Silver Creek Road

100

Open

Rated 4/5

Visited: 09/10/2023

Difficulty Accuracy: Harder

Width and height issues in a stock 4Runner, fallen trees cut too close to trail making it hard to navigate without body damage, trees fallen diagonally across trail making height an issue as well. Bring a saw if you don’t want body damage and significant pinstriping. Water depth wasn’t an issue, maybe 2’ at most in some spots.

This trail guide's difficulty was changed on 08/21/2023

Tim Palmer

Official Crew

47900

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 08/03/2023

I ran the trail from start to finish without any trouble. There were several spots along the trail where the fallen trees were cut too close to the road's edge making the passage really tight. A full-size pickup would really struggle here. Bring a saw and a plan. The trail was really wet from the recent rain. The only other vehicles I ran across were side-by-sides and ATVs.

Cody Crowder

500

Temporary Closure

Rated 5/5

Visited: 08/02/2023

Blocked due to fallen trees after water crossing

Brian Sweeney

550

Open

Visited: 11/13/2022

Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Driveable at least to the campsite pin in the linked map as of Veteran's Day weekend. Probably could have gone further, but we found a nice campsite so we stopped there. I think they've had more snow since then, so it may no longer be passable. https://caltopo.com/m/PF251

Jason Schneider

400

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 07/24/2022

Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

The trail up to the water crossing is pretty tame (like 2 rating). After the creek crossing things get a little more difficult. There are a few rocky, steep sections but doable in a slightly lifted rig. However, there is a ton of beetle kill deadfall. Most of the trees that have fallen on the trial have been cut back but it is still very narrow for a 3rd Gen Tacoma. We had to move a few downed trees and several trees got stuck on my roof top tent. I would highly suggest bringing a chainsaw if you go past the creek crossing and expect some pin stripes for those pretty rigs out there. We did see six moose in the fields at the top. Hiking on the trial at the end of the road is also very difficult with deadfall. We hiked just over a mile in an hour due to downed trees and wet conditions. This trail is worth the ride and effort but go prepared with the chainsaw and expect the overgrown conditions. There are very few pullouts and turnarounds to with luck you wont cross paths with any other vehicles.

Trail Review: Silver Creek Road - Jason Schneider

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Tanner Mitchell

2700

Partially Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 06/20/2021

Ran as far as we could this morning and confirm the downed trees near WP8 are still there. Consider taking a short recon hike up the hill once you cross the creek as turning around is difficult. As Jared eluded to, the trail above the 1st crossing on is tight and overgrown with few chances to pull off if you encounter another vehicle. Very fun run with all the water coming down right now.

Trail Review: Silver Creek Road - Tanner Mitchell

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Jared

100

Partially Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 06/12/2021

Large tree across the road around waypoint 8, too big for my cordless chainsaw so we didn't quite make it to the end. Overall the trail has gotten pretty overgrown in recent years with majority of users being ATV/UTVs but the 80 series Land Cruiser squeezed through. There was plenty of pinstriping as a result but a fun outing nonetheless. Definitely bring a saw for this one and help keep it passable! In reference to the culvert - it's been there for years - not sure if it's high on the FS's priority list.

Tanner Mitchell

2700

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 08/02/2020

Late out of camp so we turned back at the crossing. Looks like its days are numbered due to all the ATV/UTV abuse - there is a culvert staged nearby so I’m guessing there will be a bridge at WP3 at some point. Bridge or not, I’ll definitely be back to see the end of this run!

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Cory Christensen

1400

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 06/27/2020

First tie on this trail. Took it only as far as waypoint 3 but it is a nice trail with a lot of people on it this time of year.

Trail Review: Silver Creek Road - Cory Christensen

Tim Palmer

Official Crew

47900

Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 06/27/2020

This is still one of my favorite trails in the Gould area. There were several large groups of campers along the first part of the trail and the area was heavily used during the weekend. The trail was in great shape. The water crossing at Waypoint 3 was surprisingly low considering the late season snow fall.

Tim Palmer

Official Crew

47900

Open

Visited: 10/27/2019

The lower half of the trail has had some recent snow, but remains passable. On the upper portion of the trail from waypoint 4 and on, the snow gets deeper and the trail is difficult to manage. The snow front last week's storm is crystal like and does not allow for good traction making it impassable for most vehicles. More snow is expected this week and the trail is likely impassable for the remainder of the season.

Arthur

600

Open

Rated 4/5

Visited: 08/04/2019

Fun trail with lots of solitude and rugged views of the Never Summer wilderness. Drove to the "Rocky Climb" waypoint described above in my full-size Silverado, but turned around there due to larger rocks and narrowing width. Parked lower down and hiked the rest of the trail and on to Mt. Mahler. Great trail, but use caution with a full size!

Trail Review: Silver Creek Road - Arthur

Tim Palmer

Official Crew

47900

Partially Open

Rated 5/5

Visited: 06/15/2019

The lower half of the trail, which hold the most dispersed camping opportunities, is open and free of snow. The Silver Creek river crossing at Waypoint 3 is deeper than normal because of the late season snow melt. Snow still exists on the trail in the trees at Waypoint 4. It might be another few weeks before the trails end is reachable.

Tim Palmer

Official Crew

47900

Open

Visited: 07/13/2018

Although the temperature was in the mid-90's along the front range, mother nature turned on the air conditioner to a comfortable 74 degrees. What a great day to wheel in the high country. Silver Creek is in prime shape and the regular water crossing are running a typical depths. When we reached the end of the trail, it was peaceful and serine. What a great escape.

Tim Palmer

Official Crew

47900

Partially Open

Visited: 11/05/2017

Over the past few days, Gould, Colorado has received about 12' of snow. The winter season has arrived in the Never Summer Wilderness Area. The trail is impassible for the season due to snow fall.

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