6/23/2025 Posted On: 6/23/2025 By: Ryan987 Info: Open but a bit surprised at the rating of 1. Should be at least 2 IMO the road itself is well graded but is plagued by rocks and there are 2 "worse" sections closer to the top | ||||
10/5/2024 Posted On: 10/7/2024 By: MaryinColorado Info: Wow, this road is amazing! Bumpy, but nothing of consequence. A vehicle I affectionately named "a Tic Tac" made it to the trailhead just fine, and I was not surprised - because the road is in great condition. Couple rocky stretches, you just go slower. As previous review states, good idea to bring your own TP. This is one of the best vault toilets I've ever visited, but it did run out of TP. We had brought some, so it was no big deal. Aspens are far past peak, so most of the road is no longer scenic aspenery, just a couple patches here and there and lots of colorful leaves on the ground. | 1 |
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9/19/2024 Posted On: 9/20/2024 By: pater Info: Tigiwon Road was bumpy, especially just past the Community House, but nothing that couldn't be handled in a hatchback. Bathroom is open, but no TP when I was there-- bring your own. Had enough cell signal (T-Mobile) to text. | ||||
9/2/2024 Posted On: 9/2/2024 By: JackAndCaesar89 Info: Id give this a rough 2WD 2/6. You can make it in a sedan and I saw several at the TH, but its slow going and bumpy. There is a bathroom at the TH and plenty of parking on the road if it gets busy. | ||||
8/21/2024 Posted On: 8/21/2024 By: nathanolds146 Info: Not too bad for a trailhead road. If youre driving a 2wd sedan like me you should make it if youre careful. In front of the community house and 100ydsish after is the worst part. | ||||
7/21/2024 Posted On: 7/21/2024 By: mtngoatwithstyle Info: Road is in pretty good shape. Past the community house, a little bit rougher in parts but not much. | ||||
7/6/2024 Posted On: 7/6/2024 By: Rampaging Baloths Info: Passable by any car. Made it no problem in a Prius. Pretty rough though with a lot of rocks and potholes. Area around the community house is especially rough. Be wary of bottoming out if youre like me and have only a low clearance 2wd sedan. Just go slow and pick the line! In addition to my Prius I also saw 2 Honda fit at the th so be confident you can make it. | 1 |
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6/21/2024 Posted On: 6/21/2024 By: arianna2 Info: Open and road is clear. Fall creek trail without snow, just quite a bit of water. Shout out to forest service for all the hard work clearing the trail. We had to get around a lot of downfall on the way up but it was all clear on the way down. We hiked up to the shelter. Still some drifts but avoidable or short, no flotation needed. | 3 |
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5/16/2024 Posted On: 5/16/2024 By: Chicago Transplant Info: Bike Recon with a friend who is skiing it this weekend. Gated at the usual spot around 8100' just off US 24. Fairly dry early, not much running water. Can get past the first snow bank then one was a bit wider just above the Cross Creek trailhead. Good stretch of riding after that until a log at mile 3 you have to carry over. Patchy snow around 3.5 and again around 4 where you need to walk your bike through. Was sloppy in the evening with some mud and running water. More consistent snow and frequent bike carry at 4.5 miles, turned around at 5 miles even and about 9700' above sea level. Photo is the road conditions beyond our turnaround spot. About 2 switchbacks short of the Tigiwon Community House. | 1 |
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11/3/2023 Posted On: 11/5/2023 By: daway8 Info: Road is very... interesting right now. I would not consider doing at the moment without 4WD due to how sloppy it is - random mix of snow, ice, mud, etc. Clearance also important to not high center on snow in middle of road. Got 6.1mi in at about 10,100ft when decided to put chains on front tires of the 4Runner (the KO2 tires were doing great but the road gets a little steeper and the snow a little deeper so I put them on preemptively just in case). One other crazy 4Runner made it up here so far. Passing along the road is ok in some spots, impossible in other. Don't try the road unless you're well prepared. Shockingly have 1 bar with Verizon to post. Update: by Sun 3am a lot of traffic had been up there, packing down much of the road. Lower portion melting fast. Crunchy snow/ice at night vs some deep mud in the day | 1 |
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9/30/2023 Posted On: 10/4/2023 By: mtn14 Info: The fall colors are on full display on Tigiwon and Hwy 24 between Leadville & Minturn: highly recommend making the drive during daylight | 1 |
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7/11/2023 Posted On: 7/12/2023 By: bagelbattalion Info: Drove a Honda Odyssey up the road which will tell you clearance is not a factor. Some rocks in a few areas and the curve around the Tigiwon community house is a little beaten, but no issue. A few potholes here and there and some minor washboarding in a couple sections, but otherwise fine. | ||||
7/3/2023 Posted On: 7/3/2023 By: meltedavocado Info: Made it up in my Honda Fit no large ruts or obstacles. Just the usual potholes, rocks, bumps, etc. Clearance is nice but (clearly) not necessary! | ||||
10/2/2022 Posted On: 10/2/2022 By: colin j Info: Campground is closed for season and toilet is locked. Road has some muddy spots but otherwise open and clear. | ||||
9/10/2022 Posted On: 9/19/2022 By: MattDelSur Info: Made it from Minturn to the trailhead in a low-rider Toyota Prius. Drive time was probably 30+ minutes. The road is in good shape. If you're in a truck, suv, etc., you can probably get up there in half the time. The only really bad spot was at the Tigwon Community House. |
