald Mountain)  difficulty 5.0 Steamboat Springs
40. Rock Creek Loop  difficulty 12.0 Oak Creek
41. Roaring Fork  difficulty 3.0 Steamboat Springs
42. Bunker Basin #1109  difficulty 3.0 Yampa
43. Old West Fish Creek Trail #1111  difficulty 9.0 Yampa
44. Elk Park Trail  difficulty 3.0 Steamboat Springs
45. Overlook Trail  difficulty 6.0 Steamboat Springs
46. Elk Run  difficulty 5.0 Oak Creek
47. Morrison Divide Trail #1174  difficulty 13.0 Yampa
48. Cyclone Trail #1112  difficulty 9.0 Yampa
49. Adams Creek Trail  difficulty 0.0 Hayden
50. Black Mountain Trail #1185  difficulty 0.0 Craig

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