Trail 160
- Mapped distance
- 860 m
- Elevation range
- 1,499 m–1,580 m
- Elevation gain
- 81 m
- Elevation loss
- 0 m
Map start 1,499 mMap end 1,580 m
Mount Kit Carson / Saddle Junction
Explore the winter routes toward Saddle Junction and Mount Kit Carson on Trails 140 and 160. Follow the State Parks snowshoe map and posted signs.
Before you head out
Check the current grooming report, winter map and posted restrictions. Live opening and grooming updates for this individual trail are not available here.
Some outings include shared roads or off-trail travel. Follow the official winter route rather than a summer trail line.
Elevation & distance
Approximate measurements for each mapped section, rather than a combined route total.
Trail 160
- Mapped distance
- 724 m
- Elevation range
- 1,531 m–1,610 m
- Elevation gain
- 7 m
- Elevation loss
- 80 m
Map start 1,605 mMap end 1,531 m
Trail 140
- Mapped distance
- 3,153 m
- Elevation range
- 1,260 m–1,513 m
- Elevation gain
- 23 m
- Elevation loss
- 262 m
Map start 1,500 mMap end 1,261 m
Map details & sources
This outing may combine route components or off-trail winter travel. Component geometry is not a separately surveyed complete winter track.
Green winter routes on the state snowshoe map reach Saddle Junction and Mount Kit Carson. The map does not publish a difficulty rating for these individual components.
Ratings attributed to the 2020 guide are historical source descriptions; current official maps and posted restrictions take precedence.
Also listed as: Mount Kit Carson
Trail 160
Mapped difficulty: Not confirmed. Unknown: official snowshoe component map does not assign individual component ratings
Original community map feature ↗Trail 160
Mapped difficulty: Not confirmed. Unknown: official snowshoe component map does not assign individual component ratings
Original community map feature ↗Trail 140
Mapped difficulty: Not confirmed. Unknown: official snowshoe component map does not assign individual component ratings
Original community map feature ↗Distances describe individual map lines, which can overlap between named sections. Elevation profiles use terrain data sampled at intervals of at most 20 m. They show ground elevation, not snow depth or lift cable height; source accuracy and sampling affect the estimates.
Map snapshot: . Current operating reports are collected separately.
Map geometry © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Terrain: Mapzen Terrain Tiles / USGS.