My Trail Reviews (32)
(within last 6 months) Posted on social media by White River Nat'l Forest: Approximately 170 acres of forest are being harvested in the Indiana Creek area above Goose Pasture Tarn to reduce hazardous fuels for wildfires. Additionally, the Indiana Creek Road will be realigned uphill and out of the creek bed to reduce sedimentation.
Gorgeous day!! Deer Creek is open through.
I tried to get a picture of the new gates, but the main gate is closed for another few days for moose calving. I talked to some rangers there. There will be TWO new gates. One will open in September for hunting access and another gate further down will ALWAYS be locked. Basically, this is now a short, wide, smooth road for a couple of miles to access lame campsites. Everything good about this trail is now behind a permanently locked gate.
The trail is open through. Not too dusty as it's been raining lately.
I came down from the top to check on things. I stopped above Tombstone Hill and took some pics. The "easy" option (that follows the gpx) at waypoint 14, "Bypass", is not only blocked with snow, it is DESTROYED by washouts. Seriously, like 3 feet deep. That option will never be passable again. The "easy" option between waypoints 12 and 13 has a LOT of snow. Probably 10 feet. Plan on the "hard" side being the only way up for at least two more weeks. Maybe more. Oh, and the easier option just above the saddle (waypoint 15, 3rd pic) is also blocked with snow. The steeper right option is clear.
Gorgeous day!! Started the day on Georgia Pass coming up from Jefferson on the Park County side. There's still some ice in the sluice box, but it's manageable.
The only snow left on the trail is on the harder side of "the Devil's Fork" hill (waypoints 11 and 12). The trail has gotten a LOT harder around the small water crossing between waypoints 4 and 5. Pics here are of the new embedded rocks there. There is no way around this. There's no way this can be 3 anymore. I think it's a solid 5 right now.
The trail is open through. Thankfully, there's been some rain so it's not dusty at all. There are still scars from folks driving on the tundra around the snowdrift last snow drift. Grrrr.
I did not have time to drive up Sante Fe today, but looking over from Saints John, it looks like there's still some snow on the shelf road at the summit.
The trail is all clear of snow, including the bypass at the mud pit (waypoint 3). This is what the pit looks like in late June!
Ran this trail with Matthew and Roby (who we met on the trail). Indiana Creek has been plowed smooth and widened from end to end. Only the Dyersville spur remains untouched. I assume this has to do with future logging or fire mitigation work. The trail has been completely re-routed away from the creek bed. This will have to be re-mapped and is now an easy 2.
I ran most of the Golden Horseshoe today. The trails are all open, mostly dry with a few wet spots.
Georgia pass remains closed due to snow, making this trail inaccessible
Ran this trail with Matthew and Roby (who we met on the trail). We ran into Dillon District rangers coming the other way. They said they were checking the trail before unlocking the gates. They're unlocked now. (There's no gate if you come up from Indiana Creek via Boreas Pass!!)
Clear and mostly dry. The few lingering snow drifts were no problem.
I ran most of the Golden Horseshoe today. The trails are all open, mostly dry with a few wet spots.
I ran most of the Golden Horseshoe today. The trails are all open, mostly dry with a few wet spots.
I ran most of the Golden Horseshoe today. The trails are all open, mostly dry with a few wet spots.
I ran most of the Golden Horseshoe today. The trails are all open, mostly dry with a few wet spots.
I ran most of the Golden Horseshoe today. The trails are all open, mostly dry with a few wet spots.
I ran most of the Golden Horseshoe today. The trails are all open, mostly dry with a few wet spots.
I ran most of the Golden Horseshoe today. The trails are all open, mostly dry with a few wet spots.
I ran most of the Golden Horseshoe today. The trails are all open, mostly dry with a few wet spots.
I ran most of the Golden Horseshoe today. The trails are all open, mostly dry with a few wet spots.
I ran most of the Golden Horseshoe today. The trails are all open, mostly dry with a few wet spots.
I ran most of the Golden Horseshoe today. The trails are all open, mostly dry with a few wet spots.
I ran most of the Golden Horseshoe today. The trails are all open, mostly dry with a few wet spots.
At waypoint 9, lingering snow made the shelf road narrow, but we got through. The snow should be gone in a week or so.
I ran most of the Golden Horseshoe today. The trails are all open, mostly dry with a few wet spots.
The bypass at the mud pit (waypoint 3) has a couple of feet of snow on it, but the mud was no problem. So far, it's got a firm base.
Ran this trail with Matthew and Roby (who we met on the trail). We ran into Dillon District rangers coming the other way. They said they were checking the trail before unlocking the gate. It's unlocked now. (There's no gate if you come up from Indiana Creek via the connector!!)
Clear and mostly dry. The few lingering snow drifts were no problem. I feel like the ruts at waypoint 6 have gotten deeper. Enough to bump the rating up to a 4.
The gates are open, but the trail is impassible with snow between waypoints 4 and 5. We cleared a BIG tree just after waypoint 4. (Got to use my chainsaw AND my winch! *GRIN*) There's another tree (pictured) at a smaller water crossing that will be a problem for taller rigs.
Talked to the rangers today. They opened the gates and cleared some trees, but the trail is still impassible with snow before treeline.
We did a shake out trip today running from east to west (reverse what is written here). The eastern 3/4 of the trail is clear of snow but wet. From about waypoint 13 to waypoint 6 (Yankee Hill, the actual hill), snow and ice patches force you to one side, force you into ice ruts or, in a couple of places, cover the trail completely. The snow that is there is hard packed, rutted, and icy. The trail is completely open, but you'll be forced to take the harder options in places. The actual Yankee Hill looks like it might have some drifts near the top (last pic), but we didn't go up to see.
Also, as with most trails, this one seems to be getting harder with the increased traffic.
This is just a dirt road. Dry and open through. I wish Nevadaville got the same kind of attention St. Elmo and other ghost towns get. The remaining buildings are in good shape.