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Colorado: Weminuche Wilderness
Goose Creek-Trout Creek Loop
Note: This is not a closed loop. You will need two cars and
a short car shuttle is required.
Map: Trails Illustrated #140, Weminuche Wilderness
Best time to go: July through September
This is a trip that combines wonderful fishing, terrific scenery, and hiking the spine of
the Rockies along the Continental Divide Trail.
Getting There: Go to Creede, Colorado. From Creede, head South West on Colo 149 (Silver
Thread Scenic Byway) About 5 and a half miles out of town, turn South on CR 523 (Middle Creek Road) Continue
along CR 523 to its terminus at the Trout Creek Trailhead. Leave one of your cars there (don't forget to take your car
keys) and drive back to the junction of CR 523 and CR 528. Follow CR 528 East past Spar City (a mining ghost
town) and continue East to the North Lime Trail Head. This is the beginning of the hike.
Hike South East on the Roaring Fork Trail, which provides access to the
Goose Creek Trail. Goose Creek has terrific fishing. In fact, just downstream from where you've hiked to is the
luxurious 4UR guest ranch, where you'll pay $2500 for the privilege of fishing for trout along Goose Creek. Don't
let the small dimensions of the creek fool you. There are some good sized fish in this water.
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