Deer Haven RV Park
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Independence Creek Trail
Colorado
Colorado
Free — you'll pick up right here.
3.2 mi
Distance
1,988 ft
Gain
1h 22m
Time
No verdict for this trail
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What we do know
Inside Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
Boundary data
What's missing
No access route mapped
We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.
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Why you'll love it
Through-trail
Out & back
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Independence Creek Trail
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 3.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,988 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,988 ft
- Highest point
- 8,935 ft
- Lowest point
- 8,085 ft
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Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Dogs
- unknown
- Bikes
- no
About this trail
Independence Creek is a 6.46-mile out-and-back trail in Colorado with 1,988 feet of elevation gain and loss. The route reaches a maximum elevation of 8,935 feet.
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