Eagle Rock

Not suggested for your first timer rock crawler. It was awesome, definitely gets pretty flexy in areas. Make sure to have an experienced spotter

Had a blast on this trail. Didn’t really research it ahead of time but glad I did it. I went points 1-10 and then took FR379 back down. Stock ‘22 JT Rubicon. A little scraping but not bad. #4 The Big Hill was intimidating but doable, I stayed locked front and rear and really had no issues.

Very technical trail. Bypasses are overgrown. Lots of skid plate abuse and potential for door damage at lower section of trail.

Exited Mount Baldy through the back end of Eagle Rock. Little to no snow. Did the back half while it was raining. No issues. The V-Notch isn’t even a v-notch anymore. Just a gradual downhill road.

I was on a segment of Eagle Rock on Saturday, 4-15-2023. We didn't do the technical portion (Waypoint 1 to Waypoint 10) but entered on Forest Road 379 and came "above" Eagle Rock and drove from Waypoint 10 to Waypoint 14 as it is described in this guide. The snow was deep around WP 10, we found drifts that were 17 to 18 inches deep. All of our rigs were equipped with tire chains, winches, traction boards, and related recovery gear. We got to a point just beyond WP14 where the road is off camber for a long stretch. There were multiple deep snow drifts perpendicular to the road, each 10-15 feet wide, for as far as we could see. We decided to stop and circle the wagons, break out the grills, and have lunch. We returned down FR 379 the same way we came up.

Definitely holds up to the ratings, might even be a point or so higher. Ran it with a tacoma on 33’s and locked rear, a tj on tons locked and 37’s and a diesel rubicon jlu on 37’s. With careful driving and spotting we were able to get the Tacoma through without too many problems. I would suggest coming in on the back side through Divide instead of coming up old stage from the springs, old stage is definitely rough and steep in sections especially if you are hauling your rig up on a trailer.

Ran the trail with a local club. Fun trail with a lot of technical obstacles. Don't take it for granted or you might need a pull!

This is not a Severe trail but is difficult. I'd recommend no less than 33s, lift, and one locker. Armor would be highly beneficial

Ran this with a group of Jeepers on Saturday. Trails was dry, number one. I actually took the bypass on the big hill descent and got hung up on one spot as my lower control arm was grabbing a rock, super tippy coming out of the bypass. 2" lift on 35's, banged up the skids pretty good. Lockers helped. All in all a fun trail, more fun with a build rig.

Took all hard lines , manageable with 33 inch tires . No snow at all .

The first part of this trail is no joke. Definitely need to pick lines and may need rear lockers every once in a while. Will test your articulation for sure. Feels like you climb forever but once you get to the top it is a nice and easy road to the end.

Hit Eagle Rock this past Wednesday, I was in 07 JK with 3.5 inch lift on 33" and open diffs, ran the entire trail no problem. There was some snow on the ground that made traction interesting is some spots.

This trail is no joke. There is a section somewhere along the big hill area that is not very doable in longer wheelbase vehicles. There is a large boulder to your left that you have to navigate around but it's right by a huge washed out section that makes your vehicle lean over 30 degrees, towards the rock. There is no bypass for this obstacle. I would really only recommend shorter wheelbase vehicles attempt this trail in it's current condition. Everything up to this section was fairly easy in a Tacoma with 35's, but the boulder + off camber spot is extremely dangerous and just asking for a rollover or body damage.

Just did this trail for the first time with 33" tires and lockers. Skid plates and rock sliders came in use. Good handful of technical areas and lots of rocks. The loose gravel/sand made for some difficulty in traction which is where the lockers came in great use.

This trail lives up to the Difficult rating. You're going to need 37" tires, 4" lift and lockers. If you can, go with someone if nothing else to help spot you along the trail. We didn't have any cell service for most of the day. The "Big Hill" (4) was pretty carved up and gnarly the pictures here don't show how technical it is to get through this section.

Ok, Month later from the last review. Im on 37's with locker and a long arm kit. Had to winch at certain points. It was really wet, and lots of rain over the last month. Some parts impassable due to recent erosion. Experienced drivers, but we turned around because of the wet and slick rock. Serious traction challenges.

