Connects: Lake Ridge Lakes Loop, South Thompson Creek Road (FSR #305), Lake Ridge Lakes (9,400 ft), Middle Thompson Creek Road (FSR #306)
Carbondale, CO – Medium – 1.5 Miles – Hike, Run, Mountain Bike, Horseback Ride, Dog Friendly – Dirt
Lake Ridge Lakes Trail #2093 is an intermediate/moderate trail you can hike, run, mountain bike, and horseback ride that is dog friendly. This is a 1.5 mile dirt trail in the Thompson Divide near Carbondale, CO.
To get to the Middle Thompson Creek side trailhead from Carbondale, travel 6.5 miles up Thompson Creek Road (CR 108) from the Colorado Rocky Mountain School and bridge crossing the Crystal River. Turn left on the unmarked dirt road where there is a large dirt turnaround area, this is South Thompson Creek Road (FSR #305). Follow the road for 3.7 miles to a left/right split. Take the road on the right, Middle Thompson Creek Road (FSR #306). In 2.4 miles you’ll cross Middle Thompson Creek, continue uphill. Around 2 miles after the Middle Thompson Creek crossing, a road turns left into a meadow where the trailhead is on the left just on the other side of the creek.
More information about Lake Ridge Lakes Trail can be found at:
White River National Forest – Lake Ridge Lakes Trail #2093 (Hiking and Biking)
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