Mt. Elbert North Trailhead

Posted On: 10/11/2026 By: caesarsalad
Info: Road is open all the way to the trailhead, Google Maps is wrong

Posted On: 8/25/2026 By: BillMiddlebrook
Info: The trailhead, Halfmoon Creek road and Mt. Elbert's standard NE Ridge route are now open!

Posted On: 8/14/2026 By: BillMiddlebrook
Info: Trailhead access is still closed due to the Willow Fire

Posted On: 7/10/2026 By: BillMiddlebrook
Info: Trailhead is currently closed due to the Willow fire

Posted On: 7/2/2026 By: aholle88
Info: Closed until further notice due to fire.

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Posted On: 5/12/2026 By: Cogwheel4755
Info: Road in good condition all the way to the trailhead.

Posted On: 2/8/2026 By: Dani_C_123
Info: The dirt road is currently still open to the trailhead.

Posted On: 12/31/2025 By: colingoodman
Info: Trailhead is still easily accessible. Road is packed snow starting when the pavement ends.

Posted On: 12/20/2025 By: globreal
Info: The standard, Mt Elbert, northeast ridge th is still open. You can drive to the large parking lot on a car packed snowy road.

Posted On: 11/10/2025 By: mtnmike
Info: Road is dry as a bone all the way to the trailhead parking lot. A few potholes to contend with but drivable by most vehicles.

Also, trailhead restrooms closed for the season.

Posted On: 10/3/2025 By: binchen1230
Info: Road was well maintained and passable even with 2WD. Just need pick your path and drive slow over the many horizontal ruts. The TH is on left side. If you see Massive TH sign, then you just missed it. The parking is not full (weekday). The toilet is not open in the early morning.

Posted On: 9/3/2025 By: Mesquandolas
Info: Just updating since it’s been a while. Still a very easy road. There’s pretty consistent ruts to the TH so keep an eye, but any car could do it. Hiked Elbert today (9/3) and the main lot never filled up.

Posted On: 10/13/2024 By: Steelernation
Info: Detour is well signed and easy to follow. The detour road is a bit rougher than the Halfmoon road but still doable by any car, even a prius or other very low-clearance sedan.

Posted On: 10/9/2024 By: MountainMan56
Info: Drivers beware! I had a hard time getting to the Mt. Elbert (North) Trailhead yesterday. There were several road closures and neither Siri or Google could direct me around the closures. I talked with some construction workers who told me that a hydro-electric plant failed, taking out several bridges... But I cannot find anything in the news to substantiate that story. Google, Siri and the road workers all recommended that I go to the south trailhead. I decided to go climb Quandary instead, as I was running out of daylight.

Posted On: 5/22/2024 By: Brian Garkie
Info: Road in the morning had a light dusting of snow and was dry in the afternoon with the usual potholes, but no washboarding. I easily made it with my front wheel drive Mazda 3.