Poudre Wilderness Volunteers www.pwv.org US Forest Service Visitor Information 970-295-6700 Mar.15,2020 PublicTrailInformation:CrosierRainbowTrail(s):CrosierRainbow#981(#1013);centralportionofCrosierMountain#931;CrosierSummit931-1Ratings: Hikers-MediumStockRiders-MediumBicyclesallowedCautions: RattlesnakesBicyclesmaybeonthistrailTypicallyaccessible:

Year-round(seeSEASONALbelow) Wilderness: None

One-WayLength: 3.7miles(trailheadtoCrosierMountainsummit)Beginning/PeakElevations: 7,033/9,233Gain/Loss/NetGain: 2,200/31/+2,169USFSRegulations: NationalForestMap(s)-TrailsIllustrated: #101CacheLaPoudreBigThompsonMap(s)-USGS7-½'Quadrangles: GlenHaven

TRAILHEADLOCATION:TherearethreeroutesheadingupCrosierMountain,each with a separate description. The CrosierRainbow patrol begins at the Crosier RainbowTrailhead.BigThompson&EstesParkArea:DrivewestonUS-34 from Loveland to Drake. From Drake follow theDevilsGulchRoad(CR-43)for6milesandlookforalargecutonthesouthsideoftheroad.Thiscutisjustbefore the junction with Dunraven Glade (CR-51B),whichtakesyoutotheBulwarkRidgeandNorthForktrailheads. No toilets available at trailhead, andparkingis limited. Thetrailheadlot issmallandnotsuitableforstocktrailerparking.TRAIL: The trail tread is well worn and easy tofollow.WATER:VeryLimitedinspring;NoneinsummerCAMPING: There are some attractive locations forcampingalongthewestsideoftheupper0.5mileoftheCrosierRainbowTrailbeforeitsjunctionwiththeCrosierMountain Trail, and along the uppermile ofthe Crosier Mountain Trail before its junction withthe CrosierMountain Summit Trail, but no availablewater.SEASONAL: Normally accessible in winter;snowshoesusuallyrequired.

DESCRIPTION: This patrol begins at the CrosierRainbow trailhead, continues along the CrosierMountain Trail to the southeast, and ends at thesummit of Crosier Mountain (via trail #931-1). TheCrosier Rainbow Trail is steep and has severalswitchbacks as it climbs about 2 miles throughponderosapineforestandstandsoftoweringquakingaspen trees to its end at a junctionwith the CrosierMountainTrail,cominginfromtheeastandthewest.There are numerous delightful views of thesurroundingcountrysidefromthetrail.Afteraturntotheeast(left) thispatrolcontinuesalongtheCrosierMountainTrail.Look for theremainsofanoldcabindownhilland to thenorth(left) justbeyondthe trailjunction. Note the aspen tree growing out of themiddleoftheoldcabin.Follow the Crosier Mountain Trail to the east, as itclimbsthroughadenseforestofsmalllodgepolepinetreesforabout1.3miles.HerethetrailintersectswiththeCrosierMountainSummitTrail(#931-1),whichiswellmarked.Itwilltakeyouupasteep0.5-mileclimbto the summit of Crosier Mountain. The panoramicviews from the summit will make the climb wellworth the effort. On a clear day, you can see fromSignal Mountain (to the northwest) all the way toPikes Peak in the south, with great views of EstesPark,LongsPeakandMountMeekerinbetween!Carryplentyofwater;littleornowaterisavailableonthistrail.

Crosier Mountain Rainbow: 2

Mileagesinthetablebelowareapproximate.INFORMATION OF INTEREST: The cabin remainsseennearthejunctionofCrosierRainbowandCrosier

MountaintrailsarethoseofanoldcabinbelongingtoMatt Malmberg, who is thought to have been atrapperandstonemasonaroundthe1890s.

SpecialRegulations:NoneTrailAdoptedby:EstesParkCyclingCoalition

Mileage GPS Coordinates: datum = WGS84

Lat/Long UTM

0 trailhead (on Devils Gulch Road; CR-43 at gravel pit) N40°27.43’ W105°25.51’ 463951mE 4478587mN 2.0 junction with Crosier Mtn. Glen Haven Trail N40°26.46’ W105°26.00’ 463249mE 4476795mN 3.3 junction with Crosier Mtn. Summit Trail N40°25.92’ W105°25.06’ 464573mE 4475790mN 3.7 end of patrol at Crosier Mtn. summit N40°25.94’ W105°25.53’ 463909mE 4475830mN

Crosier Mountain Rainbow: 3