Spring Creek

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4.7/5 (31 reviews)
Downieville-Lawson-Dumont, Colorado (ClearCreek County)
Last Updated: 05/30/2023

Trail Information

Highlights

This off-road, rock crawling trail has become the "go to spot" for hard wheeling within a short drive from Denver. It sees very heavy traffic during the weekends, so don't expect to be on this trail alone. Traversing large boulders are the norm on Spring Creek. This trail is constantly changing as new boulders become exposed each year and old boulders find new resting spots. It starts out pretty quickly with the first obstacle named "The Wall". Without a proper line here, body damage and/or rollovers are likely. The trail climbs straight up the mountain providing spectacular views above I-70 and the surrounding mountain towns. The final switchback known as "The Hard Left" will challenge even the most modified vehicles, before you enter the premier obstacle of the trail, "The Rock Garden" which has many different routes and lines, all of which will leave your undercarriage riddled with rock-rash scars.

Trail Difficulty and Assessment

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Trail Reviews

4.7/5 (31)
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Rated 5/5
Visited: 09/06/2023
Difficulty Accuracy: Harder

Trail is harder than 5 IMHO. Starts our challenging, wall is super tough/fun. Rock garden was long climb. I’d rate it solid 6 overall and solid 8 for the wall.
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Rated 5/5
Visited: 07/24/2023
Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

The wall and the hard left are getting pretty dug out and require thoughtful line choice. Trail is beautiful as always
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Rated 4/5
Visited: 07/22/2023
Difficulty Accuracy: Harder

Got hung up a lot on the trail and the skid plates definitely were well used. This trail is not a 5 when Saxon is also a 5. It is definitely much more difficult than Saxon
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Rated 4/5
Visited: 07/15/2023
Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

6 of us did this on a Saturday and ended up having the trail to ourselves (which surprised us) other than the occasional ATV wrangler rides which avoided doing the obstacles. The Wall seemed more challenging than I remember it from 5 years ago but our group of 6 (one on 35's) made the entire trail without a need for winch or toe. We did spend some time at the Wall experimenting with various routes before getting all of us up. This trail gives some good challenges and is worth the test every 5 years or so IMO.
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Rated 5/5
Visited: 06/21/2023
Difficulty Accuracy: Spot On

Wow, what a great trail. It is not for stock vehicles, our group of 3 all on 37’s and lockers all got hung up a few times on the various rock gardens and of course the wall. This is a great rock crawling trail and it just climbs and climbs and climbs…. Completely dry and passable, trail is in perfect condition! We had the trail to ourselves the whole day!

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