| Date | Status Information Posted by 14ers.com Forum Users | Posted By |
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| 2008-12-08 | No problems getting there yesterday, 12/7, with my standard jeep liberty. About 2-3 inches of packed snow on the road. However, I hear its suppose to snow today. You could easily get to the Mt. Massive trailhead yesterday too, but I‘m not sure about N. Half Moon Creek. | SteamboatDog |
| 2008-11-21 | There is a lot of packed snow/ice up the the TH, but with some careful driving any car should be fine to get to the TH | J2TheZ |
| 2008-08-13 | Road is fine for all cars. Pretty bumpy in spots for small cars but still doable. | stlouishiker |
| 2008-06-23 | My wife and I headed up on Sunday 6/22/08. The TH is completely snow free and the road in is in great shape. No worries on bringing a compact car up there as of today. Enjoy. :) | GAGuy |
| 2008-06-18 | I hiked Elbert on Saturday (6-14-08). The TH is completely clear of snow. | Geogirl |
| 2008-06-07 | Drove to the TH yesterday as I was in the area. Road is dry all the way to the TH. I drove about 2.5 miles further and it was dry all the way past as well. | Kojones |
| 2008-05-21 | There are patches of snow on the road but only 2 or 3 of them are big enough to maybe stop you. Drove a Honda Civic about halfway between Halfmoon creek campground and the Elbert TH. Some guys in a Jeep were going up on my way down and said they had checked it out earlier and were going to drive to the Massive TH. Bring a shovel and with only a few minutes digging you could make it with any vehicle. | thunderinacircle |
| 2008-03-03 | The dirt road to Halfmoon creek is plowed for about a half a mile after you turn. Instead of a "1 mile hike to the trail head" it ended up taking us a little over 4 hours. | kylerlott |
| 2007-06-10 | Hiked up Elbert yesterday. Trailhead is almost like a small highway now. Completely free of snow! 2WD's are able to access easily. Good luck!!! | mringkeith |
| 2007-05-25 | Dry all the way, no problem (a rather fun drive) in a 4wd pickup, never used 4wd though. | AlexMack |
| 2007-01-16 | According to the directons to Halfmoon Creek. When you make a right turn and get on the good dirt road you can go for about 1 mi to where the snow plowing stops. You can park in this area. To the trailhead it is about another 4 miles, Take your snowshoes. | JERRYZ |
| 2006-08-09 | Aug.4 Another car friendly TH. Bill's directions are right on the numbers. | renobob |
| 2006-05-11 | Road open to TH. 4wd easily and most 2WD will have no problems | ADKjack |
| 2005-06-13 | The road is open and clear all the way to the trailhead. | chicago transplant |
| 2005-05-01 | I drove the Halfmoon Creek Road on Wednesday April 27th. At that time it was clear of snow and passable for 2WD vehicles to the Campground (1 mile short of trailhead). It has snowed recently and there may be some snow or muddy sections along the road, but the main winter snowpack has melted out up to the campground. 4WD vehicles could continue, but there were large sections of slushy snow across the road, sometimes a foot deep or more. | chicago transplant |
| 2005-02-18 | The Halfmoon road is closed in winter - typically only a short distance from County Road 11. It normally melts out in early May. Check with the U.S. Forest Service for TH access. | BillMiddlebrook |
| Location: | Sawatch Range |
| 14ers Served: | Mt. Elbert |
| Road Type: | 2WD east dirt road all the way to the TH |
| Winter Access: | Usually closed just a short distance up from where the road changes to dirt - approx. 5 miles below the TH. |
| Directions: | From U.S. 24 just south of Leadville, turn onto Colorado 300 and cross the railroad tracks. Drive 0.7 mile and turn left onto County Road 11 toward the Halfmoon Creek. After another 1.2 miles, turn right on the dirt road to Halfmoon Creek. Drive on the good dirt road (except for the usual washboard and potholes) for 5 miles to the Mt. Elbert trailhead on the left. There is a large parking area with restrooms. Calculate Driving Time from your Address | Trailheads on Google Maps |
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