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Mapping Crew - Colorado
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Year Started:
2012
Off-Road Style:
Dirt Roads/Backroads
My Garage:
- 2015 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon (2.5" lift, 35" tires)
Jen & JD moved to Colorado from Chicago in May of 2015 for work and brought with them a 2001 stock Jeep Wrangler that had been garage bound for two years. Within a month of arrival, all rusty 170,000 miles of it was shaking on Colorado trails and they've never stopped. As time as gone on, their 2001 TJ had to be traded and a 2015 Jeep JK has been added to the family.
JD works as a Systems Engineer for a cable company and Jen runs a business from their home during the week to pay the bills. When the weekend hits, they're almost always hitting the trail. When Sunday night rolls around, the question turns to, 'so what's next week?!'.
My Garage (1)
2015 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon
Lift Size: 2.5"
Tire Size: 35"
My Trail Reviews (75)
(within last 6 months)Rampart Range Road (04/01/2023)
The southern end of the road is open as of today! The trail is open from Garden of the Gods to the seasonal gale at waypoint 20. The trail remains closed just north of Mount Herman Road and will for another month or two as the mud closure remains in effect.
Happy Platte Road (03/01/2023)
Trail is under a seasonal closure, see you in the summer!
Schoolmarm Mountain Road (03/01/2023)
Trail is under a seasonal closure, see you in the summer!
Platte Springs Road (03/01/2023)
Trail is under a seasonal closure, see you in the summer!
Puma Road (aka La Salle Pass) (02/20/2023)
This is always a beautiful drive in the winter. We didn't encounter any big snow or drifts to blast through. The trail is a good spot to hit at this time of year but come prepared!!
Matukat Road (aka Goose Creek Road) (02/04/2023)
We were out enjoying the snow and the relative ease of these trails. The section from Deckers to Wellington Lake Road was mostly clear of snow and ice, just a little muddy. No changes to report and a reminder that the western side of the trail is not plowed and can get pretty deep in the Feb/Mar time frames.
Rampart Range Road (01/01/2023)
Trail is not seasonal but open only accessible from Monument and Woodland Park trails that connect.
RIM Road (01/01/2023)
Seasonal closure.
Beaver Creek (01/01/2023)
Closed for the year, see you next season!
Box Road (aka China Wall - North) (01/01/2023)
Closed for the year, see you next season!
Bull Park (01/01/2023)
Closed for the year, see you next season!
Schoolmarm Mountain Road (01/01/2023)
Closed for the year, see you next season!
Slaughterhouse Road (aka Slaughterhouse Gulch) (01/01/2023)
Closed for the year, see you next season!
Lininger Ditch (01/01/2023)
Closed for the year, see you next season!
China Wall Road (01/01/2023)
Closed for the year, see you next season!
Happy Platte Road (01/01/2023)
Closed for the year, see you next season!
Lininger Cutoff (01/01/2023)
Closed for the year, see you next season!
North Beaver (01/01/2023)
Closed for the year, see you next season!
Platte Springs Road (01/01/2023)
Closed for the year, see you next season!
Spring Canyon Point (12/09/2022)
What a great trail! This trail isn't terribly difficult and was even recently graded in most places when I was there. The start has scenic views in all directions and the end has a great place to walk up to the top and view the Colorado River. I highly recommend this one for those looking to get away from the crowds of Moab, or as a camping location and launch point.
Arths Pasture Road (12/08/2022)
I was checking on this trail and some others in the area. Little rougher, but no real changes to this trail writeup!
Tusher Tunnel (12/08/2022)
I was out in Moab and had a little time left in the day so went out to Tusher Tunnel for some Golden Hour action and to take some pictures. Always a great little trail with a fun tunnel to run through at the end of the trail.
Ophir Pass (12/01/2022)
This trail travels above the timberline and is considered impassable due to snow until spring. See you next season!
McClellan Mountain (12/01/2022)
This trail travels above the timberline and is considered impassable due to snow until spring. See you next season!
Engineer Pass - Alpine Loop Connector (12/01/2022)
This trail travels above the timberline and is considered impassable due to snow until spring. See you next season!
Engineer Pass (12/01/2022)
This trail travels above the timberline and is considered impassable due to snow until spring. See you next season!
Democrat Mountain (12/01/2022)
This trail travels above the timberline and is considered impassable due to snow until spring. See you next season!
Cinnamon Pass (12/01/2022)
This trail travels above the timberline and is considered impassable due to snow until spring. See you next season!
Rampart Range Road (12/01/2022)
Northern end of the trail is closed for the season and is only accessible from Monument and Woodland Park.
Upper Geneva (Geneva Creek) (12/01/2022)
This trail travels above the timberline and is considered impassable due to snow until spring. See you next season!
Saxon Mountain Road (12/01/2022)
This trail travels above the timberline and is considered impassable due to snow until spring. See you next season!
Santiago Mine (12/01/2022)
This trail travels above the timberline and is considered impassable due to snow until spring. See you next season!
Devils Head Trailhead and Campground Road (12/01/2022)
Closed for the season.
Chihuahua Gulch (11/23/2022)
Closed for the season, see you next season!!
Middle St. Vrain (11/23/2022)
Closed for the season, see you next season!!
Warden Gulch (11/23/2022)
Closed for the season, see you next season!!
Cinnamon Gulch (11/23/2022)
Closed for the season, see you next season!!
Coney Creek Road (aka Coney Flats) (11/23/2022)
Closed for the season, see you next season!!
