Mine Shaft

I was in the area checking on trails, no changes to report to this trail at this time.

Tight, weaving trail through the woods. Couldn't find the mine entrance. The end did make a good spot for lunch (and possibly camping) with a nice breeze from being higher up.

This trail is open, however, CAUTION. Colorado weather is unpredictable this time of year and there may be the occasional fresh snow fall or mud and melting snow. This trail is in an area of the state where snowfall levels have dropped for the season and the majority of the trails are dry, muddy and/or only have a small bit of snow on them. Again, please use caution if traveling on these trails until the dryer season.

This trail is located at a higher alitude of Colorado and at this time of year should be considered impassable for any regular off-road user. Some people may be able to manage these trails with the correct gear, emergency equipment, and rig. Travel with caution.

3-4 inches of fresh snow on December 13. Once again this year, my local Toyota club supported the USFS Pikes Peak Ranger District (PPRD) and their annual Christmas Tree cutting event. We patrol the forest roads in the designated cutting area, report road conditions, and extract "stuck" vehicles if someone asks for help. The designated area this year was north Divide, where Rule Ridge (357) was the east boundary, Spring Creek (CR 3) was the west boundary, and CO 78 (Painted Rocks Road) was the north boundary. For three consecutive weekends (November 28-29, December 5-6, and December 12-13) we had club volunteers patrolling these Forest Roads. I was present each day (except December 5) and drove almost every road in this area (I drove all for which Trails Offroad has published a guide, except the southern end of Grouse Road/354).

Tried out this trail today but really nothing great about it. Won't be repeating it again any time soon. Definitely a few camp sites if you want a more secluded spot though.

Ran this while checking for trail updates in the area. No changes to report from the writeup and the trail rating remains the same. We plan on camping off this trail this year.

Nice day on this little spur. Checked out the mine in some detail. As far as we can tell the mine looks caved in about 200 feet in and has been for some time. It could be a really cool and creepy place to camp near.