Trapper's Trail
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The Trapper's Trail or Trappers' Trail is a north-south path along the eastern base of the
History
In 1802, after the
Trapper's Trail was first known to be used in 1820 for
Route description
From north to south, the main legs and stops along the trail are:
Fort Laramie to Denver area
The trail starts at
Denver area to Colorado Springs area
There are three trails between these areas. The oldest route, runs the closest to the mountains. It follows along the
The Cherry Creek Trail follows Cherry Creek[1] and runs essentially along the current Highway 83 between present day Denver and northern Colorado Springs near I-25.[6] There are two stops along the Cherry Creek Trail. Twenty Mile House, located at the junction of Parker Road and Highway 83 in Parker, has a historical marker noting it was a stop on Trapper's Trail.[6] California Ranch was a stage station and stockade at the junction of Highways 83 and 86 near Franktown. It also has a historical marker its role on the trail.[6]
The Jimmy Camp Trail joins the Cherry Creek Trail near the present town of Franktown, runs through Falcon, and down Highway 24. The trail runs between the Arkansas and Platte Rivers.[7] Jimmy's Camp site (now a ghost town in El Paso County) is east of Highway 24 at Jimmy Camp Creek.[5][7] The Charles Fagan Grave, also called Fagan's Grave, is about 12.5 miles due north of Falcon.[8]
Colorado Springs area to El Pueblo
From the present Colorado Springs area to El Pueblo, the route is similar to the I-25 route.[1]
South and east of El Pueblo
From
Another route is from El Pueblo to Taos which is called the Taos Trail.[10] The trail goes south, near the present day route of
Notes
- ^ The Colorado Department of Transportation states that instead of branching at El Pueblo, the trail branched at the Huerfano River, one branch went to Fort Reynolds (west of Bent's Fort) and another to Taos.[3]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-252-01456-7.
- ^ a b Glenn R. Scott; Carol Rein Shwayder, Historic Trail Map of the Greeley 1° x 2° Quadrangle, Colorado and Wyoming (PDF), U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior, p. 1,5, retrieved June 8, 2018
- ^ a b c "The Road Ahead: Early Trails in Colorado" (PDF). CDOT Historic Highway Context. Colorado Department of Transportation. pp. 3, 6. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ Trapper’s Trail Archived 2010-11-24 at the Wayback Machine information from the city of Greeley, Colorado.
- ^ a b c d "Tales Told with Markers" (PDF). Colorado Magazine. Summer 1970. pp. 197, 204, 230–231. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-252-01456-7.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-252-01456-7.
- ISBN 978-0-252-01456-7.
- ISBN 978-0-252-01456-7.
- ISBN 978-1-317-45461-8.