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| 2013-05-18 | Leavick is now accessible, there are a few muddy spots just before Leavick and one spot where water is running down the road for a long stretch full width. Might make it a little bit of a hassle on 2WDs in the AM when the water is ice, but in general I don‘t think getting to Leavick should be an issue for anyone. One drift right above Leavick was driven through, but won‘t really save you any hiking, right around the corner the road is then pretty much all snow the rest of the way. | Chicago Transplant | ||||||
| 2013-04-27 | Road isn‘t plowed very high, however with a high clearance, 4WD vehicle we got to within a mile of the Leavick Mine site. | Leopard233 | ||||||
| 2013-03-15 | The road to the Leavick was no issue yesterday. The higher parts had some slush from the warm temps so may need a 4WD high clearance. I drove in my blazer never needing the 4WD. Not many people have been up there so be prepared for some sugar post holing if the temps increase. | MTGOAT72 | ||||||
| 2013-03-05 | You will need a 4x4 with decent clearance just to make it to the winter parking lot, let alone further up. The road is not bad at all, but there are some drifts that anything low clearance or 2wd will not be able to get around. | seth0687 | 1 | |||||
| 2013-02-08 | The road is open, all the way to the Leavick site. There are a few packed snow sections, but nothing serious. The last mile is snow-covered, but plowed. I drove there in my Ford Ranger 4x4, but there was also a VW Jetta at the TH. | Mike Cormier | ||||||
| 2013-01-18 | Drove a Jeep Liberty within 200 yards of the summer TH. An ice sheet blocks the rest of the way. Everything is plowed to Leavick. Past that there‘s a few snow fields that would probably stop 2wd vehicles. The 2-3? snow drifts are about 6" deep. No problem going through them in the AM but got a little slushy in the PM. Happy trails. | ThuChad | 2 | |||||
| 2013-01-05 | Still clear to Leavick. Some snow packed sections on the road. No problem for 2WD. | ceejay | ||||||
| 2012-12-22 | On 12/22/12 the road was plowed all the way to the Leavick site with a small parking area cleared out. Past Leavick there were some clear areas and some areas with about 8 inches blown across. Most vehicles should make it to Leavick without a problem but will probably have a tough time getting past that. | Ress_PA | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2012-11-25 | On Nov. 25, 2012, the road is completely clear of snow and very accessible with 2WD all the way up to the top/trailhead. | vxnguyen | ||||||
| 2012-11-17 | Dry all the way to the gate. All snow is avoidable on the trails. | winmag4582001 | 1 | |||||
| 2012-10-13 | Drove to the gate in a four runner without needing 4wd. Road became icy at the gate, about an inch to two of snow starting around 11k or so. Left around 11am and there was roughly 2 inches of snow down to about 10k, but it was still snowing. | Weenus | ||||||
| 2012-09-28 | Dry road. Saw a Honda passenger vehicle make it to the gate at 12k. Gate was open/unlocked but I parked at the gate. | COCindy | 1 | |||||
| 2012-09-15 | Rough 2WD, with mid-clearance (I was in a Cadillac sedan), to the TH. Washboarding starts shortly after leaving the paved road and continues through to the top, some areas worse than others, notably the 3-7 miles seemed to be the worst for ‘boarding with more rocky and rougher terrain after mile 7 but without as much ‘boarding. The drive was pretty as many of the aspens were already turning color so while the drive was slow it was enjoyable. I was able to make it to the 12,000‘ gate without too much trouble going slower and letting other vehicles pass. I didn‘t notice rocks of any significant size that were unavoidable. IMO, this road is in equivalent shape, than Grays/Torreys after the re-grading that seemed to be done there late July/early August. | MrJohnnySpot | ||||||
| 2012-08-24 | From the paved portion there is a lot of washboarding for the first few miles. Beyond that to gate there is not much change from earlier reports. Some softball size rocks but many cars had made it to the gate area. | JJJR | ||||||
| 2012-08-04 | No trouble getting to the gate in a Honda Accord. All potholes were totally avoidable, and there was some washboarding and several softball-sized loose rocks in the road (also totally avoidable, or moveable if not). It‘s not pavement, but seemed fine in a 2WD with normal clearance. | colorajo | 1 | |||||
| 2012-05-26 | Same report; trail was dry but rough to gate. I will add that there were a number of courageous 2WD sedans that made it all the gate, so it is possible. However not something that I would try myself. | glacierfox | ||||||
| 2012-05-26 | The road is dry all the way to the gate at 12,000 feet. However, it is rough in some spots, particularly as one gets closer to the gate. Not recommended for low-clearance vehicles. | esagas | ||||||
| 2012-05-04 | Road is dry to gate...seems a bit rougher than I remember. I had an accord last year and I made it in that to the gate, but this year I don‘t think that I would have tried to make it all the way in an accord. I was in my CR-V and I had to go pretty slow at times, but it wasn‘t bad. | eastend711 | ||||||
| 2012-04-22 | Road is snow free until the gate. Gate is now unlocked and a RAV4 made it within 1/4 of Leavick mining ruins. I imagine the road will be completely snow free within 2 weeks if there are no major storms. | rleclair | ||||||
| 2012-04-10 | Was able to make it to the gate closure with a 2Wheel drive truck. A couple of slushy spots on the way down but overall it was not a problem and I would think a sedan could make it up (just be careful with clearance and pick your spots carefully). | Mtn Izz | ||||||
| 2012-04-06 | We made past Leavick to where the 4wd road to Leavick Tarn and Peerless Mine splits left. 3 or 4 drifts across the road, but all had tire tracks through them. Probably still would want to have a little clearance to safely make it through the rutted snow drifts. We didn‘t drive all the way to the Four Mile Creek Summer TH but I imagine that it would be pretty darn dry all the way there since that is a south facing slope. | geojed | ||||||
| 2012-03-25 | Great road until the winter closure area. Non-4x4 or AWD will want to park here. Heck, even if you have 4x4 or AWD you may want to park here. I kept going into the snow and made it a couple blocks‘ worth distance before the tracks ended and I parked behind a Durango who also couldn‘t have gone further. No room to turn around with all the snow so I backed the whole way out in reverse in the afternoon after returning from the hike. The road is still very snowcovered past the winter closure and will be for a while so prepare to add all of the extra distance before heading over to the Shermanator (or friends). | Tony1 | ||||||
| 2012-03-11 | As of 3/11, a moderate-clearance vehicle can make it to within a mile or two of the Leavick TH. The snowdrifts are still there but people have driven through. But there are some ruts that a low-clearance vehicle may struggle with. | Dinzy | ||||||
| 2012-03-05 | There are about 3 snowdrifts that will prevent you from driving to the Leavick trailhead. The lowest snowdrift is only about 6 miles from the turnoff onto CR18 (I got very stuck in my 4x4 pickup trying to punch thru). This adds an addition 4 miles each way, just to get to the trailhead! The rest of the road is bone dry. If anyone has a plow truck and some time to kill, knocking down these snowdrifts would be much appreciated. | Dinzy | ||||||
| 2012-02-18 | Made it up to the cabin/Old Leavick Road sign with no problems in our 4Runner. A lower clearance vehicle could probably make it within a half mile of this, with the only issue being accumulated snow between the ruts. | Andrew |
