Argentine Pass

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4.8/5 (133 reviews)
Georgetown, Colorado (Clear Creek County)
Last Updated: 08/30/2023

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Highlights

Looking for an offroad adventure close to Denver that's guaranteed to get your blood pumping and take your breath away? Argentine Pass is a beautiful journey through stunning scenery, with moderate obstacles, thrilling switchbacks, and shelf roads that excite your adventure. Along the way, you'll even have the chance to explore the historic Waldorf Mine and Santiago Mines, adding a touch of history to your journey. But the real highlight of the trail is the view from the top - at over 13,000 feet you'll see Gray's and Torrey's Peaks and, on clear days, awe-inspiring Colorado Mountain vistas in the distance. So grab your vehicle, buckle up, and get ready for the offroad adventure of a lifetime on the Argentine Pass trail.


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Trail Reviews

4.8/5 (133)
Open
Rated 5/5
Visited: 09/27/2023
Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Beautiful day on the trail. Leaves are golden but quickly turning brown. Still open all the way to the top. No snow to speak of on the trail yet.
Open
Rated 5/5
Visited: 09/20/2023
Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

First time up this trail. What a great day to go. Nice weather, a bit chilly. It's coming in. The views are incredible...
Trail Review: Argentine Pass - Doug MacDougall
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Open
Rated 5/5
Visited: 09/17/2023
Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

We ran Argentine today in a group of 6. The snow was not a issue and we easily made it to the top. I have not been to the top in 2 years and the obstacle after Waldorf is much more dug out even to the left side but no problem for the truck to climb the rock in the middle. If your going to run this trail I'd get after it because it was very cold up there and all it takes is one big snow storm and very high winds to drift in the shelf road section and its impassable 2024. Don't be that guy and slide off the shelf road in the snow. I've seen people do that up there and it's no fun.
Trail Review: Argentine Pass - Iceman 99
Trail Review: Argentine Pass - Iceman 99
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Visited: 09/16/2023
Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Snow and ice on top 3rd of pass today but will melt off this week. Obstacles appear more washed out than shown in photos but are passable. Great day on the pass.
Trail Review: Argentine Pass - Peter Brightwell
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Rated 5/5
Visited: 09/10/2023
Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Unfortunately, the weather (rain) came in and caused us to stop at the end of the road for Santiago Mine, just outside the ghost town of Waldorf. We saw a group of lifted 4 Runners and Tacomas make their way up Argentine, but it looked like they were struggling in a couple sections. We decided not to chance it, given outside temperatures were starting to drop. The very beginning of the trail is the most technical by far. My wife spotted me (up and down), which made it much easier for our stock Gladiator on 33's. Once past that brief section, the rest of the trail is fairly easy. Looking forward to the next opportunity to make it to the top of Argentine.
Trail Review: Argentine Pass - Matthew Somsky
Trail Review: Argentine Pass - Matthew Somsky
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