Midway
Midway Trail is a 8 miles trail in White River National Forest, Colorado. The Forest Service rates it trail class 3, developed. It is open to hiking and horse and pack stock. It enters Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness.
Trail conditions, closures and hazards are not tracked here. The White River National Forest 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 end | 39.2029, -106.6958 · Directions ↗ |
| Other end | 39.1253, -106.6232 · 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
| Length | 8 miles |
| Trail class | 3, developed |
| Type | land trail |
| Surface | native material |
| Typical tread width | 18-24 inches |
| Motor vehicles | Closed to all motorized use year-round |
| Accessibility | Not evaluated |
| Trail numbers | 1993.1 |
| Forest | White River National Forest (unit 0215) |
| States | Colorado |
| Detail published | management 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
| Hiking | Allowed year-round |
| Horse and pack stock | Allowed year-round |
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.
Wilderness
- Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness WildernessFS · about 88% of the line is insideWilderness Connect ↗
Inside a designated wilderness, bicycles and motor vehicles are prohibited by law regardless of the trail record, and permits or group limits may apply.
Trailheads
No season published · listed none Lost Man Trail is within Hunter/Fryingpan Wilderness where specific restrictions apply. Please educate yourself about the wilderness hiking ethics. DOGS MUST BE ON A LEASH. | 0.3 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.
Fire nearby
- WildfireWillow
13 mi from the trail midpoint · 7,389 acres · 80% contained
Distance is to the reported incident point, not the fire edge. Closure orders are on the forest's official page.
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Reference
Questions people ask
How long is the Midway Trail?
8 miles, the sum of the 1 segment the Forest Service records under this name in White River National Forest.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
What is allowed on the Midway Trail?
hiking and horse and pack stock. The trail is closed to motor vehicles year-round.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Where does the Midway Trail start?
The line begins at 39.2029, -106.6958 and ends at 39.1253, -106.6232. The nearest recorded trailhead is Lost Man #1996, 0.3 miles from the line. The record does not say which end is the usual start.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Is the Midway Trail in a wilderness area?
Yes. It enters Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness. Wilderness rules ban bicycles and motor vehicles and often limit group size.
Where can I camp near the Midway Trail?
Lost Man Campground (0.3 mi), Lincoln Creek Dispersed Campground (3.1 mi) and Lincoln Gulch Campground (3.1 mi) are within five miles of the trail. Site counts and booking links are on Campsite Atlas.
Source: Campsite Atlas
How developed is the Midway Trail?
Trail class 3, which the Forest Service describes as 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 Midway Trail?
The typical tread is 18-24 inches wide.
Source: Forest Service trail layer
Who manages the Midway Trail?
White River National Forest, Forest Service unit 0215. The trail is in Colorado.
Is there a fire near the Midway Trail?
1 active incident within 50 miles of the trail midpoint as of 2026-09-17, the nearest Willow at 13 miles. Check the forest's closure orders before you go.
Source: Fire nearby
Source
This page is built from 1 segment named MIDWAY in the Forest Service TrailNFS_Publish layer, administrative unit 0215. 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.