Steamboat Ridge

Steamboat Ridge is a connector trail that links the Granite Creek, Sheep Creek, and Steamboat Point trails. It follows the spine of a ridge on Steamboat Mesa through dense forest. Though the overall difficulty is moderate, the road is extremely rocky and rough, with almost constant grapefruit-sized rocks and small slickrock ledges. After crossing into Utah, the last quarter mile on the western end suddenly becomes a graded dirt road connecting to Steamboat Mesa Road.

Because it is mostly in thick forest, there are no real views along this trail except where it opens up at the western end. The route's main value is as a connector road and for camping. There are several large, flat campsites in the trees near the intersection with the Sheep Creek Road, some of which are near the rim of the mesa and have nice views through the trees down into the Sheep Creek valley. These campsites could make a nice base camp for exploring the Dolores Triangle area.