Hamlin Gulch

Erick Vargas

700

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 09/05/2023

Difficulty Accuracy: Harder

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Erick Vargas

700

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 09/05/2023

Difficulty Accuracy: Harder

Great trail to practice off camber… but not alone… definitely recommend having a spotter and another vehicle… please dont go alone if you have never experienced off-camber…. I made it through with a stock land rover lr4 and my friends had a wrangler on 37s and 4runner on 35s

TJ Bosworth

Official Crew

40600

Open

Rated 4/5

Visited: 07/21/2023

Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Not sure how I feel about this one. Great views, decent small challenges, but man, this trail is off-camber! If shelf and off-camber is not your thing, definitely avoid this one.

Trail Review: Hamlin Gulch - TJ Bosworth

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Tim Palmer

Official Crew

47250

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 07/21/2023

Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

What a great trail! Although it's been a rainy July, we had spectacular weather for our ride on Hamlin Gulch. We did not encounter another vehicle on the trail despite us driving it so close to the weekend. Highly recommended drive!

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Scott Bram

3000

Open

Rated 3/5

Visited: 07/16/2023

Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

I took the lower part until turning off at Upper Hamlin Gulch “bypass”. Once rejoining the Hamlin Gulch trail, I only made it a couple hundred more yards as the upper section of trail is just too rocky and off-camber for my comfort to run alone in my daily driver. With a little more sidewall, ground clearance, and armor, it wouldn’t have been an issue. As it was, I made a very long and slow back out, turning around at waypoint 4 on Upper Hamlin.

The parts of the trail I ran were almost entirely dry. Definitely glad I aired down (there’s a couple pullouts on the lower section, one’s big enough for about 2–3 rigs, the second right before waypoint 2 fits a single vehicle.)

I did encounter another rig that said they had to help a SxS winch off one of the obstacles. The rating seems spot-on and it’s a much more exciting way to get into the Yankee Hill network than some of the other options.

Bill Andrews

Official Crew

45050

Open

Visited: 06/25/2023

Trail should be open now.

Adrienne Taylor

1100

Open

Rated 3/5

Visited: 06/19/2023

Ran the first and last half of this trail (used some other trails to bypass the middle section) but everything seems open. No snow in area.

Chris

100

Open

Rated 4/5

Visited: 07/16/2022

Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

I’m in a 17 Taco 37’s the off camber obstacle definitely has a pucker factor but not technical.

Eric Friesen

200

Open

Visited: 07/03/2022

Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Ran it backwards. Waypoint 3 is, as others have said, narrow. Glad we met nobody coming up.

Fred Whitten

650

Open

Rated 4/5

Visited: 06/05/2022

Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Open all the way, never much traffic on this short trail. Waypoint 3 is narrow as mentioned but taking your time and a spotter would help.

Trail Review: Hamlin Gulch - Fred Whitten

Josh McDermott

2900

Open

Visited: 05/11/2022

The trail is completely open. The large tree that was causing just past waypoint three has been cleared.

Trail Review: Hamlin Gulch - Josh McDermott

Jay Yants

300

Open

Visited: 10/25/2021

Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Fun trail. WP 3 and 6 were challenging, but nothing too crazy. I took it slow and checked my line a few times. Trail is still dry!

Brooke Hogue

100

Open

Rated 4/5

Visited: 08/14/2021

Pretty scary but fun before panicked and reversed out! Took my Renegade but Plan to go back with my Razr!!!!

Trail Review: Hamlin Gulch - Brooke Hogue

Alec Young

100

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 05/15/2021

We made it up to that rocky obstacle(1.1mi) before just backing it up 😂 My brothers truck didnt have as big of tires(31) or lift(2in) on a compact truck, so he didnt think he could make it; it also was pretty high up on a very narrow path - it was his first time off roading so he didnt feel comfortable with the off camber. Ton of fun! Some guys coming down said they made it to the top

Bill Andrews

Official Crew

45050

Impassable

Visited: 12/27/2020

Based on reports from nearby trails, the trail is probably very difficult or impassible due to snow

Bill Andrews

Official Crew

45050

Open

Visited: 11/12/2020

Per the National Forest Service: FORT COLLINS, Colo (Nov. 9, 2020) – More forest closures are being lifted across the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests as all Stage 3 restrictions are rescinded beginning at 6 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10. Closures will remain in place around areas that experienced wildfire in Grand, Boulder and Larimer counties. These fire areas present a public safety threat as burned trees can fall unexpectedly, hot spots are still burning, and new hazards can be hidden under snow.