Avoid the confusion: A lot of people (even locals) call the Mt. Baldy trail/Frostys - 379.E- section of the trail "Eagle Rock". The problem is that they both join at Waypoint 11 and become the same trail. See attached image. I ran this (370C) with 2014 Rubicon - 35s and 2.5 inch lift, just used the rear lockers. Eagle Rock is technically 370.C and is more difficult but gets significantly easier after Waypoint 11 where it joins 379.E The Eagle Rock portion is 5/6 dry and 6/6 wet. Rock Gardens 75% of the way. Need lift and skid plates (probably one locker). I did not need a winch. After Waypoint 11 it becomes 3/6 both directions. After Waypoint 11: clear and open the whole way - dry and no snow. Probably need to subtract a difficulty point because the trail was just repaired. In fact, after waypoint 11, it seemed easier than last year, especially the west section from the overlook to FSR376 and I actually ran up on the bulldozer and scraper leveling the trail and removing some rocks. There used to be several washouts and V sections that are now all leveled out. Still lots of fun. Ran it in 2 wheel drive after Waypoint 11.

Technically the trail is open and passable with some careful tire placement and a winch. Still plenty of snow and ice on the trail. Had one corner specifically about a mile in that had to winch through pulling against 2 trees to make it through. Had a lot of fun but right now definitely don't want to attempt this one solo without a lot of recovery gear that you are comfortable using.

Trail was snowy in spots but passable and pretty good trail overall until the last downhill section leading up to Forest Service Road 376. It is pretty steep and a solid sheet of ice we had 2 wranglers with us and we managed okay but the group of Subaru's in front of us mostly slid the entire last section with little to no control luckily made it okay. Just be careful heading into the last downhill section.

Tough trail but with the right equipment, easily done. Make sure you have high clearance and a winch may come in handy if any precip had been put down. A couple of trees have blown down and are an issue at at least one place.

This trail is a short drive from The Springs. The meadow is a perfect place to stop for lunch. Fun/ technical trail close to home!

Great trail a little slick when wet. Good day Wheeling.

Just ran this trail from Gold Camp to FS 376 - Baldy to Eagle Rock. Open all the way. I run this trail all the time. It is probably 0.5 point more difficult from overuse and runoff. Today, for a challenge, I ran the trail without 4WD - just rear 2WD the whole way. It even rained on me so I ran it wet in 2WD. Only 2 places where I considered putting it into 4WD, but resisted. Still lots of fun with rocks, views, and water.... 2014 Jeep with 35 inch tires and 2 inch lift.

Hit the back end as a connector between baldy and bull park. Only saw a few on the trail. Even with the rain, there wasn’t much to the trail to worry about.

Checked out Eagle Rock and Saran Wrap in Colorado Springs as a future run for our group so went solo for this scouting adventure. Passed only a couple of other Jeeps up on the trail. We picked the harder lines on the trail - if you don't have sliders or skid plates, I wouldn't recommend this. We are running 4.5 inch lift with 37 inch tires and did a little scrapping. It is possible to take a stock Jeep up there but you better have a great spotter. Overall a good challenging trail. Look into adding Mount Baldy to the run if you want a full day of wheeling.

Great day. Trail was slightly beat from heavy CV-19 abuse. Most was a 6....some spots were more 7+ , but we got a bone stock Rubicon JLU through with only minor scuffs. Experienced spotters recommend, and winches are highly recommended.

Did Eagle Rock today in a stock 2012 Rubicon JKU. A little difficult in a couple places and used winch 1 time but all in all it is doable. Certainly glad I have skid plates and rock sliders. Front and rear lockers helped in a lot of spots for sure.

Ran it today, it was a little tricky due to the wet dirt and rainfall while on it. Always will love this trail.

Open all the way through

We did this trail in the snow. Probably 5-8" on the ground on average. We had a total of five rigs on this run. Three with lockers, two open diffs. Our one open diff guy had chains and he did just fine. The other we had to tow / winch several times. I would not attempt this in the snow without lockers. Chains and winch minimum. Couple things to watch out for if you run this in the snow. About halfway through there are several steep downhills. Give yourself PLENTY of space going down... several of us rear-ended each other coming down. No injuries but some minor to moderate body damage. Second... we came down the switchbacks from the washboard road in the dark. With the snow pack it was very slick. Take your time, use low range and low gear.

trail fun. very little amount of people around., the trail has noticeably gotten more difficult since last time running it back in may 2018. more larger rocks have been exposed due to some erosion on the soil. but still was a nice challenging trail. would say the trail on the difficult section are close to class 6.5 but overall having almost no traffic on the trail made it a blast.

First time attempting a trail rated a 6-7. Made it through in a stock JK rubicon with some additional skids. Stock height made it challenging and made full use of the skids and lockers in the lower hill climb to drag over some of the tougher spots.

I ran Eagle Rock from Waypoint 11, after connecting to it from the Mt. Baldy trail. We took it out over to the Bull Park trail head for a nice day of wheeling.

