Jenny Creek

There is a decent sized snow drift next to some trees soon after the creek crossing mentioned in the last review which is kind of hard to get over due to their being slippery logs for traction on one side and snow on the other, with the slope angling towards the trees. I turned on lockers and was able to crawl it but there is a risk of sliding into the trees and doing body damage. After that you can do most of the trail and get all the way up to within a few tenths of a mile to the intersection with Rollins Pass Road before reaching impassable snow drifts, I would guess you will have to turn around and go back for at least another 2 weeks given the size of the drifts up there.

We were able to get a couple hundred feet past the water crossing when we ran into a 3’ tall snow drift. I and a lifted Rubi tried to go over but wisened up and backed out. A side by side was able to get by it but told us there was an even bigger drift further up the trail.

Excellent conditions. Water crossing was a mere ~4". Great fun w/ very few people around. Aspen leaves are almost at their peak which is quite early this year. A few spots were tricky and a spotter was helpful but overall a beautiful trip up a mountain w/ great views and enough of a challenge to keep your attention.

Fun trail. Not too many areas to pull off for opposing traffic. Definitely better to run it uphill. This was challenging in my stock Tacoma. We took Rollins to the top and saw a few jackasses on ATV's destroying a marsh trying to get there vehicle unstuck... STAY THE TRAIL!!!

The trail is currently not accessible due to snow conditions. The southern end of the trail has several, off-camber, 2'-3'+ deep snow drifts right at the beginning making travel impossible. The northern end you cannot even get to, due to snow blocking Rollins Pass. This was with well-equipped Jeeps on 37s, lockers, and winches.

This is a fun, winding, narrow trail that runs mostly parallel to Rollins Pass and is a more interesting and challenging alternative to get up to Needle Eye Tunnel. The snow drift at the top of Jenny Creek has finally been bashed through, and you can re-connect with Rollins Pass at the end.