Turkey Track Road

Ran this trail on my way home after running some other trails in the area. The area is open to shooters again after being closed due to high fire risk earlier in the year. The rating on this trail should be changed to an easy "2" as the Big Hill has been smoothed out quite a bit and can be run in a 2WD now. There are few sections before the Big Hill that are a bit rutted, but nothing that can't be done in a 2WD vehicle and I saw several cars at the ranges.

This place is trashed. It’s like off-roading in a landfill. Big hill is smoothed out and had no problem making it up in 2wd.

Beautiful, sunny day with a nice breeze. A lot of shooters out for an early weekday. Explored 343 and 343B, some minor washouts and off camber ruts are present. The Big Hill is steep but nothing technical to note. The track can get a little tight in places so wider rigs beware.

The trail was in pretty good shape today. It was relatively dry with the exception of a few areas of snow in the wooded areas past the top of the hill. I really enjoy the trail as it was a good way to "stretch the legs" off my Gladiator a bit. The majority of the trail I ran in 4 wheel high except for when I climbed the Big Hill. There were a few shooters out this day, mostly before the Big Hill. This is the first time I drove the entire trail and found out the there are shooting areas the entire length of the trail.

Although the trail is open expect snow and be prepared for difficult conditions.

I had a lot of fun on this trail especially the big hill. Had a new driver hit it and eyes got as big as saucers. Definitely need a higher clearance 4x4 for the big hill climb. The rest is passible in a car. Lots of places to do some target practice.

Short and easy trail with great views all around and some mild off-camber sections. It was very busy on a Sunday due to many people target shooting which sadly leaves so much trash behind.

This trail is currently part of the PSI Travel Management Plan, and there is an alternative, Alt C, that would connect this trail to Turkey Track. Please comment to the FS before Nov 4th, 2019 and support the connection of these two roads.

Calvary 4-Wheelers spent Labor Day weekend camping and 'wheeling in the Rule Ridge and Rainbow Falls areas. We ran Turkey Track Road as part of this trip on Saturday, September 1, 2019. There have been significant improvements made to the shooting area with better definition of individual sites and a lot of new fencing. The big hill at Waypoint 4 has also had significant maintenance. It now climbs in 3 or 4 steps and no longer has the big moguls in the middle of it. Finally, the northern portion of the spur on the ridge has been closed and now has a locked gate.

This is a fun trail with lots of small rolling hills. There is a fun climb at waypoint 4. We added this to our run through Missouri Gulch and Illinois Gulch. Could be done in a stock high clearance vehicle with good tire placement.

We ran Turkey Track Road on Saturday, May 27, 2017. The weather kept alternating between partly cloudy and thunderstorms with rain and light, slushy hail. They have redone the entrance to the trail making it more direct instead of curving around as it used to. There was a fair share of shooters in the informal target range but it was not as crowded as it sometimes gets. The trail was wide open all the way through with no issues except the recent rain made the big hill a little soft and slick. One of the stock Wranglers with us needed a strap to get up, the other made it under its own power. The views were magnificent, as always.

Turkey Track Road has reopened according to the fire's blog. Update 4/19/2017, pm The Turkey Track fire is now 100% contained. The area is now open to the public for recreation. We ask that the public stay out of the burned area for their safety as there is still a risk of trees falling, hot stump holes (holes where stumps are smoldering? and rolling materials. There is sill the possibility of smoke to be visible in the interior of the burn which is to be expected as we are allowing the interior hazardous fuels to burn naturally. This is to reduce the risk of severe injury to a firefighter by a falling tree. If you see smoke in the interior of the burned area, please do not call 911 to report. We ask the public to please be aware of the continued fire danger and consider not shooting on hot and dry days as well as having a fire extinguisher on hand when you do any sort of recreational activity that poses a fire risk. http://psiccfireinfo.blogspot.com/

Turkey Track Road is temporarily closed due to a wildfire in the area. http://gazette.com/wildfire-north-of-woodland-park-started-at-shooting-range-forest-service-says/article/1600941