Devil's Canyon

Went today with my stock jk 4 door wrangler and all terrain tires. (Not sure I would run this trail with factory tires)Was definitely rutted through a lot of it, and rocks to climb over. So definitely needed to watch tire placement on a lot of the steeper parts. Needed 4wd to climb the steep parts as well for sure. But we really had no problems and had a great day. We only saw one other person all day.

Great little trail that is slightly busy with other Jeep lovin friends! Absolutely gorgeous setting right out of Idaho Springs. The trail is a little short but perfect for our day drive into the mountains. Would agree on the Moderate rating. Nothing too difficult but there was a Forerunner that was struggling big time and put himself somehow in a tree at a weird angle. Not sure how but maybe the driver sucked??? The trail has some larger rocks and inclines of about 11%. I didn't see any severe inclines or feel unsafe at anytime. Some off camber slopes that needed attention. While it doesn't specify here you can head into Evergreen by trekking over the pass. This was a fun way to go back to Denver. Recommend this trail. Cheers

Went out on 6/20 and camped overnight. Subaru Forester in my group went out to waypoint 5 where we camped by the open meadow area but it did not do the entire loop. Did entire loop with stock 2 door JK on M/Ts without issue. There was a steep bypass that connected some campgrounds that I spun tires on but eventually got up. Saw some close to stock TJs make it up as well but a Pathfinder was having a pretty hard time through that section. Most stock 4x4s shouldn’t have any issue running this trail when it’s dry, not sure what the conditions are when wet.

Some nice camping at the summit with great views. The trail is short with one difficult spot. Nice weekend with the family.

Super fun trail with some nice camping spots. A few technical areas off camber, some rocks and ledges. I stayed in 4 high with the sway bars disco'd.

This trail is awesome. Great views. Mid way thru the loop the camping spots are amazing. At the beginning of the loop if you go right and stay right instead of going left like the pictures above show there is a pretty sweet rock trail. The hardest part of trail.

Spoke to Clear Creek Ranger today and the trail is still closed due to Elk Calving.

Many parts are covered in snow but still seems entirely passable. I used chains on my front tires, but probably didn’t need them (wife and kids in the car so better safe than sideways) :) We got there towards the end of the day so only did the first part of the loop and up through waypoint 5, but saw another ‘yota who had done the whole thing.

What an amazing view with the Aspen trees.

We ran the trail in my stock 4Runner SR5, there were some pretty severely rutted areas toward the far end of the trail. Just for fun I tried driving in 4-hi with traction control off, I lost traction pretty quickly and was unable to get going. I put it in 4-low and turned on ATRAC and was able to drive right through without any hiccups. We didn't scrape anywhere on the trail until we were turning onto the main road, I saw a car coming so I took it a little quick and scraped my front air dam. I thought that was pretty ironic. There was some great scenery today with the fall foliage.

The leaves in potions of this trail are really starting to turn and look great. Ran this in two lifted T4Rs. Explored almost every trail and offshoot we could find. Would recommend driving down to the spur if you dont mind some offcamber sections. 4WD is required to complete the loop if you follow the waypoints. One rut in the climb between 7 & 8 required a bit of a bump to get over as the trail has been rutted and we dont have lockers.

Did the whole loop, the trail is pretty narrow with only a few places to pass. Very scenic camping is dispersed throughout the trail.

What a fun trail - has everything to test out the capabilities of a stock capable rig without much risk involved. Having low range is helpful, especially at this altitude, for maintaining momentum without having to crash over the rocks and roots. A mix of everything, from ascents filled with wheel drops to flex the suspension and test out the traction control (for those without rear lockers) to steep descents with deep wheel drops that show the benefits of hill-descent control systems (again, for those without lockers). Size-wise, anything wider than ~76 will likely catch many branches along the trail and some side sections might be too narrow for full-size Raptors and Power Wagons. Overall, it's a relatively smooth trail with terrain that can be as challenging as you want to make it. Stock 2009 LR Range Rover Sport (center-lock-only) with Duratracs.

Fun loop. Not too difficult, but a couple technical spots with some nice views of Mt Evans. Did it in a stock 2008 FJ Cruiser.

took stock 2012 Sahara wrangler and was just fine. definitely bumpy with all the rocks and ruts, but some good views. had to back up a few times to find a spot to pull over for other vehicles and it was tight, but got by. was in 4H the whole time.

Great trail. Could easily bring stock 4x4's if you know what you're doing. Brought up my stock, and I mean bone stock, 2000 Jimmy and it killed the trail with a few placed rocks here and there. The trail is extremely rutted out and the farther you go into the valley the worse it gets. Make sure you have the experience or a capable vehicle!

