Moody Hill

This trail sucks. Live in the area about 20 mins nearby, wanted to try Moody Hill the first time today 7/26/23. The gravel road work that been done recently near trailhead makes for wide easy parking and turning around with a trailer with no issue. This was a brutal trail for me. The second steep rock outcropping you come across a few mins after starting up from the trail head is truly scary on a 1000lb 1000cc atv. Would not return. It’s off camber jagged granite rock that's only accessible on the right side is quite dangerous. I almost flipped backwards to the right crawling in 4wd locked, and I was standing straight up/leaning left on the rear passenger seat pillions to adjust my center of gravity -that's how steep it is here and only here. There’s no safe way to do a j turn and turn around so once you see it, you've committed. So I made it work after pausing, and walking around to find the right line, and pressed on. This wasn't fun for me, only because of this one. rock ledge and that it's such a short trail. FYI, you can only go 2.7 miles up from the trailhead (not 3.17 miles as indicated on the app.) before the forest service signs are clearly marked no motorized vehicles beyond that point or you'll risk fines and prosecution if caught. At least you can turn around here at the two warning signs without issue. Yes it’s beautiful going through the burned out areas and there are impressive wild flowers. But that one rock outcropping just isn’t worth dying on. It’s much steeper than the photos show, trust me. I rate this an extreme trail only because of this, and I've been riding since 1990. My atv is quite capable, but I know my skill limitations, and today I reached them.

Great trail for all skill levels. Several ruts were washed out, and fairly deep, requiring careful tire placement. Was able to go through the quarry with a JLUR with a 2.5" lift and 35s with minimal issue. 2 Stock JLUR's attempted, and needed to winch on some of the Quarry obstacles. Several large rocks have fallen into the quarry adding more obstacles/challenges.

According to the Canyon Lakes Ranger District, Moody Hill is open!

As of 6/11/2023, Moody hill is closed due to road work.

According to the MVUM, this trail has closed for the year.

Fun trail with a couple moderate obstacles and some great views that ends at an area that has some extreme obstacles.

I ran this trail for the first time after living in Fort Collins for the last six years, and I have to say, it's one of my new favorites. I am not much of a rock crawler personally, but I found the mandatory obstacles to be challenging with amazing views and superb dispersed campsites. I think Moody just made it to my once-a-year must-do trail list.

Got to the gate and it looks like it has been closed for a while.

The Cameron Peak fire west of Fort Collins continues to grow, prompting additional closures to the Roosevelt National Forest. The trail is affected by the Forest Closure Order effective 08-20-2020. Ongoing information about the fire, it’s progress, evacuations and closures can be found at Inciweb.gov website.

According to the MVUM, Moody Hill is officially open

I tried this trial for the 1st time and well I start juicy and fun since the gate, but no to long after I found a rock that I didn't wanted to risk my no lifted 2002 Xterra, maybe i could get over it but I need to calculate the lines, so I wouldn't bottom up or slip. The trial is wet due to snow melting, I had running water down hill. I would recommend to go sure about what to do bc Is really hard to turn around at that point.

Never been on moody before, it was pretty fun in my Colorado. First time doing a bit of rock crawling like that.

Trail was muddy and the rocks were wet, but I didn't want to try this specific rock outcropping near the beginning. I don't have enough breakover angle or sliders installed so I was not willing to risk it. I suspect that the trail has washed out a bit due to all the moisture and has made some rocks stick out more. Vehicle is a stock Tacoma.

This trail is open for the season as of 6/15! https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/arp/recreation/?cid=stelprdb5300963

Great trail with nice steep climbs right off the bat. It looked intimidating to me being a newbie, but we made it through without issue in our TJ. There's lots of trees, a beautiful meadow, and a great view up at the quarry. There was little evidence of the leaves turning colors, but I bet it'll be prime time for fall colors in a couple weeks.

One of the features that attracts drivers to Moody Hill is how steep it is to climb. Over the past few years, erosion has exposed rocks creating a couple of obstacles along the initial ascent. Nothing so serious that a stock JKU is turned away, but enough to make the trail a bit more exhilarating. A little afternoon shower made the quarry nearly impossible without a little top rope assistance. The trail was really crowded today with many vehicles going up and down the trail making for a bit of a mountain road traffic jam from time-to-time. Patience prevailed and the day was enjoyable.

This is a fun one. The initial climb out of Buckhorn gulch has a couple of tougher spots and you tend to see some amusing full size trucks with open diffs do some tire spinning. Be careful for tons of OHV action. Dirt bikes and ATV's are everywhere.

The quarry is where the action is. On weekends be prepared for a crowd at the top offering plenty of advice but never trying the obstacles, even though their jeeps look to be built. Ha! It never fails at this place. Mainly everything is a lot more exposed than pictures give it credit for. So lots of people take a look at the quarry and shy away.

The lower half of the quarry could be negotiated with just a rear locker and some luck. Don't try the upper part unless you are locked front and back. You don't need a ton of clearance if you pick the right line, but you do need traction. "The Wall" at the very top needs a rear locker on the easy line. The other ones are tougher and I have seen flops there so be careful.

Trails Off Road partnered with The Mountaineers, a Colorado 4x4 club, to assist the USFS in getting Moody Hill open a few weeks early. Favorable spring weather conditions allowed the Forest Service to open the trail two weeks earlier than normal. Trails Off Road and The Mountaineers cleared the trail of downed trees that fell during the past winter. After clearing the trail, the USFS officially opened the trail for the 2018 season.

This trail is now closed for the season

Great day for some wheelin'. Took the Power Wagon up to the Quarry. The first part of the trail was a little roughed up at the first rock ledge where it looked like some vehicles had been stuck in the mud. Other than that, it was smooth sailing. It was a beautiful day!

Very dusty, but otherwise great conditions and good weather. Great trail for stock rigs, we had 5 in our group today. Played around at the bottom and middle levels of the quarry and had some fun with a 4Runner on a 3" lift and 32s...a couple obstacles are doable with a spotter.

Thanks for clearing the trail! I just got back from riding it for the first time, it was in great condition. I made it easily in stock 2007 Tundra 4x4 with 31" BFG KO2's, very good trail if you have a little experience.

This morning the USFS opened the Moody Hill trail. We were able to assist the USFS with the opening by clearing out the winter-time down fall. Approximately two dozen trees were removed including a couple of widow makers leaning precariously across the trail. The downed and dangerous trees were removed and the trail is now open.