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N. Halfmoon Creek Trailhead

  
7/23/2021
Posted On: 7/23/2021 By: gluckhikes
Info: Road still closed just after the Halfmoon East/West Campgrounds.
 
7/1/2021
Posted On: 7/1/2021 By: dwoodward13
Info: Road to TH is closed per USFS order until July 31st now for construction. https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd926214.pdf https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd926215.pdf
 
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6/2/2021
Posted On: 6/2/2021 By: dwoodward13
Info: Road to TH is closed until June 30th for road work per USFS https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd916192.pdf https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd916193.pdf
 
11/6/2020
Posted On: 11/6/2020 By: mtgoatmike
Info: Road was passable for most vehicles up to the 110J split, plenty of parking. I was able to drive my 2012 Tacoma 5ft bed up to the upper trail head. The crux of the road was easily passable with the assistance of some well placed rocks. Some snowy spots on the road, but its compacted, just a little slick in the shady spots. (this is probably going to change with the forecasted snow storm rolling through this weekend)
 
11/5/2020
Posted On: 11/5/2020 By: MtnHigh
Info: Road is mixed dry, wet, some snow. Logging activity on either side of the road a half mile before the Elbert trailhead.
 
10/22/2020
Posted On: 10/26/2020 By: lb124
Info: Took our Tesla Model 3 up to the junction at 110J. As others have said, anything past point that will need much higher clearance and 4wd. And I definitely wouldn't recommend anything any lower to the ground than a Model 3. We scraped (gently) about 4-5 times both up and down the trail and it was slow going but overall wasn't quite as bad as I thought it might be. Only two trucks parked at the actual trailhead and no one else at the junction so a quiet day on the mountain (other than the wind!).
 
10/18/2020
Posted On: 10/19/2020 By: backcountrybrodes
Info: Didn't know how this road would turn out in my 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe (8.1" of clearance) when I first looked at the reviews. Decided to see how far I could get once I was up there. I drove the road completely in the dark, which actually was better than sunlight because I got to shine my headlights on the road. The road was completely dry, had minor ruts and rocks and wasn't steep at all. Ended up stopping just above the 110 road junction (0.4 miles from the TH?), which I soon learned was a wise choice given the steeper road with bigger ruts and rocks, including one that was best left for a wrangler/4runner/etc. But then again, there was a Volvo along with a couple of wranglers after we hiked to the trailhead, so you never know. I can't imagine that he didn't have a tough time with the last bit.
 
10/11/2020
Posted On: 10/11/2020 By: jubbuh
Info: As others say, all the way up to the 110 junction, the road is bumpy but doable. afterward, on the last .5 miles there are 2 obstacles that require a high clearance vehicle. Jeep Wrangler made it, no issues at all. Note, at the TH there were only 3 Jeeps... at the 110 junction, there were like 20 vehicles, including 4runners and f150's honestly, they could have made it...
 
10/4/2020
Posted On: 10/4/2020 By: jhills2
Info: Drove my Audi SQ5 (~ 8 inches of clearance WITH summer lower profile tires still on) almost to the 110 split off where users say to stop. I would agree, as going up the hill there will be a climb that only a jeep/4runner/truck could crawl over. Everything before then, any CUV/SUV/subaru could easily get over (albeit slowly for me). Plenty of pull off areas to park around the 110 split off.
 
9/21/2020
Posted On: 9/21/2020 By: jessminco
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9/21/2020
Posted On: 9/21/2020 By: jessminco
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9/19/2020
Posted On: 9/22/2020 By: rorymurtagh
Info: The last little section is doable in a standard 4-Runner if you go carefully and to the far right going up. Well it was! BUT on our way back someone (meanwhile) had obviously seriously scraped and rolled some big rocks and left some fluid leaking. We put the rocks back in the hole. I would not recommend the final section with 8" clearance and not much skill; there is parking just before it and it's a small price to pay walking.
 
8/18/2020
Posted On: 8/18/2020 By: GordoByrn
Info: Here's a pic of the 'crux' => I was surprised to see a Prius just below at the junction of 110J. This section seems worse than last year when I made it up with a Yukon XL.
 
8/17/2020
Posted On: 8/17/2020 By: dcruz654
Info: Okay but bumpy till the 110j split. Road gets a lot worse from there. I made it up no issues in a 4runner w/ 2" lift. I wouldnt recommend driving past the 110j split without about as much clearance. There are a few parking spots very close and it's not really worth the effort unless you really need to park at the th. Pics of the worst spot attached Edit: my pics came out terrible. It's a lot worse than it looks in the pictures. It's steep with multiple fairly deep holes and rocks to contend with.
 
8/16/2020
Posted On: 8/16/2020 By: chuckstriker
Info: Was able to drive our Chevy Colorado all the way to the southwest slope trailhead. One big rock and hole to navigate at the worst spot.