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I am planning a trip to Colorado with some friends. We are just bringing tents and buying food while there, so we will camp. I've seen countless trails and camp sites on various websites, but I don't know enough to tell which are good. Anyone with some tips on how to plan properly? Also what offroad trails could a stock 4x4 f150 get through? I know they range from completely impassable without a rock crawler to gravel roads, so I need some help.
There are a lot of trails along the road between Durango and Ouray, especially between Silverton and Ouray. Lots of abandoned mines back in that country to explore.
We drove my stock Tacoma into Yankee Boy Basin 6 years ago. It wasn't bad, but I could have rented a Jeep and spent the day driving over trails for about the same thing it cost me to repair minor damage. I caught my trailer wiring on a rock and pulled it loose from the bumper. It cost just under $100 to replace it after I got home, I think a Jeep rental was just over $100 at the time.
Trail damage website is a good place to start. Last year we did 5 passes in 2 days. Imogene is a great place to start. It's an all-dayer if you want to enjoy yourself. You would do very well to get Charles Wells' book on Colorado trails. Very helpful.
You can do a lot of trails with a stock 4x4. The biggest concern is your tires. Best to have LTs, and you'll definitely want to air down.
This is at Tin Cup along Engineer Pass:
Last edited by STingray1300; 04-02-2017 at 12:27 AM.
This site is awesome, I've been looking over it for the past few days. I'm still amazed that Texas, being so huge, only has one trail on that site. The best part is that its only a 10 hour drive away from my part of Texas /s
Originally Posted by marshallr
There are a lot of trails along the road between Durango and Ouray, especially between Silverton and Ouray. Lots of abandoned mines back in that country to explore.
We drove my stock Tacoma into Yankee Boy Basin 6 years ago. It wasn't bad, but I could have rented a Jeep and spent the day driving over trails for about the same thing it cost me to repair minor damage. I caught my trailer wiring on a rock and pulled it loose from the bumper. It cost just under $100 to replace it after I got home, I think a Jeep rental was just over $100 at the time.
Was your Tacoma a 4x4? That trail looks very interesting, and I thing my truck would be capable. Thanks for the suggestion on the Jeep rental, but that seems unlikely because I'm <25.
Originally Posted by STingray1300
Trail damage website is a good place to start. Last year we did 5 passes in 2 days. Imogene is a great place to start. It's an all-dayer if you want to enjoy yourself. You would do very well to get Charles Wells' book on Colorado trails. Very helpful.
You can do a lot of trails with a stock 4x4. The biggest concern is your tires. Best to have LTs, and you'll definitely want to air down.
This is at Tin Cup along Engineer Pass:
I'll definitely look into this. The Nitto Terra GRapplers self define as LTs. Is this what you mean?
Trail damage website is a good place to start. Last year we did 5 passes in 2 days. Imogene is a great place to start. It's an all-dayer if you want to enjoy yourself. You would do very well to get Charles Wells' book on Colorado trails. Very helpful.
You can do a lot of trails with a stock 4x4. The biggest concern is your tires. Best to have LTs, and you'll definitely want to air down.
Sadly the CO Alpine loop has become unbelievably crowded theses days in season......
Jeeps, side-by-sides, motorcycles, ATV's, any and all 4wd vehicle/trucks......they're all out there and most do not practice trail etiquette and dont understand vehicular right of way rules on steep trails.
I'll definitely look into this. The Nitto Terra GRapplers self define as LTs. Is this what you mean?
Yes. Make sure to air down (DO get the ARB air down kit - so worth it. And of course, you'll need an good air pump [Viair, ARB, etc...]) Take it slow and obey trail rules. Make sure your tank is full, and be prepared for emergencies (food, tools, maps, gps/Gaia maps app, First Aid kit. If not for yourself, for someone else).
Originally Posted by sigma pi
Sounds like you did the Alpine loop
1/2 of it: Engineer Pass. We headed to Amarillo after getting to Lake City. Cinnamon Pass will be for next time. We chose Engineer because it is much more technical with more "pucker factor"
Originally Posted by Blackbuzzard
Sadly the CO Alpine loop has become unbelievably crowded theses days in season......
Jeeps, side-by-sides, motorcycles, ATV's, any and all 4wd vehicle/trucks......they're all out there and most do not practice trail etiquette and don't understand vehicular right of way rules on steep trails.
Depends on when you go. We might have counted 6 vehicles all the way from Animas Forks to Lake City. We did it in late September.
We pretty much don't go anywhere during "tourist" season... can't stand crowds.
03-31-2017, 11:36 AM
Colorado
