Radical Hill

100

Open

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

Brian Schaefer

1800

Open

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

Shane Segelke

800

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.

Trint Ladd

Official Crew

43800

Open

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.

Dan Ochoa

600

Open

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.

Brian Nemeti

100

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 08/05/2023

Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Ran trail today, rock obstacles #1 and #2 were fun. The switchbacks were very narrow with 27 degree off camber towards the edge side. Especially switchback number 2 near what looks like a tailing pile. Extremely narrow during long stretch going up the last switchback. Overall very fun and mentally challenging trail during switchbacks.

Trail Review: Radical Hill - Brian Nemeti

Trint Ladd

Official Crew

43800

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 07/30/2023

I did not run all of Radical today. Just visited the top from Deer Creek. The snow is clear and the washout looks to be in pretty good shape.

Tammy Wilder

100

Open

Rated 4/5

Visited: 07/29/2023

Difficulty Accuracy: Harder

We ran this in a 23 Rubicon XR, with a 3.5” lift on 37’s. I believe it was the second rock obstacle that we ended up putting our lockers on in order to get over them. This obstacle appears to have gotten much larger than what the photos show and describe. The switchbacks were narrow and more off camber than described. Not to mention the large obstacles that were in the way throughout the way up it. Having a wider offset on my tires the washout area was a bit sketchy for me. This trail says it’s a 3/7? 7 being if you choose to run the obstacles? I didn’t see where there were any choices.

Joel Mickelwait

1100

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 07/25/2023

This is a comment about the CABIN halfway up Radical hill. It looks like somebody has recently jacked up the downhill side and re-stacked a number of rocks to help level it as the cabin is flatter than I have ever seen it in the last 10+ years. If anyone goes up there with a pickup and would like to drop off some sheets of plywood I’ll go up and improve the floor and roof to keep it going a bit longer.

Joel Mickelwait

1100

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 07/25/2023

Just did Radical Hill up and then back down this morning. People were on their way out as I was going up from Webster saying it was closed, but I kept on, and it was completely open! People are really cutting the bottom of the trail right where the two entrances are off of Webster they are going through a meadow. I stacked some rocks to help discourage that and I asked the Jeep club about to go up to do the same. we really need to take care of these 4 x 4 trails so the forest service doesn’t decide to do to the rest of this area what they just did to north work swan.

Trail Review: Radical Hill - Joel Mickelwait

Aiden Shanks

Official Crew

400

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 07/24/2023

Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

The trail has a few cool rock obstacles before you get to the narrow off-camber switchbacks. The trail is a little unnerving but good trail none the less. I probably wouldn't go out of my way to run this trail again but not a bad trail overall.

Trail Review: Radical Hill - Aiden Shanks

John

Official Crew

42700

Open

Rated 3/5

Visited: 07/24/2023

Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

My review will be very subjective. I don't mind off camber and I don't mind shelf roads, but the combination of the two made me feel very uneasy on the ascent of Radical Hill. At one point, we were 23 degrees off-camber traversing a "no fall zone" shelf road. The scenery is great and getting to the top of the overlook felt amazing, but the sketch factor made this trail a one-and-done. I found this trail much more nerve-wracking than Black Bear Pass. The obstacles are definitely challenging on this trail. I took a stock Rubicon JLU on 35s and had no issues, but I use lockers any time wheels start slipping.

Gene

1100

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 07/23/2023

Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Radical Hill is open!!!! No snow on trail.

John Ferreira

400

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 07/22/2023

Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Radical Hill is open! Very fun! Got a few minor scrapes, but nothing major.

Trail Review: Radical Hill - John Ferreira

Justin Swink

100

Impassable

Visited: 07/12/2023

Big snow field near waypoint 4, and the shelf road near waypoint 5 still has tons of snow blocking it. Will likely be a few more weeks.

Joel Mickelwait

1100

Impassable

Rated 5/5

Visited: 07/09/2023

This is my favorite trail in the area and I would guess it still has two more weeks before the snow melts enough to be passable.

DAVID WEITZ

100

Impassable

Visited: 07/08/2023

Big snow drift still in existence.

Trail Review: Radical Hill - DAVID WEITZ

Ryan Boudreau

Official Crew

122950

Impassable

Visited: 06/30/2023

Trail can be reach from both webster and deer creek but it is Very much still snowed in and impassable.

