Taylor
Colorado
Free — you'll pick up right here.
2.0 mi
Distance
359 ft
Gain
Conditions: Blocked
for hike, todayAn agency closure order is in effect for this area; weather is good
2 factors · 2 sources
Newest 23 h ago · oldest 23 h
problem: Agency alerts
9 active alerts in Hahns Peak-Bears Ears Ranger District; most severe: Area Closure for the Fishhook Fire - Routt National Forest
USFSPosted Jul 14 · checked 23 h ago
clear: Weather
Clear, high 69°F / low 57°F, 0% precip — 100/100 for hike
OpenWeather23 h ago
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Taylor
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 359 ft
- Highest point
- 9,152 ft
- Lowest point
- 8,793 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Bikes
- Allowed
- Horses
- Allowed
- Surface
- Natural
Source for bikes, horses, surface: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)
About this trail
Taylor is a 1.99-mile out-and-back trail in Colorado's Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest with 359 feet of elevation gain. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 9,152 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 9,152 ft
- Length (round trip)
- 2 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
When to go
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Yampa, CO weather station, 50 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan32° high7° low
- Feb34° high9° low
- Mar43° high17° low
- Apr52° high24° low
- May62° high33° low
- Jun74° high40° low
- Jul79° high46° low
- Aug77° high45° low
- Sep70° high37° low
- Oct57° high27° low
- Nov42° high17° low
- Dec32° high8° low
The station sits about 1,300 ft lower than this spot, so expect it to run cooler up here.
Where it is
- Hahns Peak-Bears Ears Ranger District · Ranger district
- Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest · National forest
- Managed by
- Forest Service
Conditions
Active alerts for Hahns Peak-Bears Ears Ranger District as of Oct 9, 2026:
Area Closure for the Fishhook Fire - Routt National Forest
critical · posted Aug 24, 2026
Source: USFS forest alerts
Nearby
- Freeman Reservoir CampgroundCamping0.1 mi
- CottonwoodHiking0.2 mi
- AspenHiking0.6 mi
- Sherman-FreemanHiking1.1 mi
- Fortification CreekHiking2.6 mi
- Bears EarsHiking4 mi
- Black MountainHiking4.6 mi
- Little Bear CreekCanoeing5.7 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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