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Seasonal Closure
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10/28/2019
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The county has announced the high country passes are closed for the season.
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Open
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09/03/2019
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Spectacular. We did this trail west to east first thing in the morning after camping south of Animas Fork. Difficulty wise I thought this was on par or easier than Corkscrew/Hurricane/California passes that we did the day before. 2-3/10 might be more accurate.
We did the side trip up Wager Gulch to Carson City ghost town. Well worth the trip and slightly more technical (3-4/10).
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Open
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08/18/2019
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We ran Cinnamon as part of our Alpine loop run. We camped in Animas forks and ran to lake city. The road was beautiful at 12k feet early in morning. I hear we got lucky because the road has been closed due to landslides
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| Official Crew |
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Open
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08/10/2019
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Repairs on the pass have been completed and the Alpine Loop is fully open again. Enjoy!
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| Official Crew |
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Temporary Closure
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08/04/2019
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There have been some mudslides and Cinnamon is currently closed while they do repairs. See the pictures to get an idea of the damage they are working to repair. Expect the trail will be closed for some time.
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Open
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07/21/2019
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Another trail with awesome views and amazing adventure!
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Open
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07/16/2019
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Trail is finally fully open for the season, enjoy and be safe!
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| Official Crew |
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Partially Open
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07/06/2019
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The trail is open to Waypoint 18. The county has closed off the road past there due to snow. Here is the update from the county: County Road 30 (Cinnamon Pass) is open to American Basin. Thanks to David Nelson for this look at the basin taken yesterday. Still lots of snow. Use caution when traveling in the backcountry and around waterways.
Remember the road is closed to all vehicle traffic beyond the basin turnoff. DO NOT go around the barricades.
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| Official Crew |
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Partially Open
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06/21/2019
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Cinnamon Pass is now partially open.
"ROAD OPENINGS!
- County Road 20 (Engineer Pass) is now open to Thoreau's Cabin.
- County Road 30 (Cinnamon Pass) is open to Burrows Park.
- Stay off avalanches, snow bridges and debris piles. They can easily collapse.
- Watch for log jams and pooling in the waterways. Water is still running high and fast, avoid roads and trails that cross streams.
- Be aware of changing weather conditions and rain events.
- Snow may still be present on high elevation trails and peaks." - Hinsdale County
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Open
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09/30/2018
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Great road with wonderful views! The Wife & I bagged the 14er Handies Peak too. Super fun trip, and worth the hike. We saw pikas hiking up, and marmots hiking down.
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Open
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08/14/2018
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Great Drive. Amazing views. Not difficult at all.
The switch backs are fun. Lots of room for passing traffic.
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Open
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08/11/2018
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Drove the Cinnamon Pass road on Saturday from Lake City to Animas Forks with a group of Isuzus from Isuzu Wheelers (Facebook group). The road is open, and mostly dry/dusty. Lots of Jeep/SUV and ATV/UTV traffic.
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| Official Crew |
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Open
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06/11/2018
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Spoke with the Forest Service today to verify that this trail is NOT part of the San Juan Mountains closure for fire. It is confirmed with the Durango Forest Service office that this trail does NOT run through the San Juan Forest and is not impacted by the current closure.
Check back here often as conditions will be updated throughout the summer.
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| Official Crew |
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Open
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05/14/2018
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The Alpine Loop is open all the way through as of today.
Ice and snow may persist in some spots so proceed with caution for the next few weeks but the trail should be easily passable in all places.
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| Official Crew |
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Open
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04/27/2018
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Hinsdale county announced today that Cinnamon Pass is open now. (Very early for the season)
It is still spring in the mountains and ice and mud still exist up there. Use caution and judgement when traveling on these trails.
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| Official Crew |
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Seasonal Closure
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11/07/2017
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The trails in the area have been closed for the season. Check back here in the spring for updates on openings.
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Partially Open
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10/25/2017
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The FS has announced that as of today this trail is closed at the top by snow and that they will not recover vehicles on these trails until spring. The trail is impassable at this time but trailsoffroad will update the status as soon as the trail opens back up in the spring.
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| Official Crew |
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Open
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07/19/2017
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The trail was clear all the way through with nothing out of the ordinary to note about the trail. Some passing storms scared off a lot of people and I ended up at the summit for almost 20 minutes by myself in the afternoon. It was peaceful to say the least. Since the day was coming to an end the small animals were out and the marmots were not happy I was rolling through.
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Open
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08/04/2016
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This is a excellent drive as part of the alpine loop from lake city back to ouray or silverton , it’s a easy 2wd drive. Be sure to go through animas forks, it’s a neat area . Another good write up by JD
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Open
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08/03/2015
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This was a fun trail, nothing difficult and could be done with a stock vehicle with decent ground clearance. The trail was in good condition as well as clear of all snow. We did encounter a Dodge 2500 P/U near the start of the trail that found itself slid off the side of the trail just below timber line. We were able to assist in the recovery of the vehicle and get him and his passenger back onto the trail. They wanted to complete the trail and head to Animas Forks so we let them tag along with us to make sure that they made it safely as they were traveling alone.