Explore Steamboat, North Lake Trail #1164

Trail access

#1: Go west of Steamboat on U.S. 40 about 2 miles to the junction of County Road #129 and turn right. Travel north approximately 25 miles to the Seedhouse Road, just past the Glen Eden Ranch, turn right on FDR #400 and go past Seedhouse Campground. Stay right onto FDR 443. Continue past Three Island Lake TH, 1.5 miles to the 1164 trailhead.

Trail attractions

Hikers can take this trail to the Wyoming Trail #1101 on the Divide. The terrain is characterized by forest opening into meadows with intermittent trees by the lake, and on up to the Divide. Travelers will enjoy views of the Yampa Valley and surrounding mountains. If you take a short detour to the east, you may see North Park and the Medicine Bow Range. NOTE: THIS AREA AND THE TRAILS THAT BEGIN FROM SLAVONIA ARE THE MOST HEAVILY USED ON THE DISTRICT, OFTEN OVERUSED. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SOLITUDE AND LESS PEOPLE, PLEASE CONSULT THE INFORMATION ON LESS USED TRAILS AND CHOOSE YOUR ROUTE ACCORDINGLY. NOTE: Always be prepared for quick changes in the weather in the high country: Dress and be prepared for extremes.

Narrative

This trail crosses into the Mt. Zirkel Wilderness near its beginning, and then goes left at the first fork. It begins with a steep climb with switchbacks through the spruce. As you climb there are more lodgepole pine and the trail is less steep. Soon you reach the lake, and as you go past, you will find more open meadow and fairly easy walking up to the Divide.