4/14/2024 Posted On: 4/14/2024 By: Tim Edinger Info: Road dry and clear to reservoir. Gate closed @ reservoir. 4 feet of snow 100 meters past gate. Continuous deep snow covers all of Wheeler Lake 4WD road. | ||||
7/15/2023 Posted On: 7/15/2023 By: sarahmariekirk Info: This road is unreal! Colorado Jeep Club was out there today getting after it, but it is insane and I definitely do not recommend driving up it unless you have a heavily modified Rubicon. | ||||
9/3/2022 Posted On: 9/3/2022 By: daway8 Info: Having just hiked the Lake Como/Blanca Peak road yesterday here are some thoughts: by comparison the road to Lake Como is the kiddy park of 4WD roads, the area surrounding the main trail on Bierstadt is comparitively void of vegetation and you'll see only slightly more dry ground on your way up to Wheeler Lake then you will on your typical crossing of the Pacific Ocean... In other words park at the trailhead described for this route. Jaws type obstacles are a dime a dozen on this road and huge, deep mud puddles are so abundant and prevalent that they pretty much all have permanent bypasses for hikers though sometimes you have to hunt for them. If you just go to the 2WD trailhead it's easy other than one fairly steep dirt hill and a handful of potholes. By afternoon there were about 20 4WD vehicles at various spots along the road - most of them heavily modified. You need a very serious rig and extremely good driving skills to drive to Wheeler Lake. Unless you thought the Lake Como road was just too easy then don't even think about trying to drive to the lake on this one. | ||||
12/2/2021 Posted On: 12/2/2021 By: colin j Info: Gate is open and road is dry to parking area on west side of reservoir. Patchy ice starts at Magnolia mine and becomes more consistent about 0.7 miles in; impracticable to drive up 4x4 road | ||||
7/30/2021 Posted On: 8/1/2021 By: E_A_Marcus_949 Info: Dirt road in great shape from paved road turn off to the trailhead/base of 4WD. Only serious off-road capable vehicles past there. Easy 3-mi hike up to Wheeler Lakes though. | ||||
6/28/2021 Posted On: 6/29/2021 By: rudi32 Info: Definitely 2wd capable. Pretty steep in some sections and also fairly narrow, but the road is in good shape ! | ||||
7/18/2020 Posted On: 7/19/2020 By: CheapCigarMan Info: Mr. Roach says you can get 2.4 miles up further in a 4WD. Then need modified after that to Wheeler Lake. I seen stock Toyota's and Range Rovers and some others make it all the way to Wheeler. I also seen someone working late into the night putting on a new axle. To me if you can make the first three obstacles you can make it to Wheeler Lake. I attempted it in my Nissan Pro-4x but with my bald tires and pouring rain I didn't take the chance. All three of these made it. BTW if the car in the first pic made it to Wheeler Lake, why can't yours? | ||||
5/10/2020 Posted On: 5/10/2020 By: dcruz654 Info: Dry and easy passage up to parking at cement wall. Snow on road almost immediately after that, not passable yet even with a modded 4x4 | ||||
8/9/2019 Posted On: 8/9/2019 By: 9patrickmurphy Info: Road is open and free from snow to Wheeler Lake. Lots of mud puddles, as usual, with social trails to get around them pretty easily. There is a creek crossing just before Bowling Ball Hill (the last, steep hill up to the lake) that as far as I can tell you need to take your shoes off for. Water's flowing strong and I couldn't find anywhere to cross without being in grave danger of water-logging my mountaineering boots. | 1 |
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6/8/2019 Posted On: 6/9/2019 By: BillMiddlebrook Info: The road is now open around Montgomery Reservoir and dry to the parking near the concrete wall. The nasty 4WD road into Montgomery Gulch is blocked by snow a short distance up the hill from the trailhead, near the Magnolia Mine. Also, if you're thinking of hiking up the road, it is currently a frustrating mixture of collapsible snow, large puddles and running water for over a mile before it becomes continuous snow. | ||||
4/26/2019 Posted On: 4/28/2019 By: nathansmithpiano Info: Easy access, no snow on road, gate at the usual spot maybe 1/2 mile from the summer parking area, no one else was there on Fri 4/26/19 | ||||
8/12/2018 Posted On: 8/12/2018 By: E_A_Marcus_949 Info: Parked below the mine parking lot right before the bridge - walked to the mine. Any car can make it to the mine itself. Easy and clear dirt road all the way. | ||||
7/11/2018 Posted On: 7/11/2018 By: cardgenius Info: 3 or 4 small puddles and one really big one with deep mud and large rocks. Saw 2 Jeep Rubicons w/lifts and 33s make it to Wheeler Lake. | ||||
4/27/2018 Posted On: 4/28/2018 By: mdmss Info: Still gated at the sluiceway. Dry and clear till there. | ||||
3/30/2018 Posted On: 3/30/2018 By: WildWanderer Info: Open to the end of the 2WD trailhead. Easy to drive and clear. 4WD is closed and covered in hard packed snow. |
