4/23/2006 Posted On: 4/23/2006 By: Nathan Hale Info: As of 4/22/06, the road is passable to about .25-.5 miles before the first creek crossing right around 10,000 feet. After that, there is deep (and very soft) snow that no one has yet managed to make it past. This spot is about 2.5 miles from the 2wd trailhead. The snow is melting very fast, up there, so it will only be another month or so before this is completely melted out. | ||||
8/29/2005 Posted On: 8/29/2005 By: Judge K Info: I would agree, to an extent, that the trail is overrated...it is NOTHING like Lake Como. We made it to the top in 2 Ford Escapes. There were a couple of times the vehicles were on three wheels, but otherwise no problems. Up and back each took about two hours. The only problems we had was a varmint ate through some wires in the engine, so we had to utilize some McGyver ingenuity to start it. | ||||
8/23/2005 Posted On: 8/23/2005 By: ryans Info: This road is overrated. I agree it is a true 4x4 road, very rocky and long, but there are only a handful of sections that require care to navigate through. I have a 2001 stock Jeep Cherokee Sport and my buddy has a 1997 Pathfinder and we had no problems reaching the gate. My Jeep was loaded with 3 adults and stuffed with gear and we maybe touched one or two skid plates on the way up at most. None coming down. At the top there were many vehicles including Tacomas, Xterras, Jeeps and pickups. Most SUVs with decent clearance and 4x4 Low should not have a problem getting to the top. It took about 1.75 hours to reach the gate. Plenty of great campsites just beyond the gate. We camped out about a hundred yards from the parking area. | ||||
7/13/2005 Posted On: 7/13/2005 By: Mtnhiker Info: If you care about your car...you won't drive this road!! We took our trail rated Jeep renegade up most of the way but it took us a very long time. My driver was excellent, we has no damage to our car but we would not do it again. We saw oil dipping all along the road and several car parts on our hike up. All the cars at the top were old beaters and had lots of damage (side rails were basically destroyed!) Borrow someones ATV or old beater 4wd if you want to drive this road. | ||||
6/28/2005 Posted On: 6/28/2005 By: Tommy Dorr Info: This road has been a little overrated. Granted, it is a true 4x4 road but it's doable with only 4x4 hi and a bit of clearance... if you can drive. I went up in a 2000 stock Grand Cherokee and wasn't even challenged. At the top, we saw a mid 90's stock Ford Ranger. I have an 85 Subaru 4x4hi/4x4low that I'm gonna try next time. | ||||
6/13/2005 Posted On: 6/13/2005 By: jeffkoski Info: Made it to the second river crossing (almost to the main trailhead) this weekend in a stock 97 4runner. No damage to the truck but it was driven well by my buddy Don. |
