7/31/2011 Posted On: 8/4/2011 By: MonGoose Info: The 4wd trail consists of the final 0.8 miles to the trailhead with the roughest section being the lowest 0.2 miles of the road. The road improves slightly after this lower section. The character of this road is slow driving and tire placement. I had no problems in a stock jeep cherokee, never bottomed out and it took about 15 minutes to reach the top. There is sufficient room to pass opposing vehicles along the way. | ||||
6/15/2011 Posted On: 6/15/2011 By: BillMiddlebrook Info: Open to the upper, 4WD trailhead. | ||||
5/28/2011 Posted On: 5/29/2011 By: Zambo Info: Once turning off onto the Matterhorn Creek Road, you can get approx .5 miles up the rough 2wd road before having to stop. From there, there are still some sizeable and deep drifts intermittently all along the way to the lower TH. From the lower TH to the upper 4wd TH, there is deep snow almost the entire way. Bad news is, right now you can expect to add 1.5 miles to get up the road, good news is that it is only approx 500 vertical and an easy hike in. Given how much snow is still on the road, my guess is it will take some time still before it fully dries out. | 1 |
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5/14/2011 Posted On: 5/14/2011 By: PKelley Info: The gate is open and the road is plowed past Capitol City. Once turning off onto the Matterhorn Creek Road, you can get about 1/4-1/2 mile up before the snow is too deep to drive through. There is parking at this area. Easy access is now available for this peak. | ||||
4/13/2011 Posted On: 4/13/2011 By: PKelley Info: Gate still closed, and road is getting less and less snow covered. Your sled will hate you if you go right now. | ||||
4/3/2011 Posted On: 4/5/2011 By: cjw Info: Gate still closed 1/4 mile above Nellie Creek. We were able to snowmobile to Matterhorn trailhead. ~1/3 mile of dry road broken by patches of snow going to Capitol City. | ||||
8/3/2010 Posted On: 8/5/2010 By: crossfitter Info: Made it no problem to the lower trailhead in my Subaru outback. Road is clear and really not very rough up until the last half mile which is clearly marked as high clearance only. | ||||
6/15/2010 Posted On: 6/15/2010 By: PKelley Info: The trees have been removed and the road is completely clear to the upper trailhead. | ||||
6/8/2010 Posted On: 6/10/2010 By: Kevin8020 Info: Matterhorn creek road is clear of snow to the upper trialhead, however, the down tree reported earlier has still not been cleared. As a result, the road is closed about .3 miles from the 2WD parking. There is a small parking area forming at the downed tree. I have reported this to Hinsdale County Roads and Bridges department (ran into them on the way out) - hopefully they‘ll take care of it. | ||||
5/15/2010 Posted On: 5/15/2010 By: stevevets689 Info: North Henson road open all the way to the Matterhorn Creek road, but there is a heavy drift followed by a big downed tree just a short distance up the road. Recommend hiking from the base of Matterhorn Creek road | ||||
5/3/2010 Posted On: 5/4/2010 By: cjw Info: Open .9 miles up the North Fork Henson drainage. | ||||
4/16/2010 Posted On: 4/16/2010 By: BillMiddlebrook Info: The Henson Creek road is currently gated right after the Uncompahgre 2WD trailhead, over 6 miles below the Matterhorn Creek trailhead. | ||||
8/11/2009 Posted On: 8/11/2009 By: towmanjim Info: The info page on driving time lists the time from Durango to the TH as 2.5 hours via Alpine Loop road starting at Ouray. I‘m not sure how they did that since it took me 4 hours. The road to Engineer pass is the roughest one I‘ve been on. | ||||
6/28/2009 Posted On: 6/28/2009 By: emcee smith Info: We talked with someone that said this was a bit tougher than the 4wd road into American Basin. Most of it looks easy, but some places would take clearance and tire placement. It gets much more difficult after a flat area with a grassy spot to the left, about half way up. I saw an XTerra, Tundra, and a Jeep at the top. | ||||
6/24/2009 Posted On: 6/24/2009 By: Pappy Info: Road clear of snow and dry to upper 4WD trailhead. |
