3N06A Cold Water Canyon

Trail in good shape. I ran this twice over with a day between to try out some new lights for the JKU :). First trip, shift cable snapped out of the bushing at the bottom, I snapped it back in (should have went home, but..) and ran to the top without airing down and in 4WH in Drive. At the top just before the campground (Nice room for quite a few 4x4, Tents, and people), ran into someone coming down, when trying to move to the side, shift cable bushing completely let go (luckily, I was over enough to let others by). By this time complete dark (lights working great!) I ended up zip tieing the cable to the trans shift arm. The bush fix allowed me to start in neutral and have reverse and drive (lots of slop with the shifter in Park and 1). It was enough to get up the 100' to the top, turn arround and make it home. Next day got the bushing from Autozone (Dorman 14055 Automatic Transmission Shift Cable Bushing). Second trip let the wife drive (she was not with me on the first trip). Aired down this time (way smoother!!), she motored right up until we caught up to a few trucks. It got a little lose towards the top and a they were having some difficulty. The first two made it, but I ended up towing the third (open diff) up the top (about 1/2 mile or so). Love it when the JK helps out the trucks! But the trail is all good, no lockers on my JKU and no problem, but the trucks definately had issues. Navigate some pretty big holes and the right line will get you up no problem.

Beautiful Trail!! First time taking out my Colorado on a trail. Had no issues on 4H Stock. The deeper you get the Rockier it gets but any 4x4 Stock can handle it, lifted is even better to avoid any undercarriage damage, but i had no issues. Beautiful place to Camp!

Wow surprisingly hidden gem in lytle creek. Fun spot to camp and you have reception at the top. It’s does get increasingly tough as the trail goes deeper. But stock 4x4 with some clearance should make it. JLU on 35s 2.5 inch lift.

Awesome trail... Very fun for all experience levels! The 5 Rating is accurate as of Aug. 9th when we ran the trail. There is just 1 major obstacle and it's a slight hill climb up through 3-4 deep ruts that will flex your vehicle out. Just take it slow and pick your line carefully and you'll be fine. The first half of the trail before the major obstacle is just loose rocks and dirt but expect bigger rocks as you get deeper into the trail after the major obstacle. Any high clearance 4WD can do it. AWD with low clearance will have some issues but should be good with a few bumps and bruises on the undercarriage. 2WD is NOT ADVISED because there are more than 1 or 2 sections that you will most likely get stuck.

Fun trail with great views!

This trail is better than Paiute IMHO. Better views and better camping spots! Stock with a little lift made it easy. Tons of people out in the trails.

Definitely a fun trail with a few sections towards the end where your suspension definitely flexes out.

Nice fun trail that offers nice views and some fun challenges that most stock 4x4 can do. I had no problem on my JLU on 4H But it was more challenging then what I seen on YouTube or here on trailsoffroad, there is still some snow up there but nothing to worry about, this is a great trail for a day adventure or a Quick weekend camping trip.

Nice trail with some great views as you climb. It’s slow going as it’s very rocky, most rocks are small until you start making your way up from waypoint 4 to waypoint 5, then you have to put a little thought into your lines in a couple spots and not positive a stock rig can reach it without bottoming out. I can see this area being tricky if the road is icy. I have a JKU on 33’s with 2” lift, open diffs and didn’t have any issues.

First time on this trail, and we went in January. This was a few weeks after a big snow storm hit the area hard, and while the majority of the snow had melted away, we still had plenty of snow to play around in. The snow was still heavy/deep enough further into the trail that we had to turn around. Great scenic trail. Will go back again in spring/summer to make it to the end.

Did this trail last weekend in my XJ. I didn’t need lockers at any point (until I got to the snow portion) but having a lift and 4wd was nice. Snow makes this trail super sketchy, at some points I had to have a spotter to keep from going off the snow bank and down the cliff. Recommended at least 33’s and 4low, but portions you may be better off with lockers and 35’s+. Fun trail, one of my favorites when Cleggy is busy.

Finished trail with an Fj60 with 2.5" lift with 31" tires with no problems. Definitely need 4WD after waypoint 3 because of loose rocks, incline, and very rutted sections. My skid plates made contact with the rocks a couple times between waypoint 3 and 4 with just scratches underneath. I'm sure any mildly lifted vehicle 2wd or 4wd could reach up to the first campsite at waypoint 3. I was the only one on the trail at the time and no one was at any of the campsites. UPDATE: Did this trail again with a buddy. I drove an FJ60 with 2.5" lift and 33" tires no problems all the way up. My buddy drove a stock 2nd gen 4runner 2WD with lockers and 31" tires also made it up no problems. If you are driving 2WD, rear lockers are a must and will need momentum and speed to clear many obstacles.

There entrance to the trail was pretty washed out and there are a lot of rutted sections between the 1st and 2nd waypoints, probably from all the heavy rains in February. I tried it in 2wd but ended up having to switch to 4wd because I got stuck. I was running a stock 4x4 with 2" lift and slightly bigger than stock tires so just a heads up for anyone trying this in a 2wd, I definitely would have gotten stuck in a few sections. Couldn't make it past the 3rd waypoint due to a tricky horizontal rut with a very narrow line unless you have big tires/lift. A bit of snow up there still which was nice. A great trail, but a stock rig might have some difficulty unless you have a good spotter and some experience!

I did this trail to Waypoint #5 (Yellow Post Site #19 Cone Camp). The first leg section from the trail head to Waypoint 2/3 (the first camp sites) is relatively easy where you will be driving primarily over loose shale / rocks. Starting at Waypoint 4 is when this trail gets interesting. There are lots of ruts and dips created by large rocks and/or sunken dirt. With a stock 4x4, go slow in these areas even with a good line because you may make contact with the shale and loose rocks with your underside. But I feel like the section from Waypoint #4 to Waypoint #5 is a nice section for novice offroaders to try out a trail that requires a bit of thought.

I love this trail. A combination of driving challenge, scenic beauty and some great yellow post campsites make this an excellent wheeling destination. My stock JKU had no problems with the trail