Lots of fun! Ran with my 98 Grand Cherokee, 2.5" lift and worn 29" tires and it ate up everything the trail had to offer; we tried to hit every branch we could find, which took about 3 hours. One particular section has a very steep, rocky hill, which we ended-up going downhill on, but going slowly and taking it as easily as possible, we didn't have any hits on the skids or diffs. I did end-up coming home with some new pinstripes, however.

Ran this today in a stock 5th gen 4Runner. This trail was quite difficult and narrow enough in spots that I was not able to avoid pinstriping. Between waypoint 6 - waypoint 7 is where it is most narrow and there are very few spots for passing. This is where it was narrow enough to not avoid pinstriping due to how grown in it is now. Waypoint 7 - Waypoint 10 was the most difficult part of the trail where it was very rutted in spots and was often 3 wheeling with the locker engaged, but still in 4 high. Lines had to be picked carefully here for stock height. I am not sure if this was recently rutted or out this bad or not. The trail overall was fun, but was more than I was wanting to do in stock form. Waypoint 7 was a great camping spot which is what is pictured below.

Ran half of the trail in reverse from outline above. Some rutted areas between waypoints 7, 8, and 9. My wheeling partner was running a bone stock Jeep Sport on 29's. We were about halfway between waypoints 8 and 7 and decided to turn back due to a few ruts that were a little too deep on the downhill. It was officially the second day of summer and there was a passing snow squall. Nothing stuck to the ground, and honestly, it wasn't even snowflakes. It was more like mini dippin dots falling from the sky. Kinda cool to watch. We came across at least 8 other vehicles and one camper while on the trail. It's a good run in the woods mostly. Some views. Fun trek and would do it again.

Trail is dry, snow-free and in summer condition.

incredible wild flowers.

Spoke to Clear Creek Ranger District today and they said the gates for this trail were opened on 6/15. Conditions are wet, but minimal snow.

As of now, this road is still closed.

Went up to view a comet and meteor shower late on the night of the 15th into the 16th. Only went to waypoint 6, but gate was open and trail wasn’t too bad. Parts were just plain dry but there were some sections in the shade that had snow/small patches of ice. Not sure how the loop looked but the meadow was completely dry.

Just completed this track today. There is some snow on the shady sides of the mountain and it is fairly muddy and slick. A few challenging climbs on the second half of the track between waypoints 7 and 10 as the mud and snow add difficulty. Really a fun drive and seems like there are plenty of decent camping spots. I'd love to come back in the summer and try it when it is dry and get a night of camping in.

There was a good 4-6" of snow over the whole area.

I hadn't been there in a long time. Last time was with a Ram 1500 truck. This time Jeep Grand Cherokee. The trees are plenty and everything was green!

Devil’s Canyon is open for the season.

The Forest Service is still listing this trail as "seasonally closed". Will update upon verification.

Maybe it was just the fact that there was an inch or two of snow, but this trail was much harder than I expected. I don't have an extremely capable vehicle (stock Cherokee KL Trailhawk), but I have done a bunch of trails that were rated a 3, and this seemed more difficult than any of them by a decent margin. It's only a few spots, but like a review below says, I think the full loop should be rated higher for sure. Also, it's likely just grown in over time, but the trail is quite narrow in spots. Nothing that is impassable, but be prepared for some new pinstripes, especially with a full size vehicle.

Mostly snow covered until you get up top. Sun-exposed areas of the trail were void of snow. The loop had not been fully traveled in the clockwise direction; there were tracks leading into the loop in the counter-clockwise direction (didn't travel far enough to see where they stopped). Only one set of fresh tracks up the hill between points 12 and 13. The spur at point 4 had not been traveled recently/no tracks in the snow. The warmer weather will keep the climb into the area passable; once it gets cold and stays cold, I suspect it will be icy from the compacted snow. That first switchback/hairpin turn heading in, where there's almost always water trickling onto the trail, was building up the ice.

Just scouted this trail and stayed the night. Very open, great spots to camp, some more secluded then others, several great spots with epic views. Very few people, could be the cold as setting in but did meet a few people who have stayed the night a few times and noted some areas can be more exposed to wind and rain. Overall very easy 2-3 trail, only one semi tough spot, easy loop.

Ran this trail yesterday in my '14 Tacoma OR with 32" tires and 3" lift. Overall, a great fun trail that is more or less easy (2-3) throughout the majority of the trail. Didnt see many other people out, but that could have been because it was a sunday afternoon and everyone had already gone home. Lots and lots of dispersed camping as in the description, seems like a great place to camp on the weekends. Very pretty trail, though not as secluded as some of the others around. However there was one spot on the trail (just before marker #7 going clockwise) that I would consider a 6-7 difficulty. I feel lucky I made it through with no damage. Easily uphill at 30 degrees with rocks and ruts around and above "12. Careful tire placement mandatory! Overall the trail is closer to a 3, but this one spot (no longer than 100 yards) presents a difficult challenge. Can easily be avoided by going counter-clockwise and turning around.