Trail Review: Radical Hill - Ryan Boudreau

Cameron Schuelke

600

Impassable

Rated 5/5

Visited: 06/27/2023

Difficulty Accuracy: Harder

Look out of traffic coming downhill

Joel

1300

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 09/18/2022

Difficulty Accuracy: Harder

A lifted vehicle with bigger tires will make the first half of this trail easier considering the two obstacles in the beginning are exposed rock and can be very difficult without the perfect line. The second half of this trail is very steep and narrow in places, and will be easier with a smaller vehicle. I agree with the guide that this should be run uphill considering there are a couple long stretches with zero room for passing, and downhill would be a lot more difficult overall.

Jeff Swartz

600

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 09/10/2022

Difficulty Accuracy: Easier

Great run. One tiny spot felt tippy. Didn’t hit more that 20 degrees roll and at narrowest still had 6 inches of room. Rock obstacles were fun too. Easier than rated.

Geoffrey Steiner

1600

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 08/19/2022

Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

What a great trail! My JKU on 35s and my buddy's Ford F-150 on 35s ran this trail a couple of weeks ago. There are two rudimentary obstacles that are fun. The "tippy spot" that most talk about did not feel that bad to me. The actual shelf road was fun and not as spooky to me as Black Bear Pass or Devil's Punchbowl, but you need to be paying attention and take your time. Just like all the trails in this area, the view are incredible and I will be running this trail again! 100% recommend it!

Matt

6550

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 08/12/2022

Difficulty Accuracy: Harder

As soon as you start this trail (from the bottom) it becomes evident that your on another level from the other trails in the area. Big chunky rocks litter the road making drivers choose the easiest or harder lines. It climbs quickly but the driving is slow and bumpy. There are two major obstacles that can’t be avoided and I would rate this 6/7 as even the easiest line is not easy on these two rocky obstacles. Right after these the challenge becomes the steep, narrow shelf road to the top. Not difficult but slow going and one spot is extremely narrow so pay attention and move slow. A couple more steep switchbacks and a very steep ascent leads you to the top! AMAZING

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James

600

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 07/17/2022

Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Checked out this trail after Webster Pass. Trail is open all the way to the top. Great view from the top. 13 JKUR with 2.5 lift on 35" made it up with no issue. Had to be very selective with line choice in a few spots.

Zach

900

Open

Visited: 10/02/2021

Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

First time going up the trail, was on on 31.7’s and open diffs, other than needing to try the first obstacle a couple of time to find a line that didn’t scrape, it went smoothly. Condition wise there was about 2 inches of snow off trail at the top and a bit of water on the trail, but that will need to be re assessed after the recent snow as well as the possible snow on the 12th. Colorado MallCrawlers will be releasing the trail guide on YouTube that we filmed on this trail in the near future.

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Kevin

3500

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 09/04/2021

The rock obstacles are nothing like the pics. They obstacles have changed. We were able to make it up on 33s with the right line but the obstacle is about a 3ft ledge now.

Grant Applegate

1100

Open

Visited: 08/28/2021

Ran Redcone to Radical Hill. 26 degrees of roll on the second switch back, so make sure you know where your wheels are. Great trail!

Trail Review: Radical Hill - Grant Applegate

Kerry Garrison

2500

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 08/15/2021

Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

You can't do Red Cone without doing some other trails to get there. In our case, we did Webster Pass, Radical Hill, Red Cone, and then up to Saints John back to Montezuma. The hill from Webster Pass to Saints John (called different things in different trail guides) is one of the hardest trails in the area. Our video covers all of the trails we did that day.

Brad D.

18450

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 08/15/2021

Trail is open and in good condition. Definitely got a little tippy in the switchbacks hitting 25 degrees of roll in the process. Great views at the top and perfect spot for lunch. Would highly recommend coming up to the top from Webster to get the uphill right of way. Backing up would be a challenge.

matt

100

Open

Visited: 08/11/2021

Trail is in good condition. Great way to celebrate my 50th. The only unexpected obstacle was quite ridiculous. There was a very under equipped Subaru on a flat spare tire blocking half of the trail just after the cabin. Hopefully the impediment is gone soon and the driver keeps to a more appropriate trail for the vehicle. The rock slide is easily traversed and the off camber area is very off camber.

David

500

Impassable

Rated 5/5

Visited: 07/22/2021

7/22/21 a rock slide has blocked the trail at the upper switchbacks section above the cabin. [Update 8/10/21 this section has been repaired]

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Matthew Rasband

400

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 07/15/2021

I ran up this yesterday and had a good time, there’s really only one tough obstacle and a while of off camber discomfort above a nice sheer edge. The views from the top are pretty good, despite the smoke.

