| Sawtooth Trail departs from trail #1123 at the saddle heading west, toward the Flat Tops Wilderness. The first 0.2 mile of trail is in open meadowed country. Climbing gradually, the trail passes through timber briefly and enters the Flat Tops Wilderness.The trail begins to descend into the Trout Creek drainage, alternately passing through patches of dead timber and open ground. As visitors reach the trail's end, they will find small tributaries in the low meadow, which make up the headwaters of Trout Creek. The stream was named for the large native trout found in this drainage. During the depression, gold was panned from the stream by local miners.This 1.8 mile trail is located within the Medicine Bow/Routt National Forest. The beginning elevation is 11,040 feet and the ending elevation is 10,960 feet. |
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