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Teller Divide
Walden,
Colorado
(Jackson County)
Last Updated:
07/26/2023
Trail Information
Highlights
Teller Divide, named for its proximity to the Colorado ghost town Teller City, meanders through the Routt National Forest on the western edge of the Rocky Mountain National Park. After crossing Calamity Pass, Teller Divide offers spectacular views of the Jack Creek basin and the Teller City valley. Heavy snow during the fall, winter and spring seasons allows for limited access to this part of the forest. Teller Divide is very popular with snowmobiles during the winter snow season. Other popular four-wheel drive out-and-back routes begin along Teller Divide and offer the only access to the edge of the Never Summer Wilderness.
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Rated
4/5
Visited: 08/12/2023
Difficulty Accuracy:
Spot On
A nice scenic trail, with no technical concerns. The narrow and rocky section might be an issue for passenger cars, but any stock 4x4 can traverse it. I enjoyed the visit to the historical Teller city with its remaining cabin. Other than this, the trail is overly crowded with OHV during my visit. There are plenty of campsites, if you can find one that was not occupied.
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Rated
4/5
Visited: 07/09/2023
Difficulty Accuracy:
Harder
Trails open
I'm rating it harder just because I brought my offroad teardrop and it was a pain in the butt to get from way 9 to way 12. Its very rocky these days, nothing very technical, but I would take out the suggestion that you can bring your trailer because I think it may well be faster to go all the way around through Rand to get to the other side if you are towing. I may care too much about bouncing my trailer around excessively, but still figure I should warn other towers.
Like Scott said, you def want to air down.
Open
Rated
5/5
Visited: 07/09/2023
Difficulty Accuracy:
Spot On
This trail is open and clear. Ran from west to east. Fantastic views on the approach from the west. The Teller City historic site is actually pretty cool and has an interesting approximately 0.75 mile walking trail with signs detailing the history. The “exciting” rocky section begins just east of the Teller City site which serves as a convenient place to air up/down (which you *will* want to do!)
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Impassable
Visited: 06/15/2023
This trail remains impassable due to snow conditions. It may be another few weeks before the snow melts enough.
Open
Rated
4/5
Visited: 07/03/2022
Difficulty Accuracy:
Spot On
A nice and relatively uncrowded trail in the Fort Collins vicinity. The section between waypoints 9 and 11 was a bit more rocky and narrow than I expected relative to other 2 rated trails I've done but the Tacoma easily handled it in 2wd. Only a few good spots for passing, luckily we ran into a couple of vehicles at exactly the right spot. Illinois River Road was a nice way to add on some miles and access additional dispersed campsites, it gets a little rocky past the trailhead to where it dead ends.
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