Bill Andrews

Official Crew

45050

Temporary Closure

Visited: 10/20/2020

Due to extreme fire danger the Ntional Forest Service has temporarily closed all National Forest land in Clear Creek, Jefferson, Gilpin, Boulder, and Larimer counties. https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/arp/news-events/?cid=FSEPRD831612

Joshua M Wells

1200

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 06/27/2020

Trail is open and clear of snow. Did it in the dark. Fun trail.

Trail Review: Hamlin Gulch - Joshua M Wells

Bill Andrews

Official Crew

45050

Partially Open

Visited: 06/07/2020

I did not actually run the trail but, based on reports from nearby trails I believe it is open, although you may still encounter some lingering snow drifts.

Bill Andrews

Official Crew

45050

Impassable

Visited: 02/15/2020

Did not actually run the trail but went past the upper trailhead at the top of York Gulch. The trail is completely blocked by about 4 feet of ice and snow.

Trail Review: Hamlin Gulch - Bill Andrews

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Joe. No...... the other Joe

3900

Open

Rated 3/5

Visited: 08/21/2019

It's ok. I tried this trail to see what all the fuss was about (Seriously, look for it on YouTube). The rock at WP 3 is the highlight and is a great place for pictures and it is tight for wider vehicles. You do get tippy but nothing too terrible. It is a nice way to get into the Yankee Hill system but as others have said, there are few passing points.

Luis Cano

200

Open

Rated 4/5

Visited: 08/06/2019

Awesome Trail, loose dirt and narrow roads makes everything very intense at certain points. Good stuff!

Tony

1100

Open

Rated 3/5

Visited: 05/17/2019

Tricky trail. Not recommended for stock vehicles. Made it down from Yankee Hill in a stock Wrangler JL Sport S, but it was not easy going. A spotter would have made things a lot less nerve-wracking. No snow or ice, but obstacles are pretty washed out and the off camber makes things tricky. Got tippy with one tire off the ground at the upper obstacle as the drive around seemed too washed out, and bottomed out pretty hard on the lower obstacle, which was at a narrow section with no drive around. Whole trail is very narrow with only a couple spots for passing above or below the technical area. Ran into a Polaris UTV coming up and it was a trick to get past each other. Overall was thrilling, but spooked me pretty good.

Josh McDermott

2900

Open

Rated 4/5

Visited: 04/29/2019

I partially ran this trail in a 2005 Xterra on 265 tires. I went backwards on this trail and attempted to turn around at way point six however got stuck in the soft dirt. If I had slightly higher clearance or skid plates I would feel comfortable enough to finish this trail. To run this trail you need to know where your vehicle is and/or have a spotter. I gave four stars due to the lack of turnaround or passing points on this trail, this could be a danger especially for vehicles trying to pass.

Jake McCaskill

1400

Partially Open

Rated 4/5

Visited: 02/02/2019

Ran it backwards from the Yankee Hill side. Snow wasn’t much of an issue since we were going downhill. The “first obstacle” described was very washed out, almost to the point of being dangerous. Besides that it was a fun trail!

Trail Review: Hamlin Gulch - Jake McCaskill

Paul M

600

Open

Visited: 10/07/2018

I ran it backwards, coming from central city via bald mt ln. Stock 86 bronco on 31s. Both obstacles arent that bad themselves, its how narrow the road gets so no room for error. Road was open for me.

Michael Whitehead

100

Temporary Closure

Visited: 07/28/2018

Attempted to run this trail but it was blocked off with a log across the trail at the hairpin turn to the right with a sign saying "Washed Out". We choose respect the closure, and went to the left and ran Upper Hamlin Gulch (273.1A to 273.1B) which meets up with lower Hamlin Gulch a little before Yankee Hill Road. Upper Hamlin Gulch is much easier.

Ryland Percy

3300

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 07/06/2018

I ran Hamlin Gulch with my stock 100-series Land Cruiser (with 33" Duratracs). This is a super fun trail that seemed to be a lot less traveled compared to others in the Yankee Hill network (especially around the 4th of July!). The off-camber rock obstacles were pretty thrilling, and the views are awesome! I'll definitely be heading back to this one in the near future.

Trail Review: Hamlin Gulch - Ryland Percy

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T Davidson

100

Open

Visited: 03/25/2018

Hamlin Gulch was open with only a few patches of snow. More snow on the north facing slopes as we looped around towards Central City. Was a great spring day run.

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Todd

Official Crew

117100

Open

Rated 3/5

Visited: 09/02/2017

This is a fun trail around the Yankee Hill area that doesn't seem to get as much use. The off-camber areas shouldn't be taken lightly, its a little spooky.

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