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It lives up to its name... Deep ruts, deep water holes, slick ass mud. Some bypasses are more difficult than the trail itself.

I made it through by myself, but I would not recommend doing it by yourself without a winch and good recovery stuff. I went when everything else was completely dry, if you go when stuff is melting it's probably pretty deep in places.

This was one area where i slowly dropped into one of the holes...


Another area, i tried to stay out of the ruts and about halfway down i just slid sideways into them and put a dent in the top of my door against a tree or the dirt wall.

It is some really cool scenery, but even when it was dry, the northern half was pretty well concentrated with mud. I could tell a lot of the southern side was muddy at times, just not when i was there.

This is the far north end after the mud.

 

I am up in Granby, always down for exploring.

Also little muddy sucks! Never again, ask @Squeaky Penguin

 

I don't know what you're talking about.

My Hankooks made it through all the mud just fine.

 

@Reh5108 almost had to save me. We met up afterwards and spent multiple hours clearing rocky point (i think it's called).

 

Nope, you just didn't try and attempt a 3ft deep mud hole.

 

sounds like an adventure. I like what I'm hearing!

 

Little Muddy Creek... put it in 4wd before going for a swim!



The "bypass" to the left had some nasty ruts. I figured this was the easier way.

 

keep in mind for upcoming trips....

list of full size trails that require the Colorado Off-highway Vehicle Permit...

http://www.staythetrail.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=266593&module_id=247561

The following trails require an OHV permit even if the vehicle has a currently registered license plate from Colorado or any other state.
1. 21 Road Jeep Trail (Hunter Canyon) BLM Grand Jct. Field Office
2. Bang’s Canyon Area Full Size Trails BLM Grand Jct. Field Office
3. Basin 4WD Trail - #2603 GMUG National Forest – Grand Valley RD
4. Big Creek Trail - #265 (+spurs) GMUG National Forest – Grand Valley RD
5. Billing’s Canyon Rock Crawl Route BLM - Grand Jct. Field Office
6. Bittle Loop Trail #269 GMUG National Forest – Grand Valley RD
7. Boulder Canyon Rock Crawl Trail
BLM – Dry Creek Area - Montrose
8. Brush Creek Jeep Trail - #9738 GMUG National Forest – Gunnison RD
9. Cabin 4WD Trail - #2606 GMUG National Forest – Grand Valley RD
10. Cactus Ridge Trail
BLM – Dry Creek Rec. Area – Montrose Field Office
11. Calamity Canyon Rock Crawl Trail
BLM – Dry Creek Rec. Area - Montrose
12. Carnage Canyon Rock Crawl Route BLM/USFS/CPW – Buena Vista/Salida
13. Castle Rock Jeep Trail #881 (+spurs) GMUG National Forest – Paonia RD
14. Coal Creek Mesa Trail #711 (+spurs) GMUG National Forest – Paonia RD
15. Corral Gulch Trail #2658 GMUG National Forest – Grand Valley RD
16. Death Row Rock Crawl Trail
BLM – Dry Creek Area - Montrose
17. Deplar Park Jeep Trail #9769 GMUG – Gunnison National Forest
18. Die Trying Rock Crawl Trail
BLM – Dry Creek Area - Montrose
19. Flattop Jeep Trail #9863 (+spurs) GMUG - Gunnison National Forest
20. Freedom Rock Crawl Trail BLM Royal Gorge Field Office – near Penrose
21. Full size trails #265 & 701 (seasonally) GMUG National Forest – Paonia RD
22. Gunsight Pass Trail #9585 GMUG – Gunnison National Forest
23. Hancock Pass Jeep Trail #9266 GMUG – Gunnison National Forest
24. Independence Rock Crawl Trail BLM Royal Gorge Field Office – near Penrose
25. Italian Pass Jeep Trail #9642 GMUG – Gunnison National Forest
26. Jenny Creek 4WD Trail #808.1
Boulder RD – Roosevelt National Forest
27. La Fair Trail #2668 GMUG National Forest – Grand Valley RD
28. La Plata Canyon Full size trails #791-798
San Juan National Forest – Columbine RD
29. Land’s End Trail #897 GMUG National Forest – Paonia RD
30. Liberty Rock Crawl Trail BLM Royal Gorge Field Office – near Penrose
31. Lime Ridge Jeep Trail #9624 GMUG - Gunnison National Forest
32. Little Coal Creek Jeep Trail #883 GMUG National Forest – Paonia RD
33. Little Bear Lake Trail #2660 GMUG National Forest – Grand Valley RD
34. Lone Cabin Jeep Trail #876 GMUG National Forest – Paonia RD
35. McDonald Mesa Jeep Trail #8891.B GMUG National Forest – Paonia RD
36. Middle-Middle Rock Crawl Route BLM Colorado River Valley Field Office – near Gypsum
37. Mud Holes Trail #2670 GMUG National Forest – Grand Valley RD
38. Mud Springs Rock Crawl Routes/ Area BLM Tres Rios Field Office – near Cortez
39. Napolean Pass Jeep Trail #9540 (+spurs) GMUG – Gunnison National Forest
40. Needle Rock Jeep Trails #712.1B&.1C & 881 GMUG – Paonia RD
41. North Bench Trail #2633 GMUG National Forest – Grand Valley RD
42. Old Tin Cup Pass Jeep Trail #9267.3D GMUG – Gunnison National Forest
43. Patriot Rock Crawl Trail BLM Royal Gorge Field Office – near Penrose
44. Rangely Rock Crawl Park (all trails) BLM White River Field Office – Rangely, CO
45. Raven Mesa Trail #711 GMUG National Forest – Paonia RD
46. Red Canyon Trail #5118 GMUG National Forest – Norwood RD
47. Rifle-New Castle 62” Trails #1271,2290,2293
White River National Forest – Rifle RD
48. Route #51 (62” wide vehicle max)
White River National Forest – Dillon RD
49. Ruedi Reservoir Trails #3500’s (62” wide max) White River National Forest – Sopris RD
50. Schoneman Ditch Camp Jeep Trail #8703.3A GMUG – Paonia RD
51. Scratch and Dent Rock Crawl Trail
BLM – Dry Creek Rec. Area – Montrose Field Office
52. Sidewinder Jeep Trail BLM – Kremmling Field Office
53. Sims Mesa Trail #6115 GMUG National Forest – Ouray RD
54. Spur Jeep Trail #6544.3B GMUG National Forest – Ouray RD
55. Sun Creek Jeep Trail #9637 GMUG – Gunnison National Forest
56. Ten Falls Rock Crawl Route #8483 BLM CO River Valley FO – near Gypsum
57. Throughline Jeep Trail #8864 GMUG National Forest – Paonia RD
58. Tierod Bender Rock Crawl Route BLM CO River Valley FO – near Gypsum
59. Todd Reservoir Jeep Trail #8891 GMUG National Forest – Paonia RD
60. Tomichi Pass Jeep Trail #9888 GMUG – Gunnison National Forest
61. Topless Rock Crawl Trail
BLM – Dry Creek Rec. Area – Montrose Field Office
62. Transfer Trail #1846 (62" max*) BLM CO River Valley FO / WR National Forest - near Glenwood Springs
*Adjacent "Transfer Trail Jeep Road” FSR#802 (no trail desig, plated vehicle OK)
63. Union Canyon Trail #9631 (+spurs) GMUG - Gunnison National Forest
64. Upper-Middle Rock Crawl Route #8469 BLM CO River Valley FO – near Gypsum
65. Virginia Creek Jeep Trail #814 (+spurs) GMUG National Forest – Paonia RD

