Phantom Sale 1

Climbs steeply out of the valley, loose dirt and gravel with the occasional rock may make traction difficult.

Fun little connector between Rankin and Phantom Road, although I don't understand why it's not just part of the longer Rankin trail. The only challenging part is the rocky, slightly off-camber hillclimb at the very start.

Coming down from Rankin, enjoyed the creek, then took this to Phantom Creek. Short, but I love this trail! Heading north, it's steep and narrow, then widens. Fun!

Checking trails in the area and no major changes to report for this trail.

We were out taking pictures in the area and just joy riding. No changes to report to the write up.

Trail is in good shape and easy to navigate. Traffic wasn't too bad with the holiday weekend.

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.

This is one of the steepest roads in the North Divide area, and has a shelf road portion on the south end (where it meets 355). It is not difficult, just be aware that it is narrow and blind on the south end. This area got 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).

Hit this trail on my way to Rankin. Pretty fun dirt trail with some spots a little more rutted out. Ends with a little bit of a steep loose gravel portion that seems a little tight if you had a full size vehicle.

Checking in on this trail and those in the area. This trail is dry and there are no changes to report.

Checked the trail for any changes to the terrain and there is nothing significant to report. There is also not much snow to contend with either at this time.

The trail was open all the way through. The steep incline was rather dry and not too difficult to negotiate.