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Mad Creek Trail route map
Difficulty: DifficultOut and Back

Mad Creek Trail

Steamboat Springs, Colorado

8.8 mi

Distance

1,798 ft

Elev. Gain

3h 36m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Mad Creek Trail unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

United States Forest Service manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:2,076 ft
Max:2,396 ft
Gain:548 ft
Loss:548 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 2,076 ft and 2,396 ft across 8.8 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.2,076 ft2,183 ft2,289 ft2,396 ft0.0 mi2.2 mi4.4 mi6.6 mi8.8 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi2,076 ft
High point4.4 mi2,396 ft
End8.8 mi2,076 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

Managed by United States Forest Service

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Managing agency

Where it is

Nearest town:
Steamboat Springs, CO · about 5 mi away
County:
Routt County, CO
Jurisdiction:
Routt National Forest · United States Forest Service

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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