Burns Park Road (11/03/2022)
As of 2022 the section in the attached picture near the Lizard Rock area is closed to the public. What remains of the start of this trail (waypoints 1-4 pictured) is now Old Forest Service 231.
Cinnamon Pass (11/03/2022)
These trails are at high altitude and have gotten snow this season as of this notice. Travel on these trails is now considered dangerous and they will announce official seasonal closures of these trails soon.
Engineer Pass (11/03/2022)
These trails are at high altitude and have gotten snow this season as of this notice. Travel on these trails is now considered dangerous and they will announce official seasonal closures of these trails soon.
Engineer Pass - Alpine Loop Connector (11/03/2022)
These trails are at high altitude and have gotten snow this season as of this notice. Travel on these trails is now considered dangerous and they will announce official seasonal closures of these trails soon.
Ophir Pass (11/03/2022)
These trails are at high altitude and have gotten snow this season as of this notice. Travel on these trails is now considered dangerous and they will announce official seasonal closures of these trails soon.
Coney Creek Road (aka Coney Flats) (10/23/2022)
Trail is staying open a little later this season. Enjoy while you can!
Middle St. Vrain (10/23/2022)
Trail is staying open a little later this season. Enjoy while you can!
Cedar Mountain Road (10/22/2022)
I was out on Cedar today and taking new pictures for waypoints. Just more places it's washed-out or has more exposed rocks. The new pictures and a slightly updated gpx will be updated on the site in the next week or so.
Chestnut Trail (10/22/2022)
Ran this back to Trail Creek. No major changes to report but the views were great today.
Coney Creek Road (aka Coney Flats) (10/17/2022)
Seasonal Closure is in effect, the trail opens again next season!
Middle St. Vrain (10/17/2022)
Seasonal Closure is in effect, the trail opens again next season!
Trail Creek Road (10/16/2022)
I went out today to check on this trail after the previous reports and sure enough this trail is going to get bumped to a 4/5 and will be updated on the site in the next few days.
Hay Creek East Road (10/15/2022)
I was out checking trails in the area. Some more exposed rock than previous years but no real change to the difficulty of the trail at this time.
Hell Creek Spur Road (10/15/2022)
Visited to check on this trail and the weather has really washed it parts of the trail and exposed more rock. I will be adding a new waypoint and adjusting another. The rocks near waypoint 3 have devolved into a hard rock climb with a bypass.
Hell Creek Road (10/15/2022)
The trail has gotten a little rougher on the low end between waypoints 2 and 4. I will be adjusting the ratings accordingly.
Rampart Range Road (10/15/2022)
Looks like the fall colors are just about done for the season. Snow is next!
Flake Road aka Illinois Gulch (10/15/2022)
I was out to update the trail today. The high end of this trail will get a single digit increase on the high end. Moab Hill has gotten more dug out. The mud hole is also VERY deep now. If I had to guess, the Forest Service will close that soon and just let the bypass be the new trail.
Quarry Road (10/15/2022)
Ran this in reverse today, no major changes to note but the rock climb is more dug out and difficult. It's well on its way to being another mini Moab.
Illinois Gulch (10/15/2022)
Visited while updating trails in the area. This one will get a slight bump in the ratings for the washouts and rocks in the road now.
Schubarth Trail (10/15/2022)
Visited to check on the trails in this area and no major changes to report. The fall colors are pretty much done
Roll Over Road (10/15/2022)
Checking on trails in the area. Logging operations seem to have smoothed out the road a lot, this trails rating will get lowered to match.
Mount Herman Road (10/15/2022)
Fall colors are pretty much done this year.
Fern Creek (10/15/2022)
Ran this while patrolling trails for updates. This year's rain has really exposed a lot of rocks.
Northfield Road (10/02/2022)
Went out to patrol trails today and there are no changes to report to this write up at this time.
Ormes Peak Road (10/02/2022)
Went out to patrol trails today and there are no changes to report to this write up at this time.
Devils Head Trailhead and Campground Road (10/02/2022)
Went out to patrol trails today and there are no changes to report to this write up at this time. The rough spots have been graded and this is now a 1 throughout.
Devils Head Campground Road - FS 300.Q (10/02/2022)
Went out to patrol trails today and there are no changes to report to this write up at this time.
Dutch Fred Road (10/02/2022)
I was patrolling trail writeups in this area and there are no changes to report to this writeup.
RIM Road (10/02/2022)
Went out to patrol trails today and there are no changes to report to this write up at this time.
Jackson Creek Road (10/02/2022)
Went out to patrol trails today and there are no changes to report to this write up at this time.
Devils Head Campground Road - FS 300.P (10/02/2022)
Went out to patrol trails today and there are no changes to report to this write up at this time. Closed for the season a little early this year.
Rampart Range Road (10/02/2022)
Went out to patrol trails today and there are no changes to report to this write up at this time.
Powerline South Road (10/02/2022)
Went out to patrol trails today and there are no changes to report to this write up at this time.
Powerline East Road (10/02/2022)
Went out to patrol trails today and there are no changes to report to this write up at this time. I love these side trails. They always are fun with some views.
Mount Herman Road (10/02/2022)
I was in the area patrolling trails for updates and used this to get back and forth from Rampart today. Always some pretty views coming down.
Ensign Gulch (10/02/2022)
I was patrolling the trails in the area and will be making some minor changes to account for old closed roads that have been moved.
Farish Memorial Road (10/02/2022)
Went out to patrol trails today and there are no changes to report to this write up at this time.
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