COLORADO -ANY HARD TRAILS TO RUN

t meiser · Jun 30, 2011

Looking to spend some time in Colorado crawling.Looking for a contact in these areas ,if anyone can help.

Starting point Buena Vista.
First trail will be carnage canyon or any other trails in the area?

Then to montrose LOOKING FOR TOUGH TRAILS THERE?

Then grand junction?

Anybody is welcome to join us or lead us,planning to leave in august.

Thanks for any help.

jeep-N-montero · Jun 30, 2011

There is this thing called google that knows all.... There are tons of great trails, you shall find them!!

Gravy · Jun 30, 2011

Eric don't be a douche.

Kelly knows the trails in montrose (toyota crawlin)

benjy · Jul 1, 2011

t meiser said:
Anybody is welcome to join us or lead us,planning to leave in august.

Very interested. Let me know when you have more specific dates. Never been down there, so no help in that department.

black_ZJ said:
There is this thing called google that knows all.... There are tons of great trails, you shall find them!!

Go away.

sparky · Jul 1, 2011

Hey Tom I'm very interested the montrose and grand junction leg of the trip let me know what time of the month your thinking

Greg · Jul 1, 2011

This should help- http://www.traildamage.com/google_colorado.php

You should also look into Holy Cross too, outside of Leadville. Fun & scenic, still a bit challenging.

Montrose will be fun, Carnage Canyon should be plenty challenging, 21 Road outside of Fruita is a blast if you're looking for big rocks. It's long enough to take up a full day.

Greg · Jul 1, 2011

black_ZJ said:
There is this thing called google that knows all.... There are tons of great trails, you shall find them!!

You're so helpful...

Do you ever think before you type, or do you just have diarrhea of the fingers?

redtoy · Jul 1, 2011

Let me know the exact dates and I will see if I can show you around junction

t meiser · Jul 2, 2011

Thanks for all the help

We will be leaving on august 6 and should be in buena vista the 6th.
Planning to be back in salt lake 13 august.

Two days buena vista then to mortose for ? Then to ? Then grand junction?
And if any time ?

Any trails in-between that anyone knows about let us know ?

Thanks bamf

BroncoMama · Jul 2, 2011

Carnage Canyon is amazing!!! I would highly recommend that one. Holy Cross is a fun scenic run with a few obstacles at the end, but it's so beautiful. Montrose is a hoot! Die Trying is my personal favorite. Boulder Canyon is the newest trail there and it definitely qualifies as an eat your rig for lunch and spit out the pieces run. So yes, Colorado has some good hard trails.

neagtea · Jul 2, 2011

Is there hard trails in montrose???lol

mse

t meiser said:
Looking to spend some time in Colorado crawling.Looking for a contact in these areas ,if anyone can help

Starting point Buena Vista.
First trail will be carnage canyon or any other trails in the area?

Then to montrose LOOKING FOR TOUGH TRAILS THERE?

Then grand junction?

Anybody is welcome to join us or lead us,planning to leave in august.

Thanks for any help.

BroncoMama · Jul 2, 2011

I totally forgot about Penrose!! It's up by Canon City and is absolutely fabulous. Imagine Coyote Canyon having this gorgous, aloof, big sister that you know would rock your world.....that's Penrose.

Oh, my hubby just told me it's technical name is the Independence Trails.

roverrocks · Jul 3, 2011

The toughest trail near Montrose is the new Boulder Canyon extreme trail which is rated one of the toughest hard core trails in the nation from what I hear. Also Cactus, Die Tryin, and Topless trails are just west of Montrose. Up around Grand Junction are Billings Canyon and 21 Rd. trails.
If you haven't been up in the San Juan Mountains south of Montrose near Ouray/Silverton/Telluride then you are missing a treat as while they are not hard core trails they are incredibly scenic and high. The 2 toughest down in the local San Juan Mtns are Black Bear and Poukeepsie. Lots of fun and very scenic. Any of the high alpine passes in the local San Juans are tremendous scenery such as Imogene, California, Hurricane, Engineer, Stony, Black Bear, Corkscrew. Other high dead end alpine areas such as Yankee Boy Basin and Governor Basin are very scenic as are all the old mines and ghost towns in the area.

sunshine · Jul 4, 2011

Sounds fun, thinking about it if my daughter don't mind me missing her B-day.

sunshine · Jul 4, 2011

roverrocks said:
The toughest trail near Montrose is the new Boulder Canyon extreme trail which is rated one of the toughest hard core trails in the nation from what I hear. Also Cactus, Die Tryin, and Topless trails are just west of Montrose. Up around Grand Junction are Billings Canyon and 21 Rd. trails.
If you haven't been up in the San Juan Mountains south of Montrose near Ouray/Silverton/Telluride then you are missing a treat as while they are not hard core trails they are incredibly scenic and high. The 2 toughest down in the local San Juan Mtns are Black Bear and Poukeepsie. Lots of fun and very scenic. Any of the high alpine passes in the local San Juans are tremendous scenery such as Imogene, California, Hurricane, Engineer, Stony, Black Bear, Corkscrew. Other high dead end alpine areas such as Yankee Boy Basin and Governor Basin are very scenic as are all the old mines and ghost towns in the area.

They are amazing for scenery but no challenges, we were there last aug in the jeep and had a good easy time.

Badbuggy · Jul 4, 2011

Don't forget Rangely. Often overlooked, and some of the hardest trails all in one place.
http://www.colorado4x4.org/vbb/showthread.php?t=183842&highlight=rock+junction

ID Bronco · Jul 5, 2011

Just got back from Montrose and the Dry Creek trails mentioned before, Die trying, topless, cactus, were awesome. They were challenging for our group and not so bad that you had no chance of making it. I personally loved that area.

toyota crawlin · Jul 5, 2011

Boulder Canyon in montrose is a good one but you better have a whole day to do it.. 40inch+ tires, Big axles and some balls to drive the waterfall at the end...

roverrocks · Jul 5, 2011

July 4,2011 in Ouray/Silverton area trails in the high San Juans. Quite easy trails but lots of fun in early July to drive thru the plowed areas on the high passes plus look down on frozen lakes just as soon as they are plowed. Don't come to the Montrose area W/O seeing some of these high old mining trails and sites. Lots of high trails still not open due to snow such as Black Bear, Imogene, Governor Basin, and Poukeepsie Gulch. Do the hot low elevation tough trails west of Montrose then take a day and cool off on the high San Juan trails south of Montrose.

t meiser · Jul 5, 2011

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benjy said:
Very interested. Let me know when you have more specific dates. Never been down there, so no help in that department.

Go away.

Hope those dates will work for you guys, like to have you along? let me know we have an option to leave Friday night or early Saturday.

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