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Of all the lakes you'll pass while riding Snowy Range Road, Lake Marie is the prettiest and most accessible from the road. This sort of scenery is exactly the reason for riding this road.

If you set out from the Dipper Lake Trailhead, you'll put in a moderate climb on doubletrack to reach Heart Lake, which sits off a spur of the main trail. This is a quiet section of this trail network, but if you want to keep riding you can merge back into other nearby trails that access other lakes and the area around Medicine Bow Peak.

Heart Lake sits on a spur off the Dipper Lake Trail, which in turn connects in to the Medicine Bow Peak Trail. As long as your vehicle can make the rough approach to the trailhead, this is a great way to enjoy a quieter corner of an otherwise very popular section of Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest. It's also a good workout, with a moderate amount of elevation gain compared to the distance.

Heart Lake sits on a spur off the Dipper Lake Trail, which in turn connects in to the Medicine Bow Peak Trail. As long as your vehicle can make the rough approach to the trailhead, this is a great way to enjoy a quieter corner of an otherwise very popular section of Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest.

The easy trail loops near the Brush Creek Visitor Center are a great place for a first hike in Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest. During the summer keep an eye out for birds, flowers, and colorful insects including the dorcas copper butterfly. During winter, you might need to put on snowshoes or skis — the trails usually receive weekly grooming.

The easy trail loops near the Brush Creek Visitor Center — just inside the boundary of Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest — make a great place for a trail run. During the summer keep an eye out for birds, flowers, and colorful insects including the dorcas copper butterfly. During winter, you might need to put on snowshoes or skis — the trails usually receive weekly grooming.

This section of the Encampment River Trail follows the river to the northern boundary of the Encampment River Wilderness/Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest. You could keep running, if you like, and complete more than a marathon in round-trip distance before reaching the last trailhead. With that said, keep an eye out for reports of downed trees, which are common along this trail. It's nice to know whether you're in for a pleasant trail run or a steeplechase.

This section of the Encampment River Trail runs from Encampment River Campground to the southern border of Encampment River Canyon Wilderness Study Area. If you want to run farther, the trail continues south into Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest. You could easily run more than a marathon distance (round-trip) before reaching the final trailhead.