Trail Review: Radical Hill - Matthew Rasband

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Grant Applegate

1100

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 07/10/2021

Ran Red Cone into Radical Hill, which is open all the way to the top. Plenty of water on the trail up to the switch backs. Hit 26 degrees of roll on the second switch back going up, which helps to tighten your grip on the wheel. The challenge on this trail is paying attention and taking it slow if you're in a full size vehicle. I ran in a 2021 JLUR Ecodiesel on 37" tires and my passenger wheels were hugging the edge most of the way up the switch backs.

Joseph Vallier

600

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 07/08/2021

There is no snow on the trail. Ran it in a Can Am Maverick Sport XRC with no problem.

Richard Skelton

1200

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 07/04/2021

Just a bit of snow to get through before the last few switchbacks! Made it up in an 07 FJC, no sway bars, rear locked.

Trail Review: Radical Hill - Richard Skelton

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Justin kremer

900

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 10/10/2020

This trail is awesome. It’s the most exciting way to connect to saints john. It’s harder than red cone but it really wasn’t to difficult for my Cherokee. Ground clearance is definitely needed on this trail. 33” tires are sufficient to claw to the top. Loved the boulders and ledges to crawl over.

Michael Jones

300

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 09/27/2020

This is likely the most challenging trail I have been on, and I have been on lots! This makes Red Cone look like a 2 wheel drive road! I completed this is a 2012 Teryx4. I hit bottom on numerous occasions and got high centered on one rock garden. I was able to back off and add some rocks in the hole and made it over on the second try. This road will challenge you! The shelf road at the top is challenging with the rocks, the narrow road and the incline. I would suggest going up this instead of down it. We were able to do it without hitting any traffic but I would hate to have to back up the shelf road. I am surprised there aren't more accidents on this road but maybe it scares off anyone in a rental or without experience. For my money, this is one of the prettiest drives in Colorado but the driver won't be doing much site seeing or picture taking!!

Scott

4800

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 09/17/2020

Ran this after Red cone. Makes Red cone look easy. The boulder section at WP 3 is rough even with 33s. The shelf isn't bad even in my Hummer H3. This really should be a one way only trail though!

Jeff Burch

100

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 08/31/2020

Accidentally hit Radical in my Raptor earlier this week from the top. By the time I realized I was on the shelf road it seemed better to proceed forward than reverse up - in hindsight I should have reversed out. Never do this in a full sized vehicle (which I knew before hand), especially not a Raptor - the shelf is slightly narrower than the Raptor in places. It was not just frightening, it was extremely dangerous. In different conditions this story would have ended differently. I post this only to say that "full sized vehicles are not recommended" ought to really be "never try this in a full sized vehicle". In my estimation even in a normal full sized truck this would be just stupid to attempt. If nothing else it weakens the road for vehicles that ought to be on Radical. Be safe all

Rky.Mtn.Warlord_

1000

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 08/29/2020

Nothing to see other than this Moose!

Trail Review: Radical Hill - Rky.Mtn.Warlord_

Joel Mickelwait

1100

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 07/19/2020

Went down and returned back up when I ran into these folks uprighting a Jeep near the bottom. As of 7/19/20 it’s finally snow free!

David Bourdon

100

Impassable

Visited: 07/14/2020

Snow on the Webster pass side.

Josh Spring

Official Crew

15550

Impassable

Visited: 07/11/2020

Still blocked by snow in several spots

Trail Review: Radical Hill - Josh Spring

Rky.Mtn.Warlord_

1000

Impassable

Visited: 07/02/2020

Trail is still covered in snow halfway up.

Charlie Crusan

550

Not Reported

Rated 5/5

Visited: 09/23/2019

The rock garden was serious, and pretty dug up, forcing you to pick good lines. The tilt was close to 30 degrees on the tippy part, which is about 9.5 pucker factor with a roof top tent. You have to know your vehicle. I know a trail is good when I don't take many photos. I did make it up in a long bed taco.

Trail Review: Radical Hill - Charlie Crusan

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Ryan Boudreau

Official Crew

122950

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 08/07/2019

Trail is open and passable. Super narrow in spots due to runoff chutes, so just be careful and use good judgment with your vehicle.

Trint Ladd

Official Crew

43800

Impassable

Rated 5/5

Visited: 07/27/2019

The USFS gate on the north side of Webster Pass is still closed, so there's no way to get to the bottom of Radical Hill. I drove up from Deer Creek and flew my drone over the trail. The shelf at WP 5 and the switchback below that are still blocked with snow. From what I could tell, the trail may have a new and pretty severe washout just before WP 5.

