CO-Uncompahgre Plateau Area Hiking

In western Colorado, the Uncompahgre Plateau is a geologic uplift that covers about 2,290 square miles of land west of Montrose, CO.

When Open?	Area Acres	Operated By
Year-round; 24 hours a day	364,396 acres	US Forest Service: Grand Valley Ranger District Norwood Ranger District

Dogs Allowed?	Miles of Trail	Max/Min Elev (ft)
Dogs allowed - must be on leash in developed areas	174	4,830ft - 9,880ft

Area Hiking Trails:
1 - 3 - MOTORIZED
2 - 47 Road Trail #5500.1A
3 - 4 - MOTORIZED
4 - 5 - MOTORIZED
5 - 6 - MOTORIZED
6 - 7 - MOTORIZED
7 - Basin Trail #2603 - MOTORIZED
8 - Blue Creek Trail #2620
9 - Bret Point Trail #2649
10 - Bunch Ground Trail #2634
11 - Cabin Trail #2606 - MOTORIZED
12 - Carson Hole Trail #2610
13 - Corral Fork Trail #2652
14 - Cow Creek Trail #2611
15 - East Unaweep Trail #2612 - MOTORIZED
16 - Franks Bench Trail #2632
17 - Indian Trail #5500
18 - Kelso Mesa Trail #2614
19 - Leonards Ridge Trail #2643 - MOTORIZED
20 - Little Bear Lake Trail #2660 - MOTORIZED
21 - Little Creek Trail #2655
22 - Long Point Trail #2628
23 - Mailbox Cutoff Trail #2630 - MOTORIZED
24 - Mailbox Trail #2619 - MOTORIZED
25 - Massey Branch #2618 - MOTORIZED
26 - McCarty Trail
27 - Middle Fork Bear Canyon Trail #2654
28 - Middle Fork Esacalante Trail
29 - North Fork Bear Canyon Trail #2653
30 - North Kelso Trail #2626.1A
31 - Paradox Trail #5502
32 - Pinto Mesa Spur Trail #5500.1B
33 - Pinto Mesa Trail #5501
34 - Short Point Bench Trail #2651
35 - Short Point Cutoff Trail #2651.1A
36 - Short Point Trail #2615
37 - Showshoe Trail #2607 - MOTORIZED
38 - Smith Point Trail #2636
39 - South Bench Trail #2626
40 - Unaweep Trail #2601
41 - Unknown Name Trail - PRIMITIVE
42 - Ute Creek Cutoff Trail #2659
43 - Ute Creek Trail #2608 - MOTORIZED

Area Trailheads:
1 - 47 Road Trail #5500.1A
2 - Blue Creek Trail #2620
3 - Bret Point Trail #2649
4 - Bunch Ground Trail #2634
5 - Cabin Trail #2606 - MOTORIZED
6 - Cabin Trail #2606 - MOTORIZED
7 - Carson Hole Trail #2610
8 - Cow Creek Trail #2611
9 - Franks Bench Trail #2632
10 - Franks Bench Trail #2632
11 - Indian Trail #5500
12 - Kelso Mesa Trail #2614
13 - Kelso Mesa Trail #2614
14 - Leonards Ridge Trail #2643 - MOTORIZED
15 - Little Bear Lake Trail #2660 - MOTORIZED
16 - Long Point Trail #2628
17 - Long Point Trail #2628
18 - Mailbox Trail #2619 - MOTORIZED
19 - McCarty Trail
20 - McCarty Trail
21 - Middle Fork Esacalante Trail
22 - North Fork Bear Canyon Trail #2653
23 - Paradox Trail #5502
24 - Paradox Trail #5502
25 - Short Point Bench Trail #2651
26 - Short Point Cutoff Trail #2651.1A
27 - Short Point Trail #2615
28 - Short Point Trail #2615
29 - Showshoe Trail #2607 - MOTORIZED
30 - Showshoe Trail #2607 - MOTORIZED
31 - Smith Point Trail #2636
32 - Smith Point Trail #2636
33 - South Bench Trail #2626
34 - South Bench Trail #2626
35 - Ute Creek Cutoff Trail #2659
36 - Ute Creek Trail #2608 - MOTORIZED
37 - Ute Creek Trail #2608 - MOTORIZED