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Jackson County Colorado Motorcycle Trails
Grizzly Helena Trail #1126
Pitchpine Trailhead to Lone Pine Trailhead
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Routt
National Forest
Available for motorcycles, hiking, biking and horseback riding,
the 7 mile Grizzly Helena Trail provides primary access to Lost Ranger
Trail. This section of the Grizzly Helena Trail, which
covers 30 miles total parallels the Mt. Zirkel Wilderness boundary,
travels north from the Pitchpine Trailhead. Leaving the open sagebrush
covered hillside, Grizzly Helena Trail enters lodgepole pine forest and
descends to Sunday Creek meadows through aspens before traveling along the
Roaring Fork. After fording the Roaring Fork to the forest boundary
Grizzly Helena Trail intersects with Lost Ranger Trail at the mouth of Red
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Continuing
northward, the trail eventually reaches Red Canyon North Rim 4WD Road
which serves as the trail for about 0.25 mile to the west where Grizzly
Helena Trail branches off towards Hell Creek. Traveling on to cross Lone
Pine Creek and up to Lone Pine Creek Road. Although
suitable for horse use, feeding areas are sparse along this section of
Grizzly Helena Trail. This section of Grizzly Helena Trail
offers 2 access points:
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Travel along CR 12W from Highway 125-14 near Walden
Colorado to CR 18. At the T on CR 18 turn right onto CR 5. Continue
along CR 5 to CR 20 and turn left. Travel along CR 20 to the forest
boundary to Pitchpine Trailhead on the left just after the cattleguard,
in an open meadow.
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Travel along CR 12W west from Highway 125-14 near
Walden to CR 16, which travels through Lone Pine Ranch. Follow this
road to the forest boundary and continue west along FR 640 about a
mile to Lone Pine Trailhead on the south side of the road.
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