Illinois Gulch

Fun trail. No problems in stock Tacoma TRD OffRoad.

Came down trail from long hollow and tree is cleared between points 4 and it's super skinny (we ended up sliding into the stump and took out the mirror). What amazed us more was how fast sxs come barreling up the trail from the parking lot around blind corners. Had a guy today almost kiss our front bumper no more than 100 feet in.

Tree down in the middle of the road

This was my first time on this trail, but didn’t find it that difficult in my Gladiator Rubicon on 37s. It was very scenic, and there was a nice stream running on the trail, plus a couple of water crossings. Lots of fun, but nowhere to pull over if you meet another vehicle coming in the opposite direction

I went out to check on the trail after numerous reports of significant damage on the road. While the rutting noticed last year has gotten worse, the real problem is the amount of exposed rock and such that exists. The trail difficulty will get bumped up to a 3 across the board since no bypasses exist.

Like others have said it seems like this trail has been beat up a bit since the original posting. I was in a hurry to get back home and I figured I could take this to get out fast but was a bit surprised by how rough it was for the rating. While nothing crazy, I think the recent rain has exposed even more rock to the point where a few sections don't look anything like the trail video. I't s bit overgrown too which limits your line choices in some of these spots and bigger trucks should expect some pinstriping. Not sure I would try and take a crossover or anything with lower clearance on this unless you're more experienced or have some underbody protection. For reference I tapped my skids twice (could've been my fault) in a stock height Tacoma. I never ran it before but it's probably more fun now but might need a slightly more difficult rating.

Visited while updating trails in the area. This one will get a slight bump in the ratings for the washouts and rocks in the road now.

Sections between waypoints 2 and 3 has gotten much rougher with a fair amount of exposed rocks and a few places you can expect to scrape in a stock truck.

Calvary 4-Wheelers ran Illinois Gulch on Saturday, May 28 as part of a tour of the Rainbow Falls area. The trail was open, clear and dry the entire way. This trail was our entry point into the system. We hadn't gotten very far in when we came across a Hummer H2that had slid off the road onto the side a a deep gully and was in imminent danger of rolling. There was a large crowd with many people helping (or trying to help so we stayed back and watched. Just about the time we decided to back down and go a different route, they managed to get the Hummer out without rolling it so we proceeded on. A couple of the rocky areas were a little rougher than I was expecting with the 2 rating but nothing hard.

Rough with larger exposed rocks mostly in the bottom portion. Quite narrow in spots with the willows encroaching on the trail so plan on some pinstriping. SxS crowd have seem to put the beatdown on this trail and it shows.

Stock 2021 JL Rubicon, Easy trail, narrow in some places would be tough for any full sized vehicle. Some rocky sections that appear to be torn up from UTV, just watch your wheel placement as to not scrape your belly.

Short easy trail that gets you up or down from Quarry Road or go to Missouri. Few small obstacles, but not really obstacles. It is narrow is a few sections.

it is not much technical but a very narrow and fun to drive dirt road which passes through a reasonably dense forest

Ran this trail to connect to Moab Hill on a Saturday. It was extremely busy. If you watch my video you can see how crazy busy it was. Just be aware, get there early and leave before the afternoon hours cause its nuts. I couldn't even do the main obstacle because there was a line of about 30 cars trying to do it. Still was a fun trail and was very muddy when we went.

This trail is open, however, CAUTION. Colorado weather is unpredictable this time of year and there may be the occasional fresh snow fall or mud and melting snow. This trail is in an area of the state where snowfall levels have dropped for the season and the majority of the trails are dry, muddy and/or only have a small bit of snow on them. Again, please use caution if traveling on these trails until the dryer season.

Ran rainbow falls area. Only a few inches of snow and trails packed down and patchy in spots. Great day!

This trail is located at a higher alitude of Colorado and at this time of year should be considered impassable for any regular off-road user. Some people may be able to manage these trails with the correct gear, emergency equipment, and rig. Travel with caution.

Doing some snow wheeling on Halloween. Trail was a nice easy start to the day before crossing over to do some more fun. Hit a few spots with 3 ish inches of snow. No challenges traveling the trail and pretty easy going.

This is a nice trail that I wouldn't mind camping on during the week or later in the year when there is less small vehicle. I drove through here to connect through to Quarry Road and the rock obstacle there.