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Guide to Colorado Backroads
& 4-Wheel Drive Trails - Vol. I
by Charles A. Wells
Only $24.95 |
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Guide to
Colorado Backroads & 4-Wheel Drive Trails
Volume I, Second Edition
75 Trails • 83 maps
• over 425 photos • revised 2005 • 6"x 9" • 286
pages
Completely redone
second edition has been expanded to 75 trails with 25 all new trails.
Everything has been redriven using GPS and waypoints are provided. Book
covers spectacular areas south of Interstate 70 including Ouray, Silverton,
Telluride, Crested Butte, Aspen, Buena Vista, Vail, Leadville, Breckenridge,
Idaho Springs, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Pikes Peak Region, Sangre De Cristo
Mountains and Great Sand Dunes National Park. Fifty trails suitable for
stock, high-clearance sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks. Details and
photos added for ATVs and dirt bikes, allowed on 73 trails.
Detailed trail descriptions of some of Colorado's most spectacular
backcountry trails. Whether
novice or expert, you'll enjoy this clear, concise guide to Colorado's
remote backcountry.
GPS coordinates.
(volume II
also available) |
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Each trail contains a map, directions, difficulty rating, trail features,
time & distance, trail description, nearby services and other available maps. |
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Mr. Wells' book covers the area south of Interstate 70. The trails
are indexed into seven areas. |
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AREA
1
Ouray, Silverton, Lake City, Telluride
1. Last Dollar Road (E)
2. Yankee Boy Basin (M)
3. Governor Basin (D)
4 .Imogene Pass (M)
5.Black Bear Pass (D)
6. Ophir Pass, Alta Lakes (M)
7. Clear Lake (E)
8. Mineral Creek (D)
9. Poughkeepsie Gulch (D)
10. Corkscrew Gulch (E)
11. Red Mtn. Mining Area (E)
12. California Gulch (E)
13. Engineer Pass (M)
14. Cinnamon Pass, Wager Gulch (M)
15. Picayne & Placer Gulches (E)
16. Eureka Gulch (E)
17. Stony Pass (E)
AREA 2
Crested Butte,Aspen, Marble, Gunnison
18. Lead King Basin (D)
19. Devil’s Punchbowl (D)
20. Paradise Divide (E)
21. Aspen Mtn., Richmond Hill (M)
22. Lincoln Creek Road (M)
23 .Montezuma Basin (D)
24. Pearl Pass (D)
25. Taylor Pass (D)
26. Italian Creek, Reno Divide (M)
AREA 3
Buena Vista, Salida, Sargents
27. Fourmile Area (E)
28. Chinaman Gul.,Carnage Cyn (D)
29. Mt. Princeton (M)
30. Mt. Antero, Browns Lake (D)
31. Baldwin Lakes, Boulder Mtn (M)
32. Grizzly Lake (D)
33. Iron Chest Mine (D)
34. Pomeroy Lakes (D)
35. Tincup Pass, St. Elmo (M)
36. Hancock Pass, Alpine Tun. (M)
37.Tomichi Pass (D)
38. Marshall Pass, Poncha Ck. (E)
AREA 4
Vail, Leadville, Fairplay
39. Mill Creek Road (M)
40. Shrine Pass (E)
41. Lime Creek, Benson Cabin (D)
42. McCallister Gulch (M)
43. Wearyman Creek (M)
44. Holy Cross (D)
45. Hagerman Pass (E)
46. Wheeler Lake (D)
47. Mt. Bross, Kite Lake (E)
48. Mosquito Pass (M)
49. Weston Pass (E) |
AREA 5
Breckenridge, Bailey, Idaho Springs, Montezuma
50. Spring Creek (D)
51. Saxon Mountain (E)
52. Argentine Pass, McClellan Mtn. (M)
53. Peru Creek (E)
54. Santa Fe Peak (M)
55. Deer Creek, Saints John (M)
56. North/Middle Fork Swan Riv (M)
57. Radical Hill (D)
58. Webster Pass, Handcart Gulch (M)
59. Red Cone (D)
60. Georgia Pass (M)
61. Boreas Pass (E)
62. Slaughterhouse Gulch (D)
AREA 6
Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Pikes Peak Region
63. Dakan Rd./Long Hollow Rd. (E)
64. Phantom Creek, Signal Butte (E)
65 .Balanced Rock Road (E)
66. Mt. Herman, Rampart Range (E)
67. Schubarth Road (M)
68. Eagle Rock (D)
69. Mt. Baldy (E)
70. Shelf Road, Phantom Cyn. (E)
71. Independence Trail (D)
AREA 7
Sangre De Cristo Mountains,
Great Sand Dunes Nat. Park
72. Hayden Pass (M)
73. Hermit Pass (E)
74. Medano Pass (M)
75. Blanca Peak (D)
(E) = Easy
(M)=Moderate
(D)=Difficult
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