Devil's Thumb Trail #902

Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland

Available for snowshoeing & cross-country skiing, Devil's Thumb Trail travels from the Hessie Trailhead 6 miles to Jasper Lake, 7 miles to Devil's Thumb Lake, 7 miles to Continental Divide and 8.6 miles to Devil's Thumb Pass.

From the parking area, the unplowed road travel west. After 1 mile a fork appears. The right fork is Fourth of July Road while the left fork (south) leads to the old Hessie townsite.

From the Lost Lake Trail junction (2.5 miles from parking area) the trail continues right (north) 0.2 miles to another junction where King Lake Trail turns left (south) and the right fork (north) continues on Devil's Thumb Trail as the old wagon road crosses open meadows into the Indian Peaks Wilderness. A mile up the valley Woodland Lake Trail turns left (south) while Devil's Thumb Trail continues right (north) up the Jasper Creek drainage.

To reach Devil's Thumb Trail travel along CO 72 or 119 to CR 130 in Nederland Colorado, pass the Lake Eldora Ski Area and continue through the town of Eldora. The road is only plowed to the end of the payment. Park single file on the south (left) side of the road. Watch for NO PARKING zones.