Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests · Colorado · Trail SNO-120

Kawuneeche

Kawuneeche Trail is a 9.3 miles snow trail in Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, Colorado. The Forest Service rates it trail class 4, highly developed. It is open to snowmobile, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing.

Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests official page carries current alerts and closure orders.

Map

One end Other endLine simplified to about 100 metres. Basemap from the USGS National Map.

One end40.2256, -105.8902 · Directions ↗
Other end40.3002, -105.9197 · Directions ↗

The ends are the two ends of the longest connected chain of segments. The record does not say which is the usual start.

The trail

Length9.3 miles
Trail class4, highly developed
Typesnow trail
Surfacesnow
Typical grade5-8 percent
Typical tread widthover 120 inches
Motor vehiclesOpen to at least one motorized use
AccessibilityNot evaluated
Trail numbersSNO-120
ForestArapaho and Roosevelt National Forests (unit 0210)
StatesColorado
Detail publishedmanagement level, with uses

Values are the set across all segments. Class 1 is minimally developed and class 5 is fully developed. Grade and width are the forest's typical values, not measured extremes.

Allowed uses

SnowmobileAllowed 11/16 to 05/31 (month/day)
SnowshoeingAllowed 11/16 to 05/31 (month/day)
Cross-country skiingAllowed 11/16 to 05/31 (month/day)

A use is listed when the Forest Service records it as managed, accepted or discouraged on any segment. Discouraged still means legal. Uses marked restricted are left out. Where the forest publishes a Motor Vehicle Use Map, that map governs motorized use.

Trailheads

No season published · listed none
0 mi
No season published · listed none
0.1 mi

Distance is from the point to the nearest part of the trail line. Season text is what the forest wrote and is often a season name rather than a date. The recreation page link goes to the Forest Service site, which may redirect to the forest's recreation index.

Camping nearby

Campsite Atlas cards carry site counts and booking links from Recreation.gov. Forest Service cards come from the recreation layer and link the agency page.

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Reference

Questions people ask

How long is the Kawuneeche Trail?

9.3 miles, the sum of the 1 segment the Forest Service records under this name in Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

What is allowed on the Kawuneeche Trail?

snowmobile, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing. The trail is open to at least one motorized use. Some uses are seasonal. The allowed uses section lists the dates.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Where does the Kawuneeche Trail start?

The line begins at 40.2256, -105.8902 and ends at 40.3002, -105.9197. The nearest recorded trailhead is North Supply Trailhead, 0 miles from the line. The record does not say which end is the usual start.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Is the Kawuneeche Trail in a wilderness area?

No. The trail line does not cross any polygon in the National Wilderness Preservation System layer.

Source: Wilderness Connect

Where can I camp near the Kawuneeche Trail?

Cutthroat Bay Group (2.5 mi), Green Ridge (2.8 mi) and Stillwater (Colorado) (3 mi) are within five miles of the trail. Site counts and booking links are on Campsite Atlas.

Source: Campsite Atlas

How developed is the Kawuneeche Trail?

Trail class 4, which the Forest Service describes as highly developed. Class 1 is a minimal, unimproved route and class 5 is fully developed, often paved.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

How steep and how wide is the Kawuneeche Trail?

The typical grade is 5-8 percent. The typical tread is over 120 inches wide.

Source: Forest Service trail layer

Who manages the Kawuneeche Trail?

Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, Forest Service unit 0210. The trail is in Colorado.

Source: Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests official page

Source

This page is built from 1 segment named KAWUNEECHE in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0210. Wilderness overlap is tested against the National Wilderness Preservation System layer from Wilderness Connect. Trailheads and Forest Service campgrounds come from the Forest Service Recreation Opportunities layer. Data refreshed September 17, 2026. The methodology page explains how segments become trails.