5/16/2026 Posted On: 5/18/2026 By: turbocat Info: Road was dry all the way to upper (4WD) trailhead. Dropped the 4Runner into 4L to get past the crux. Stream crossing was low and simple. | ||||
5/15/2026 Posted On: 5/16/2026 By: theolubke Info: Road to 4WD TH is clear. Trickiest section (see photo) is about .6 miles in from the paved road. Need good clearance and good traction for this short uphill. This section seems a little tougher than it did 3 weeks ago. | 1 |
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4/21/2026 Posted On: 4/21/2026 By: theolubke Info: No snow or ice to the 4WD TH. 3 is an appropriate difficulty rating. Our group made it fine with a high-clearance pickup and OBW. | ||||
4/10/2026 Posted On: 4/17/2026 By: yardman Info: Road is fully snow free to the TH. The dicey section that has been reported in the past is still there and worse than when I was up last June. However, with a high-clearance 4WD and a good line, it's straightforward. | ||||
3/22/2026 Posted On: 3/22/2026 By: JQDivide Info: Road is 99.9% snow free. Small patch right before TH. One rough spot about 1/3 the way in. Part of a plastic bumper was by the side of the rode. Better have that X-mode. Right next to a dispersed site if you need to park. Also, shortly after the creek crossing there is a tree sticking in the road a bit. Large vehicles might have an issue getting by it. It needs a chainsaw. | 3 |
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1/18/2026 Posted On: 1/19/2026 By: PrinceGnarly Info: Unable to get my Tacoma to the upper trailhead. The snow has compacted into ice and one steep section was a no go after several attempts. Lower TH is accessible via 2WD. Cheers, great day out! | ||||
1/11/2026 Posted On: 1/11/2026 By: globreal Info: Trailhead and parking lot still open due to snowpack on road packed by vehicles. Our group of five, climbed to the summit of Mt Massive today without snowshoes. But there was one section above tree line where snow shoes would have been the better option. | 1 |
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12/21/2025 Posted On: 12/21/2025 By: ryea Info: Elbert Trail is pretty muddy, snow covered lightly in some places, and big pot holes. have good 4WD since dudes were legit sliding down the road | ||||
6/7/2025 Posted On: 6/7/2025 By: Rampaging Baloths Info: The update from May 15th is pretty accurate as to the conditions. There’s the one ‘bad’ section, That being said made it fine in a stock Subaru Outback. | ||||
5/12/2025 Posted On: 5/12/2025 By: darkhelmet1983 Info: 4x4 road to the upper TH is easily drivable for real 4x4s and most AWDs should be able to handle the rough part as mentioned by others about .6 miles up. It's a couple badly located potholes and a diagonal ditch with several decent sized rocks inconveniently placed in the mix. I marked the line I took with no problem. The pictures don't well show the depth of the ditch and holes and the rocks could damage underneath if hit. I'm an experienced of road driver and my car is a Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk running premium 31in AT tires (street pressure). I was 4 low and rear locked allowing me to creep through the indicated line with little risk. There were a couple other spots some vehicles might lift a tire momentarily but shouldn't be a problem with a couple mph momentum and a shallow creek crossing followed by a kinda steep climb. Rest of the road was mildly bumpy at worst and pretty smooth for parts being mildly rocky right at the upper TH. | 4 |
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10/4/2024 Posted On: 10/4/2024 By: wanderlust073 Info: Road closure on Halfmoon forced us to divert to the trailhead for East Ridge route. The 4x4 road is in great shape. Lifted 2500 made it up with no issues, maybe just a few kisses from passing branches in some of the narrower spots. | ||||
9/20/2024 Posted On: 9/21/2024 By: Willy the Kid Info: We made it up to the 4WD trailhead in a Rav 4 (8 inches of clearance), scraped once. There are two rough spots: one half a mile from the 2WD trailhead and one right after the creek crossing, which is where we scraped. It is definitely doable without scrapes with some careful driving. The rest of the road is rough 2WD. There's a bunch of dispersed camping along the road, but no overnight parking at the 4WD trailhead. | 1 |
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8/19/2024 Posted On: 8/19/2024 By: RickyDavis Info: Very mellow road in a Silverado w/ stock suspension on street tires. Saw an older CRV at the top. | ||||
7/18/2024 Posted On: 7/18/2024 By: weathermansam77 Info: Made it up the 4wd road in a FWD Hyundai Kona with 6.9 inches of ground clearence, didn't scrape once. If you have expirience driving on these roads you can get up here | ||||
5/24/2024 Posted On: 5/25/2024 By: ladenedge Info: Road and trailhead are totally clear of snow, even after a night of flurries. We made it in a stock RAV4 with some careful driving. |
