Trail Creek Road

4.5/5 (38 reviews)
Idaho Springs, Colorado (Clear Creek County)
Last Updated: 10/28/2022

Trail Information

Highlights

Just outside Idaho Springs, CO, Trail Creek Road passes a lot of mining remains, including the active Pheonix Mine, which offers tours. As you start up the switchbacks, the views across the valley and towards Idaho Springs open up, and at the top, there is a perfect place to stage a large group photo. Trail Creek Road is a great way into the Saxon Mountain Trail Network. This trail used to be an easy road but is now a fun, rock-laden trail that presents just enough challenges to make things interesting. Easily make a full day of wheeling by adding this to South Spring Gulch and Saxon Mountain Road.

Trail Difficulty and Assessment

Trail Navigation

Trail Reviews

4.5/5 (39)
Open
Rated 5/5
Visited: 06/05/2023
Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Trail was dry and in good shape through waypoint 13. Turned around at that point but no snow and just a little water in one spot.
Open
Rated 5/5
Visited: 05/29/2023
Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Nice trail, only a few places on the trail are moderate. No snow on the trail as of 5/28/23.
Open
Rated 4/5
Visited: 05/28/2023
Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Open, no snow at the time. Stock Gladiator no problems.
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Partially Open
Rated 4/5
Visited: 05/17/2023
Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Trail is clear until waypoint 16. Then there are some snow drifts that are a couple feet deep.
Partially Open
Visited: 01/15/2023
Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

I didn't rate the trail because once I got to section 8 there was a bunch of snow piled on the trail as if somebody meant to close it. There was no sign posted that it was closed but it's a pretty tall snow bank, which is impassable. Not worth really going up there at this point because it's just dirt road until section 8. The Phoenix gold mine tour was open though.

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