3 Posted By: benners Info: As of 2/7 the road is impassable for passenger cars past the Singing River Ranch, 4WD can continue for an additional .5 miles before monster snow drifts will stop anything short of a snowmobile. | ||||
Posted By: piper14er Info: Drove my 4wd to the upper trailhead. 2-4 inches of snow and some icy patches above the second large meadow. Icy stretch by second ranch not for cars. | ||||
Posted By: ossie322 Info: If you are a great driver then a 2WD would probably suffice, but I would definitely still recommend a 4WD, as accessing the TH with one is pretty much a breeze. | ||||
Posted By: summitseeker Info: Made it to the trailhead in my AWD Suby WRX on 8/31. Rocks weren‘t too bad, road just steepens a bit toward the last mile. Just gotta keep the momentum going up. Saw another Subaru Outback at the TH- looks like AWD vehicles with decent clearance should make it. Was at night too! | ||||
Posted By: Beagle Info: No wonder the road was so good. Thanks Huerfano County! Drove this Saturday morning 8/30 and it is in great shape. Some standing water here and there but no problem at all, especially if you have some clearance. Road is so good you might even be able to make it in a 2WD car. | ||||
Posted By: huunqs6nq Info: Huerfano County roadgrader was working on the upper part of the ranch section of the 580 road on the 26th. He has really smoothed it out nicely, and filled in all of the erosion, potholes, etc. There are still few muddy pieces just below the forest boundary, but it is good mud, not the kind of mud that will get you stuck. | ||||
Posted By: mtncatmoore Info: I went up to the Lily Lake trailhead on 8.23.08 and road work has been done on the pond. It was very easy to cross they filled in the road with dirt and we crossed it will no problems. Forgot to take a picture, but it‘s now dirt filled. | ||||
Posted By: mtnklutz Info: Pond/puddle still there 8-9-08. Stay left if approaching trailhead, right if leaving TH. Drainage tube is shallower on right side of photo. (See picture below). Crossed with no problem in an Xterra, many other trucks and SUV‘s crossed fine, including a Geo Tracker. | ||||
Posted By: mtnklutz Info: Pond/puddle still there 8-9-08. Stay left if approaching trailhead, right if leaving TH. Drainage tube is shallower on right side of photo. (See picture below). Crossed with no problem in an Xterra, many other trucks and SUV‘s crossed fine, including a Geo Tracker. | ||||
Posted By: MUni Rider Info: Fifteen minutes with a shovel and removal of a couple fallen logs, and that puddle could be drained. Until then, 2wd cars still need to stop at the puddle/pond as of 3 August 2008. | ||||
Posted By: scotthsu Info: Large puddle mentioned below is still there as of July 27; it was more than a few inches deep. I‘d want at least AWD with better than average passenger car clearance; hi-clearance 4WD would be no problem. | ||||
Posted By: Cody Info: There is a very large puddle a few inches deep with an exposed culvert about 3 miles from the parking area. All cars we saw were parked here. A 4x4 Xterra and Escape were able to make it in and out without problem. | ||||
Posted By: thatguy Info: A fallen tree blocks the road about 0.75 from the Huerfano and Zapata trailhead and 1.75 miles from the Lily Lake trailhead. | ||||
Posted By: Ridge runner Info: There are several creek crossings and a couple large, deep puddles (one about a foot deep), but my Jeep made it through no-problem. We got stopped about 1/3 of a mile from the TH by snowdrifts. The snowdrifts were rapidly melting - another week of warm temps and you might be able to get all the way to the TH. | ||||
Posted By: cftbq Info: As of 27 May, there is a large snowdrift, which will stop any vehicle, about halfway between the NF boundary and the actual trailhead. Beyond that, the road/trail has serious drifts in numerous places, but they are melting fast. The pool of muddy water (the drain culvert appears to be blocked) about a mile short of the forest boundary is only about 6 inches deep, and can actually be safely crossed by most vehicles. | ||||
Posted By: DaveP Info: Climbed Lindsey via the North Couloir on Tuesday. The road is passable via passenger car to about 17 miles from the Redwing spur of Colorado 69. Four-wheel drive can make it to mile 18.5, then ice and densly consolidated snow drifts make it to treacherous to drive any further. | ||||
Posted By: cpstoney Info: Intermitent snow drifts 3.2 miles short of trailhead - 1/4 mi. short of pond crossing (Chev. Tahoe could go no further). Solid snow cover (4‘+) from nat‘l forest boundary to trailhead. Estimate 2-3 weeks will be able to drive to nat‘l forest boundary, 5-8 weeks before you might be able to drive to trailhead. | ||||
Posted By: wildbrookie Info: The road has consistent 3" snow coverage, and the water crossings are topped with about a 1 1/2" to 2" of good hard ice...mind your undercarriage. | ||||
Posted By: burningthebushes Info: For those coming from the west over La Veta Pass, check out this link for a great shortcut -- http://www.summitpost.org/mountain/rock/150496/mount-lindsey.html -- I’m going this way today, so I’ll give more info if needed | ||||
Posted By: Gene913 Info: As if 08/09/2007 road is in great shape until reaching Singing River Ranch. After that, it becomes rough but passable for 4x2 Ford Ranger pickup or vehicles with similar clearance. About 2 miles past the Singing River Ranch there is a low water crossing that will present problems for low clearance passenger cars. | ||||
Posted By: ClimbandMine Info: Still some snow banks near the top. Parking available at a campsite within a 10 minute walk from the trailhead. | ||||
