| Date | Status Information Posted by 14ers.com Forum Users | Posted By |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-06-17 | June 4, 2009...Roach‘s description is outdated and confusing. The bridge he refers to is the small bridge in the center of Creede and it is not labeled. It is not "south of creede" as he describes it. The north most of the 3 dirt roads past the bridge is now the only road of the three that is paved. When you see the cemetary sign...do not turn right...keep the sign on your right and go straight up the hill. Conditions...We were able to get all the way up to the upper parking area...past the Equity mine...in a stock Jeep Liberty. The creek crossings were insignificant. The only difficulty was a mud pit 100 yards from the top. On the way down we helped pull a Range Rover out of it. | Mad Mike |
| 2009-05-26 | Passable to the 4wd trailhead. There is a major mudhole that is a couple hundred yards from the parking at the 4wd trailhead that is several feet deep and not worth the risk of driving through until things dry out quite a bit, a truck got stuck in it in it and I got my Cherokee stuck going around him in what turned out to be a nasty bog. 7 hours and a very helpful Creede local with an F250 got us out. | JB99 |
| 2009-05-20 | Totally clear, dry, and graded to the Equity Mine / 2WD parking. | elchivoloco |
| 2008-05-17 | Despite rumors to the contrary, the road is not yet clear to the Equity Mine. 4WDs have punched through many smaller drifts, but 4-5‘ deep drifts still block the last mile of road. | Gahugafuga |
| 2007-05-23 | As of Tuesday 5/15, the road was passable to just past Equity mine, within about a mile of the trailhead. The rest of the road appeared to be melting off quickly. | Chris P. |
| 2006-05-30 | Clear and snow-free to 4WD parking at 11,500 ft. passenger cars OK to Equity Mine, high clearance 4WD needed beyond. | scotthsu |
| 2005-09-26 | Road is completely clear as of 9/24. I think any two wheel car could get to the trailhead via the 4x4 road with some easy manuevering around some large holes filled with water. But you may want high clearance two wheel drive just to be on the safe side. | mjlucarelli |
| Location: | San Juan Mountains |
| 14ers Served: | San Luis Peak |
| Winter Access: | There is usually a winter closure at the Commodore Mine, but you may be able to get closer to the trailhead in winter by taking the southern outlet of the Bachelor Loop road from the just South of town. If you take this road up the hill to where the road turns north, the road is usually plowed to the Bachelor Mine site, and sometimes further. |
| Directions: | From Creede, follow main street North from town 1.1 miles to a fork. Take the left fork on the Bachelor Loop road up the hill past the old Commodore Mine complex. Continue 2.2 miles to the junction with the East Willow Creek 4x4 road. Stay left on the Bachelor Loop road. After 1.9 more miles, reach the juntion with the West Willow Creek road at a hairpin curve. Go north on the West Willow Creek road past the Equity mine and cross the creek 0.9 miles past the mine and reach the trailhead at the end of the road. Calculate Driving Time from your Address | Trailheads on Google Maps |
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