Sherman-Freeman
Colorado
Free — you'll pick up right here.
2.5 mi
Distance
157 ft
Gain
Conditions: Blocked
for hike, todayAn agency closure order is in effect for this area; weather is good
2 factors · 2 sources
Newest 21 h ago · oldest 21 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 21 h ago
clear: Weather
Clear, high 60°F / low 60°F, 0% precip — 100/100 for hike
OpenWeather21 h ago
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Sherman-Freeman
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 2.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 157 ft
- Highest point
- 8,794 ft
- Lowest point
- 8,624 ft
Photos
Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
- Bikes
- Allowed
- Surface
- Natural
Source for bikes, surface: USDA Forest Service National Forest System Trails (EDW)
About this trail
Sherman-Freeman is a 2.55-mile out-and-back trail in Colorado's Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest. The route gains 157 feet of elevation and reaches a maximum elevation of 8,794 feet.
Facts about this trail
The climb
- High point
- 8,794 ft
- Length (round trip)
- 2.6 mi
- Shape
- Out and back
Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)
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
- AspenHiking0.5 mi
- CottonwoodHiking0.9 mi
- Freeman Reservoir CampgroundCamping1 mi
- TaylorHiking1.1 mi
- Fortification CreekHiking3.1 mi
- Bears EarsHiking5.1 mi
- Black MountainHiking5.6 mi
- Little Bear CreekCanoeing6.1 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
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