 

I just copied the link to post that here... Too slow.

 

Funny how many times BLM- Dry Creek XXXXX Montrose showed up in that list.

 

i just copied and pasted...didn't come over great but that's the BLM field office covering the area

 

and for reference


How to Register
To register your OHV in your name for the first time, complete the OHV Registration Form and return it, along with your proof of ownership, to:

Colorado Parks and Wildlife - Registration Unit
13787 South Highway 85
Littleton, CO 80125
303-791-1920
You may also register your vehicle at various OHV dealers or many Colorado Parks and Wildlife offices. View our OHV Registration Agent Locations List to find the registration location nearest you. Always call ahead to ensure services are available.

Effective July 1, 2014, Title is required for all power sports vehicle dealers and auctioneer sales. OHV titling is optional for private party to private party sales. For titling information, see Titling Off Road Vehicles SB13-280 on the Department of Revenue website.

 

It seems like the law's been unclear and there's been lots of debating back and forth if you need an OHV sticker for your truck for the past several years. Surprised to see a list of trails where you need one, instead of just saying you need one. Curious to hear if they actually enforce it.

I've got a plated, street legal, KTM and I still need an OHV sticker for that.

 

Is this a yearly application or lifetime for as long as you own the vehicle registered?

 

I'm pretty sure that's just for actual "off highway vehicles" not 4x4 trucks.
OHV is the key acronym here.

 

Yearly renewal

 

Colorado OHV Permit requirements:
All OHVs and motor vehicles (including motorcycles) that display a valid Colorado or out-of -state license plate must also display a current Colorado OHV use permit sticker when operated on designated OHV trails in Colorado.

All out of state OHVs (including OHVs that display an out of state OHV registration) must also display a current Colorado OHV use permit sticker when operated on designated OHV trails or routes in Colorado.




so you still need it, but only for those on the list...those on the list are not actually roads, they are trails...any "trail" that is on a designated road, does not require a permit. only travel on the non-designated roads are required..even for licensed vehicles

 

I had heard something about this in the past, and all the questions about whether it counted for non-OHV vehicles (for the record, "Off-highway vehicles (OHVs) include motorcycles, dirt bikes, three-wheelers, ATVs, and dune buggies that are operated on public land or trails in Colorado."). Prior to seeing this list, I'd never heard of specific requirements and the whole 'trail' designation thing/list. I'm kind of surprised, especially given some of the trails on that list. I don't know much about the western ones, but I recognize a couple of the names. Most are harder trails, but Jenny Creek and Hancock Pass? In the past when I've checked, it seems like anything that would require a permit was something I'd never even consider running.

I wonder if there's a map somewhere that shows just these trails. All I'm finding with a quick look is maps of all OHV trails. I might look into this more with some of the FS districts now providing their MVUM data in GIS format. Seems like they should have picked a different name or terminology or something to help separate out this group from all the trails where OHVs must be permitted but 'full size' are fine. The whole registration vs permit thing with the same name just seems ripe for a whole lot of confusion.

BTW, since no one has posted the link for the official regulating body and where some of these quotes are coming from yet: http://cpw.state.co.us/buyapply/Pages/RegistrationsOHV.aspx

 

Last chance call for Moab.

Leaving tomorrow morning, and heading back Sunday. Hitting up hanging lake for picture time on the way out, and plan to explore the wedge area and maybe the top area of Capitol reef.

 

Figured I'd toss this over here as well.

The first Colo. Springs and surrounding area meet-up. Everyone feel free to join.

Date: Sunday, February 12th.
Time: 2pm to 4pm
Location: Rockyard Brewery, Castle Rock CO