The trail had a layer of fairly fresh snow throughout most of the trail but for the most part the snow wasn't a problem. The wind was really whipping on this day so we decided to eat lunch in the rigs. One thing not mentioned in this guide, is that at waypoint 10, you can take a right turn towards Mount Baldy, and then a few hundred yards down that way, you can then take a left coming through the trees to meet back up with Eagle Rock and avoid the meadow a bit. This gave us a chance to break some of the wind. Erosion has definitely exposed a lot of new boulders and vehicle traffic has dug out a few large undercuts. I agree with the rating and think the guide is on point.

Ran in a group with rigs ranging from light mod, TJ 2" lift 32's, to JKU 4" lift 35's. Some open diff. All made it through but open diff & small lift had difficulties in several spots. The trail had experienced some damage from use and rocks/boulders in areas have moved making some lines technically difficult requiring several attempts. No need for winching in our group. The JKU's on 35's with lockers made it through the challenging spots on first attempt. Currently I think the rating is as high as 8 in the lower section before the short cut to Mt. Baldy.

We had a great day out on the trail. We were a little hesitant about going out due to heavy rains the past week and the day before. We suspected it would be quite a muddy mess on the trail but we decided to check it out anyway. I'm glad we did. The area has a lot of gravel like rocks that I believe allow the water to drain easily into the soil. The trail was still wet but it wasn't sloppy. It was just wet enough to make the dirt a clay consistency that was just enough to stick into your treads and not want to come out. So the first big hill climb was a bit difficult since we basically were trying to climb on slicks, but we completed it. As usual the hill is more and more washed out so the boulder climbs do get harder, the bypass is not much easier. There was a lot of activity on the trail. We started ahead of a larger group and not sure if they had issues as they never caught up to us after a long lunch break at the first meadow. It appears that they've also done some trail maintenance and graded some of the areas that were getting washed out near the end of the trail. The hill climb is smoothed and the v-notch is gone near the end.

Attempted this trail with the https://www.meetup.com/Colorado-Springs-4x4/ group and we only made it to the bottom of the first big hill (#4) till it was to deep and slick to make it any further with the group.

It was a super slick day out on the trail. Most of this trail is covered in shade so although the temperature was fairly warm, the snow from the recent storm hadn't really had a chance to melt. Our lockers were used a TON on the trail today and we even had to bust out the winches to remove a downed tree that was blocking part of the trail. We ran into one group that was coming back down as they had a vehicle that broke a driveshaft. Besides that, it was a pretty quiet day on the trail. We were able to complete the entire thing no problem even with the icy conditions.

We originally were going to hit this trail on Saturday but we decided to wait till Sunday since the weather would be a little nicer. I'm glad we did! It was nice and warm and sunny for most of the day. We had a pretty big group of people meet down at Home Depot. There were five Toyota's and two Jeeps. We had a slow start getting up to the trail as a few vehicles in the group were having some overheating issues heading up the dirt road getting to the trail head. There were quite a few people up there camping in various areas but we didn't come across anybody driving on the trail. The climb up the big hill went flawlessly. Even the open/open Jeep made it up with a little bit of pedal. Unfortunately it was still having some overheating issues. We had to stop every now and again to let it cool off. We cleaned up any fluid on the trail from the overheating. Luckily it's pretty much smooth sailing after the big hill. You can see how close you get to the trees in some areas! We did have to cut the trail short and we took the easier way route out at waypoint 10 after stopping for lunch there due to the mechanical issues. It was a fun day and it's a nice trail to get out of the hustle and bustle of the city for a while!

Visited the trailhead of Eagle Rock (FS Road 370C) from the staging area at Gold Camp Road. We did some trail clean-up there, picking up lots of paper, cardboard, bottles, and cans. Same at the trailhead of Saran Wrap (FS Road 370D) in the Eagle Rock meadow, but much less debris there, likely due to Bighorn 4x4 Club having done a clean-up the weekend prior (June 11th). Proceeded to run Mount Baldy, FS Road 379, which I am happy to report is OPEN and clear of any remaining snow. The two photos show the point on Mount Baldy where Eagle Rock comes up from the rocky trail below.

Visited Eagle Rock (FS 370C) today (May 28, 2016) after traveling Mount Baldy (FS 379) to update since being stopped by deep snow two weeks ago. Eagle Rock was partially covered in snow as well, and I decided to turn around after mile .7. Lauren is correct when she says there are many rocks to grab your differential. I pulled winch cable once, and used the farm jack a second time to extricate myself, all in less than a mile into the trail! When I reached a steep ascent with large boulders, I decided to turn around. Just at that moment, a well built Jeep proceeded past me, over the boulder, and up the hillclimb. I saw this Jeep again later in the day, but was unable to flag him down to inquire whether the trail is open and completely passible. I suspect that it is not, because earlier on Mount Baldy the deep snow prevented reaching the intersection of Mount Baldy and Eagle Rock.