Josh Spring

Official Crew

15550

Impassable

Rated 5/5

Visited: 07/21/2019

Trail is blocked by lots of snow in the switchbacks. From the top it also looked like some of the road is gone from a rock slide in the mine area. From what I saw from a distance, this road will be impassable even when the snow melts.

Kurtis R.

400

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 09/03/2018

Ran this trail with a group of stock and very modified vehicles. The most stock vehicle we had was an 89 YJ with 30" tires and 1" lift, fully open diffs. We were able to do the trail in its entirety (from Red Cone) without problems. We had spotters on the rock obstacles for the near stock vehicles but no damage occured. A word of advice don't run the top half of this trail with your sway bar disconnected! We had a few Jeeps (3 - 6" of lift) run without their sway bars and they were puckering on some of the off camber ledges!

Matthew Brooks

200

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 09/02/2018

Ran Radical Hill from top to bottom in the FJ Cruiser (3” lift, 33” KO2s at 20psi, Rear Locker). It was an interesting ride with a 260lb RTT on top. The very narrow shelf halfway down was the most tippy, no inclometer in my FJC, but I can tell you it’s the most camber you’ll ever want to see with a heavy RTT and higher center of gravity. The two rock obstacles are very easy going down. Lots of fun and lots of adrenaline, but use extreme caution if you’re running anything more than a side by side.

Slacker

200

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 07/15/2018

Last of the snow has melted and the trail is open all the way to the top.

Seth Siders

300

Partially Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 06/23/2018

Snow is still blocking the trail at point 5 but you can still ride the trail up to the blockage from either side.

Trail Review: Radical Hill - Seth Siders

Ryan Boudreau

Official Crew

122950

Impassable

Rated 5/5

Visited: 06/16/2018

The gate on Webster was just opened so we drove up to see how far we could get on Radical. The trail is very wet with a lot of runoff coming down the trail. Many areas are very soft and muddy so please tread lightly. We made it only 1 mile before a large snowfield blocks the trail.

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Tim Palmer

Official Crew

47250

Open

Visited: 08/31/2017

Afternoon showers and a little bit of sleet greeted us on our trip up Radical Hill. The wetness made the rocks a bit slippery at obstacles 1 and 2, but easily passable. Because we completed the trip during the weekday, we encountered very little traffic making the ride smooth sailing. No luck seeing the mountain goats today.

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Todd

Official Crew

117100

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 07/30/2017

We took Radical Hill after doing Red Cone to work our way down to Breckenridge. Early morning is a beautiful time to do this trail with no crowd and excellent morning sun. The trail was wet and with some slight off camber spots around old tailings just before Waypoint 5, it was a little tricky with the slippery conditions and tippy factor. We were greeted at the top with a herd of a dozen goats, 4 of which were kids. From there we continued to Deer Creek to Saint John and then down North Fork Swan River.

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Kevin

400

Open

Visited: 07/03/2017

We could not get up it on 31s and no lockers. Maybe with lockers you would be ok. Not sure what conditions were like beyond ice obstacle.

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Ryan Boudreau

Official Crew

122950

Partially Open

Visited: 06/25/2017

The seasonal gate on Webster is open so you can access the bottom of the trail. You can also access the top of the trail via North Fork Swan that is currently clear and open. However, the switchbacks in the basin are still covered in a bit of snow. You can see the trail in the basin in the right side of the attached photo.

Trint Ladd

Official Crew

43800

Open

Visited: 11/12/2016

The late coming of winter in 2016 means that most of the high passes are still open in mid November. Radical is still clear of snow, but the lower section (between the two rock obstacles) has significant ice. There are enough rocks poking through that it's passable, but incredibly slick. The forest service will be closing gates on November 23rd, so there's only one weekend left.

Jennifer Chapin

650

Open

Visited: 10/02/2016

Great climb of a narrow shelf road, with a short section off camber looking out and down, not for the fait at heart. Then a short section that is as narrow as a Jeep. Great views all the way up, if you like shelf roads and climbs, this is one you need to try out.

Trail Review: Radical Hill - Jennifer Chapin

ted

150

Open

Visited: 09/05/2016

comin down hairier than goin up. My Pioneer 700 handled it fine. Second trip on this hill just as puckering as first.

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Kyle Stowers

500

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 08/01/2015

This was a fun and scenic trail. However, this trail is NOT for the beginner. There are several places where you have to travel over large rocks. There's several switchbacks and several places where you could easily go over the side of a cliff. Once you get to the top, we saw a whole herd of mountain goats that came right up to us. It was an amazing experience.

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