Trail access
Take HWY 40 west of Steamboat Springs about 2 miles and turn right on to County Road 129. Travel north about 18 miles to the Seedhouse Road (FDR 400; also CR 64) and turn right. Continue for about 10 miles to the end at the Slavonia trailhead parking. Begin hiking the Gilpin Lake Trail #1161. Just after entering the Mount Zirkel Wilderness, 1.5 miles, you will meet the 1162 TH on your left.
Trail attractions
This trail ascends steeply for the first 1.5 miles through a lodgepole pine/spruce/fir forest before entering the beautiful Mica Basin. Mica Lake at the head of the basin is surrounded by 12,059' Big Agnes Mountain, Little Agnes Mountain, and the Sawtooth Range.
Narrative
This trail leaves the Gilpin Lake Trail and ascends out of the Gilpin Creek canyon into the Mica Basin. Upon entering the basin, the trail crosses a slow moving Mica Creek and then follows it to Mica Lake.
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