Pisgah (Columbine Cutoff)

Traveling from east to west, the road’s rating of three is accurate. There are plenty of loose rocks but nothing too challenging. I caution any low-clearance vehicle from taking the trail.

Definitely gotten harder than last season. Bigger V notch and bigger rocks. A few mudholes but other than that not too bad.

Nice warmup for Yankee Hill.

Ran the trail in early April in reverse. We took the easier route down the hill at Waypoint 3 because the harder one had a lot of ice. The main challenge for most of the trails were the deep snowmelt tracks and ruts. Some are avoidable with careful line choice, others you just have to go through. A particularly nasty one is close to Waypoint 1: A deep meltwater puddle with hard-to-judge depth, and steep entry and exit; narrow ATVs can go around, but my Grand Cherokee Trailhawk is way to wide for that (unfortunately, we didn't take a photo of it).

Ram this on Feb 18. Open all the way through. Took the icy line at the top. Took a couple of tries. Did it in a Gladiator, Rivian and a Bronco.

The trail offered a fun few minutes of snow wheeling. There was quite a bit of snow, but it wasn't too big of an issue due to there being proper tracks; the road is likely well frequented. However, we did have to use the highest ride height (10.8 in) of our Grand Cherokee Trailhawk to clear the snow in some areas. At Waypoint 3, we took the easier bypass on the right – pretty steep and snowy, but doable. One downside is that there are very few spots to let oncoming traffic pass. Wouldn't recommend the trail in Winter without decent clearance and proper snow-rated all-terrain tires.

Very short but very fun trail in the Yankee Hill network. Few inches of snow but it was packed down from being very well traveled. Large group of side by sides being reckless and rude on the trail was pretty frustrating but after letting them pass and waiting a bit it was ok.

After some recent rains its pretty washed out. I'd say it pushing more towards a 4.

Deep mud on spots. Sweet trail though.

A fun snowy ledge but it is also used as a connection trail. Passable in almost all stock wranglers with good tires currently. Minus a star because if you encounter people coming towards you there is no turn around so you have to back all the way down.

1/2 cars got stuck. Definitely bring recovery equipment. Tons of fun!

High clearance definitely needed. One car was stock 4Runner TRD and didn’t have enough clearance to make it more than .75 miles. Definitely passable with the right equipment!

Passable with minimal snow in spots!

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

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.

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

Trail is fully open, dry, and was fun as always. Lots of traffic since most people with trailers access this area from the bottom of this road. I would recommend going slow because dirt bikes and SxS's are often just starting their day on this trail and will come blazing around corners. The bottom half of the trail is tight too so passing is hard.

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.

Simple trail at the start but a fun technical finish at the end. Great place to see the leaves that is away from the I-70 Crowds

This sections is fun, I've done it in the dead of winter and it can be pretty crazy. I also did it in early may and it was awesome. However as of 6/10 it is dry. Some rocky sections but nothing too bad.

Fun easy trail, I was able to make it in my Xterra with a small lift and off road tires. At the time this section had some fun water crossings that were decently deep but not of concern. There was light snow however nothing that inhibited the use of the trail.

That last hill at the end was much more rutted out/rocky than in the video. Rest of the trail just needs high clearance. That hill, though, requires proper 4WD.