9/18/2022 Posted On: 9/20/2022 By: dhagan Info: Google maps is spot on for Stewart Creek, Nutras Creek, and Eddiesville THs. Definitely helpful when driving in the dark. | ||||
7/23/2022 Posted On: 8/11/2022 By: geo_andrews Info: Left the McDonald's in Gunnison at 5:15 am. Started our hike at 6:45 am. The road is in great condition. It gets a little rough after the first creek crossing but easily got there in my GMC Terrain. Saw a minivan at the TH. | 1 |
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7/3/2022 Posted On: 7/4/2022 By: Btuperkwh Info: Road to Stewart Creek TH is in great shape (it has been graded recently). It rained off and all day but the road is stable - no ruts yet. First stream crossing is running at about 2 inches . Second stream crossing maybe 4 inches max. The 2nd crossing is the only place where a 2WD sedan may have trouble due to clearance and the slope up one side. Concrete pads under the stream crossings make it easy. I have a Jeep Cherokee and made the trip from Gunnison to the TH in 1 hour and 45 minutes. | ||||
6/17/2022 Posted On: 6/17/2022 By: TheSpaceForce Info: Concur with previous report: 2WD CRV easily accessed this TH. Water is about 2-3 inches deep in the stream crossings. Eddiesville privies are open & stocked. | 2 |
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6/1/2022 Posted On: 6/1/2022 By: thaisgaia Info: Dirty road to the TH is in great conditions. Made it to the TH with my 2WD w/ no problems. | 3 |
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11/27/2021 Posted On: 11/28/2021 By: RyGuy Info: The road is totally dry to the first creek crossing, then spots of snow all the way to the TH. Snow coverage in some areas is the whole road, but only an inch or two in depth. No issue with traction in a stock Jeep Wrangler. The usual iceflow that starts making the road hard to pass near the Nutras TH has started to form, but isn't onto the road yet. Outhouse at Eddysville is open and stocked with TP. | ||||
9/14/2021 Posted On: 9/14/2021 By: thurs Info: Made it just fine in a fairly long wheelbase, low clearance minivan. The two crossings were a couple inches deep. Btw if you love rally racing you're going to love this road. | ||||
9/4/2021 Posted On: 9/7/2021 By: GuiGirard Info: Road was in great condition (albeit a little muddy and slightly slippery) coming up Sep 2 and coming down on the 4th (100% dry by then). The road on the plateau gets so good for a while that it is easy to drive too fast on it, only to be greeted by hard-to-spot drains that have been partially eroded and will knock hard on the suspensions. I hit one very hard once and not again as I got more careful. With that in mind, it was a walk in the park for an Outback. I even saw a Tesla sedan parked at Nutras Creek trailhead on my way out. Why they were parked there is unknown, as the Nutras Creek trailhead is before the creek crossing, but it is still after the first creek crossing anyway, and a lot of the aforementioned tricky drains are before Nutras on the way up. I drove from Buena Vista through Monarch Pass, and the navigation from Google Maps was excellent throughout, took me through the dirt road cutoff out of Doleyville on US-50 to CO-114. These 16(?) miles of dirt road are superbly maintained. Past CO-114, the county road through the Cochetopa Wildlife Refuge offered me some of the most spectacular views I ever enjoyed anywhere in Colorado. Re gas: I filled up in Buena Vista, but the nearest pump coming this way is in Sargents along US-50. I was just under 3/4 tank when back in Sargents. | ||||
8/21/2021 Posted On: 8/21/2021 By: Carl_Healy Info: Way easier to get to than I thought. No problem with my RWD 2002 F-150. Both river crossings. I know high clearance vehicles are recommended but there was even a Hyundai sedan at the trailhead... | 3 |
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7/31/2021 Posted On: 8/2/2021 By: jakesoren10 Info: Great TH, 2 water crossings on the way there, nothing huge. Lots of miles of dirt roads to get here (fill up with gas before you leave Hwy 50) When you read that it's very remote, it is VERY REMOTE. | ||||
6/25/2021 Posted On: 6/29/2021 By: chow Info: Road is nice and dry. No issues at all crossing creeks in a mid size SUV. | ||||
6/18/2021 Posted On: 6/19/2021 By: Verticality Info: No issues at all with a Subaru Forester. No snow on the road, summer conditions as previously reported. Long road to the trailhead but in great shape with no potholes or large rocks. Included three pictures of the two main creek crossings (Pauline Creek and Nutras Creek). Steel culverts at all the other creek crossings keep the rest of the road nearly always dry. Higher clearance recommended for late spring / early summer just for those creek crossings. | 3 |
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5/29/2021 Posted On: 5/29/2021 By: NatDog Info: Road is snow-free to trailhead. Creek crossings were no issue for my stock pickup. I saw several other pickups and suv's beyond the creek crossings. | 1 |
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10/12/2020 Posted On: 10/12/2020 By: Hiker Mike Info: The first creek crossing has no water in and the second had very little both times I crossed. The roads are in mostly good condition with some rough areas. Bear in mind the roads aren't that well marked and that can make navigation tricky in the dark | ||||
9/12/2020 Posted On: 9/12/2020 By: joemcglinchy Info: Road was dry and clear of snow. Creek crossings not bad, no more than 6 inches deep. No problem in an outback, saw some sedans at the trailhead. |
