11/15/2016 Posted On: 11/16/2016 By: ZenZin Info: Bone dry the entire way ...might not be tomorrow though. | ||||
11/1/2016 Posted On: 11/2/2016 By: ahrendse Info: Still clear and dry as of 11/1/16. Made it easily in a Rav4. | ||||
10/27/2016 Posted On: 10/27/2016 By: SolarAlex Info: Dry all the way. just about any stock SUV should be able to get to the 4x4 trailhead. | ||||
10/16/2016 Posted On: 10/17/2016 By: mrickers Info: Dry and clear all the way. | ||||
10/1/2016 Posted On: 10/1/2016 By: merrion13 Info: Road was in good shape all the way to the South Massive TH. Made it fine in our stock '08 Pathfinder; also saw a Forester and a Crosstrek at the parking area. Go slow and you won't need much clearance but for one small, steeper section. | ||||
8/27/2016 Posted On: 8/29/2016 By: KristineL Info: The directions to get to this trailhead are great and perfect with the mileage. We did miss the initial turn off highway 24 onto CR 11 (said was 0.7 miles, but seemed to come faster than expected). There are lots of turn-offs just off the road if you are looking to camp near the trailhead. We were able to camp just 0.1 miles below the main parking lot in a great location near the creek. We have a 2001 Jeep Cherokee, standard stock, and didn't need 4-WD the entire way up, but the clearance was nice to have and we took it slow. No bad culverts or ditches that couldn't be avoided. The road is narrow, so luckily we didn't run into anyone coming the opposite direction. | ||||
8/12/2016 Posted On: 8/13/2016 By: Yalegirl09 Info: The culvert mentioned in previous reports has been covered up and dirt packed around it. The trailhead should now be easily accessible with any 4x4. I got my Impreza up to .4 miles below the main TH just past the 110J junction. | ||||
8/8/2016 Posted On: 8/8/2016 By: sibyllec Info: We drove this today. The last 0.5 miles, especially at the culvert mentioned before, is as difficult as, or more difficult than, anything on Nellie Creek or Matterhorn Creek in the San Juans. Saw various cars parked below the culvert. | ||||
8/7/2016 Posted On: 8/9/2016 By: jmark Info: Made it all the way in a stock Wrangler with no problems. On way in had to put in 4WD Low at the spot mentioned previously. | ||||
7/15/2016 Posted On: 7/18/2016 By: ajlavigne Info: There is a fair amount of erosion on the downhill side of the culvert for the small creek crossing at 10,400‘, just after the 110/110J junction. The culvert is a bit exposed (think speed bump) and sits above two bowl-shaped pot-holes. There is a high-line through the middle of these holes and another along the up-hill edge that can be used, you might just get a few scrapes from the bushes/trees. I tried to take a picture that showed the shape/depth, but the sun wasn‘t cooperating. If you slid a back wheel into the bottom of either in a non-lifted vehicle, you‘d have a hell of a time trying to get un-stuck. The only other tricky spot is about 100 ft further up the road where some rock is exposed, but if you get past the culvert, it‘s doable. I would recommend parking just before the culvert and hiking up the last ~.3 miles unless you have a fair amount of clearance and/or decent 4wd experience with a spotter for these two spots. As a ballpark - cars like CRVs or Rav4s are probably going high-center or bottom-out; there was a highlander at the TH when I came down, but there was also a 4-runner parked off the side of the road below the culvert. | ||||
7/9/2016 Posted On: 7/9/2016 By: ReenaLynne Info: Easy 4WD road to 0.5 miles before the trailhead. Saw several sedans well up the road. There are a few rougher sections in the last half mile and then larger 4WD only at the TH parking lot. | ||||
5/22/2016 Posted On: 5/23/2016 By: Belov Info: Road is passable to 4WD vehicles all the way to the Mt Massive SW Slopes trailhead, although at the rate the snow is melting, by next weekend, the only obstacles will be the normal ruts. | ||||
5/14/2016 Posted On: 5/15/2016 By: RyGuy Info: The trailhead is still inaccessible by most vehicles due to snow drifts. A very beefy vehicle with recovery gear and a skilled driver could probably make it, but I wouldn't recommend trying. My group ended up digging a young girl out who tried to take her Jeep Liberty through one of the drifts and got stuck about 1/2 mile past the standard Mount Massive TH. I'd bet the road will be totally clear in 2 weeks at the current melting rate. | ||||
10/23/2015 Posted On: 10/23/2015 By: dixonallred Info: Road clear to at least the 110J cutoff and looked to be clear further up. | ||||
10/16/2015 Posted On: 10/16/2015 By: sky_high Info: Just got back from running up the trailhead. The drive up to South Elbert TH is easy enough for any 2wd with an inch or two of clearance, just mind the odd rock or two sitting the road. At the end of Elbert you hit the 4wd trail, which is heavily rutted, but not so deep as to be an issue for any real suv (outbacks, cherokees, and the like should all be fine). There are some spots on it I would hesitate to take a short 2wd. The very last section is in similar shape, except for 3 areas that have been pretty washed out and require climbing across very uneven ruts. My Freelander, a 4wd suv with about 6" of clearance, managed to make it without a scrape up and down, but if you don‘t get out and look for your line before going through these spots you‘re asking for at least a ding. Significantly worse than Grays & Torreys; more like the road to the upper trailhead at Humboldt & Crestones. I only saw a lifted truck and a Grand Cherokee at the top. |
