About North Vail #1896
The North Vail Trail trail begins at Vail's North Frontage Road at exit 176 off of I-70 and ends at the west end of North Frontage Road near exit 173 off of I-70. This trail has numerous trailheads and access points including Trapper's Run, Buffehr Creek, Red Sandstone Road, and Middle Creek trailheads, as it parallels the I-70 corridor through Vail, CO.This trail is closed annually from April 15 through June 20 for elk calving and migration.This trail can be broken into four shorter sections. There is a printable Recreation Quicksheet for each section of this trail that contain directions, a map and other details:Buffehr Creek to Red SandstoneDavos to Buffehr CreekRed Sandstone to Son of Middle CreekTrapper's RunVisit our Recreation Quicksheets page to view more printable trail descriptions by ranger district.
