6/22/2024 Posted On: 6/22/2024 By: wondering_hough Info: I was staying at an Airbnb nearby and wanted to figure out this strange trailhead. I walked there and upper 4x4 needs ten inches of clearance and good tires due to ruts in the road. The entry sign basically says keep out and go to kite lake trailhead. There is nothing saying you are at quartzville th either and this is still a strange place to me. Ran out of time and enjoyed walk up the old mining road to 12500 | 1 |
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9/22/2021 Posted On: 9/22/2021 By: pucmw11 Info: This trailhead is no longer a valid option to summit Mt. Lincoln by way of the East Slopes route. There is signage at Crest Dr on the way in indicating that Kite Lake TH is the only option, but nothing preventing taking the road all the way up to the Quartzville parking site. However the end of the 4WD road as of 9/19/2021 is super rutted at the end causing traction issues with good tires and a 6" lift. Got past it on the right side of the ruts and parked. No trail head signage preventing starting the climb but there is a barricade across the trail at 13,070ft preventing further ascension of Mt. Lincoln. At present with Kite Lake TH closed, the two primary routes up are off limits. Consider seeking very atypical routes for Lincoln/Democrat bagging. | 2 |
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7/4/2019 Posted On: 7/7/2019 By: MWally8 Info: This is a rugged AWD, high clearance road about 1/2-mile long to the TH. Do NOT drive this if you dont have BOTH AWD AND HIGH CLEARANCE! TH impassable the last 200 feet due to washout & deep ruts from snowmelt runoff. I parked in the only place you really can park just right before that, on a tiny little slope on the right. Do not park anywhere else along the road. Do not attempt to drive over the mud & washout area to the TH. | ||||
6/10/2019 Posted On: 6/10/2019 By: gregpeak Info: The 4WD trailhead is still not accessible due to many snow banks on the road. The main road (Roberts Road) is clear to the turnoff to the 4WD trailhead. It's about 1/2 mile walk to the trailhead from where the road is blocked with snow. | ||||
5/15/2018 Posted On: 5/15/2018 By: TheseThousandHills Info: Mostly melted out, but still some significant drifts on the road that we did not try to pass | ||||
5/4/2018 Posted On: 5/4/2018 By: Tim Edinger Info: (a.k.a. Roberts Road) The Jeep Trail (Crest Road) is currently impassable due to snow. There are deep drifts that won't melt out for the better part of a month I suspect. The good news is that the trail is excellent for skinning and skiing. The bad news is that no vehicle will be getting up to the trailhead proper for quite some time. I called Park County Roads & Bridges to confirm that I could park on Roberts Road so long as I did not block the right of way. I parked at a wide area of the shoulder literally just at Quartzville Creek where Roberts Road and Quartzville Road intersect. I had no problem with neighbor or authorities regarding my parking. I am not recommending this course of action - I am simply stating this is what I did. | ||||
7/15/2017 Posted On: 7/17/2017 By: shettelbus Info: Last 1/2 mile to the trailhead on Crest Drive is rough and deeply rutted / washed out in places but navigable with a CR-V type vehicle and careful tire placement. | ||||
5/31/2017 Posted On: 6/2/2017 By: Nelson Info: You can easily drive to Crest Lane. From there you can go .25 miles before the snow turns you around. I would guess another week or two to get to the summer TH. I would suggest a small change to the directions. At 2.2 miles you have to make a hard left to get on Quartzville road. | ||||
3/27/2017 Posted On: 4/2/2017 By: saustin125 Info: The forrest road (Crest Drive) has not been plowed and is still not assessable. I searched for a good place to park to hike the east slopes of Lincoln and could not find any. I had to head Kite Lake TH which is about 15 mins away. | ||||
8/8/2016 Posted On: 8/27/2016 By: 14erFred Info: Drove a 4WD Ford Expedition from Roberts Road up Crest Drive to the Quartzville trailhead on 08/08/16. There were several heavily rutted sections with loose rock, but the track was passable. It would be a much tougher drive if the road were wet. Most of Crest Drive is wide enough for only a single vehicle, and the only viable spots to park along the road are either at the first sharp switchback to the west or at the top of the hill at the Quartzville trailhead (11,650 ft.). | ||||
6/5/2016 Posted On: 6/6/2016 By: amandagstone Info: Two very small spots of snow along the road navigable by an Xterra. | 3 |
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5/5/2016 Posted On: 5/6/2016 By: BillMiddlebrook Info: Still snowed-in from the start of the main road, so there is no place to park. The only good option is to park at the Moose Creek "trailhead," at the junction of the Quartzville and Zinc roads. It will be a few weeks before the Quartzville trailhead is available. | ||||
7/15/2015 Posted On: 7/15/2015 By: akafuzzjones Info: The final half mile to the trailhead an absolute mess. The site shows it as an "Easy 4WD" but that isn‘t current. While I was able to (barely) navigate it in a Hyndai Santa Fe, there are 4-6 spots that would swallow up a 2WD so please don‘t think you might be able to make it. | 1 |
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3/18/2015 Posted On: 3/22/2015 By: Alan Ellis Info: Road was clear until the forest road turnoff. Parking is available at the Zinc Road intersection, then hike up the dirt road about a half mile to the forest road turnoff. | ||||
3/13/2015 Posted On: 3/13/2015 By: Nelson Info: Intermittent snow of 1-2 inches after 2.2 miles. Should be no problem for just about any vehicle. | 1 |
