Radical Hill

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4.9/5 (61 reviews)
Montezuma, Colorado (Summit County)
Last Updated: 08/19/2023

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Does a short, narrow, white-knuckle 4WD climb sound like a thrill? Then Radical Hill might be the trail for you. This intense trail begins with a few rock obstacles to test your vehicle's ability before testing your own mental ability on the narrow switchbacks up Teller Mountain. Be sure to stop and check out the cabin before you work your way up. Once you reach the summit, enjoy 360-degree views of the mountain peaks, including many surrounding trails like Red Cone.


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4.9/5 (61)
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Rated 5/5
Visited: 09/10/2023
Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Was able to do it going down from St. John’s in a stock wrangler jk. Bottomed put a couple times. Shit my self several times. Not sure did make it going up in the stock keep
Trail Review: Radical Hill - Devon
Trail Review: Radical Hill - Devon
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Rated 4/5
Visited: 09/06/2023
Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Coming from Red Cone we ran this going uphill. We took the far right line on the rock obstacle (waypoint 2) which was fun. My buddies 80 series received a little scratch on the back passenger window and dented window molding taking this line. The rest of trail is a shelf road with one section of what I would call serious off camber. I was pretty clenched and had to remind myself to breathe. I found the off camber section to rival Devils Punchbowl on Schofield pass. I have not done Black Bear yet so can't comment on that.
Trail Review: Radical Hill - Brian Schaefer
Open
Rated 5/5
Visited: 09/02/2023
Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Radical is a perfect name for this trail. If you want a fun challenge this is the trail for you, running it uphill would be the harder way to go. This is one of the rockiest trails I have been on with tons of loose rocks scattered along the trail.
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Rated 5/5
Visited: 08/19/2023
Difficulty Accuracy: Harder

Rough day on the trail today. Some of you may know the "Old Goat" Jeep Liberty that haunts CO trails. I went up with that group today. The Old Goat cleared the obstacle at waypoint 2 with little drama. But waypoint 3 was too much for the open-diff Liberty. We tried everything (including breaking the bead on a tire. Spoiler: that didn't help.) We finally got my Taco around it and dragged the Old Goat up the obstacle. After that, Karl did great. The lower part of the trail, including waypoints 2 and 3, is pretty badly washed out. At the trailhead, the "fork" that heads south toward Montezuma now has about a 6-foot drop into the washed-out north-bound "fork" that heads up Webster pass. I hope that makes sense. We ended up backing out of that option and driving around to the other entrance.
Trail Review: Radical Hill - Trint Ladd
Trail Review: Radical Hill - Trint Ladd
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Rated 5/5
Visited: 08/06/2023
Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Amazing trail! Pretty rutted out and lots of big boulders but a very fun trail to run. I’d say the off camber section before waypoint 5/shelf road felt very sketchy but was cool nonetheless. Ran this in a Bronco Raptor and felt pretty good about the width which I was most nervous about but all good. Definitely one of my favorite trails now.
Trail Review: Radical Hill - Dan Ochoa
Trail Review: Radical Hill - Dan Ochoa

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