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Bowen Gulch Protection Area

The Bowen Gulch Protection Area is located about 6 miles northwest of the town of Grand Lake and adjacent to both the Never Summer Wilderness and Rocky Mountain National Park. The area includes 10,649 acres with no private inholdings. Elevations range from 1 1,686 feet on Blue Ridge to 8,806 feet near the Colorado River. Most of the area is forested with lodgepole pine, subalpine fir, Engelmann spruce, and aspen. Alpine meadows occur on Blue Ridge. A large portion of the geographic area includes one of the best examples of the spruce-fir, old-growth ecosystem on the Arapaho National Forest. The major streams in the area include the headwaters of Bowen Gulch, North, South, and Middle Supply, and Stillwater Creeks. There are no lakes.

Bowen Gulch Protection Area Trail and Map Finder
Area Hiking Trails: |
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1 - After Burn Trail #127 |
2 - Blizzard Pass Trail #121 - MOTORIZED |
3 - Blue Ridge Trail #20 |
4 - Blue Ridge Trail Connector Trail |
5 - Bowen Gulch Interperative Trail |
Area Hiking Trails: |
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1 - After Burn Trail #127 |
2 - Blizzard Pass Trail #121 - MOTORIZED |
3 - Blue Ridge Trail #20 |
4 - Blue Ridge Trail Connector Trail |
5 - Bowen Gulch Interperative Trail |
6 - Bull Mountain Area Trail - MOTORIZED |
7 - Bull Mountain Area Trails 1 - MOTORIZED |
8 - Bull Mountain Area Trails 2 - MOTORIZED |
9 - Bull Mountain Trail #117 - MOTORIZED |
10 - Burn Connector Trail - MOTORIZED |
11 - Burn Trail #122 - MOTORIZED |
12 - Camway Trail #113 - MOTORIZED |
13 - Cascade Chute Trail #33 |
14 - Eagle Perch Overlook Trail #136 - MOTORIZED |
15 - Gilsonite Area Trail - MOTORIZED |
16 - Gilsonite Area Trails 2 - MOTORIZED |
17 - Gilsonite Area Trails - MOTORIZED |
18 - Gilsonite III Trail #118.3 |
19 - GIlsonite Trail #118 - MOTORIZED |
20 - Lost Lake Cutoff Trail |
21 - Lost Lake Trail #30.1 |
22 - Lower Gilsonite South Trail |
23 - Lower Gilsonite Trail #115 - MOTORIZED |
24 - Middle Supply Spur Trail - MOTORIZED |
25 - Middle Supply Trail #123 - MOTORIZED |
26 - North-South Trail #126 - MOTORIZED |
27 - North Supply Loop Trail #124 - MOTORIZED |
28 - Sherman Creek Access Trail - MOTORIZED |
29 - Sherman Creek Trail #50 - MOTORIZED |
30 - Viewpoint Trail #143 |
31 - Wolverine Bypass Trail #30 |
32 - Wolverine Trail #129 |
Area Trailheads: |
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1 - Bull Mountain Area Trailhead - MOTORIZED |
2 - Gilsonite III Trail #118.3 |
3 - GIlsonite Trail #118 - MOTORIZED |
4 - GIlsonite Trailhead |
5 - Gilsonite Trailhead 2 |
Area Trailheads: |
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1 - Bull Mountain Area Trailhead - MOTORIZED |
2 - Gilsonite III Trail #118.3 |
3 - GIlsonite Trail #118 - MOTORIZED |
4 - GIlsonite Trailhead |
5 - Gilsonite Trailhead 2 |
6 - Lower GIlsonite Trailhead |
7 - North Supply Loop Trail #124 - MOTORIZED |
8 - North Supply Loop Trail #124 - MOTORIZED |
9 - Wolverine Bypass Trail #30 |
Area Campgrounds: |
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