Mineral Creek Trail - Ouray, CO 9/26

[Dr Medjools]

Well the roads got a lot worse on this day. Doesn’t show it well on this images but this is more difficult trail than most. And course on the cliff portion we ran into two less seasoned off road drivers from Texas - no comments from me

At the end of this part the ‘road’ gets much worse to infanous Poughkeepsie Gulch. A full set of pics and videos here:

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[COdogman]

That looks like a great day!

 

[GeorgeHudetz]

Nice. I've done some of those trails - but not the most difficult in my old Jeep Grand Cherokee. Looking forward to doing them next year in my newly acquired R1T (Dual AT Max). Did you go with a group?

 

[Dr Medjools]

I did go with a very expérienced friend and 6 inch lifted, on 37 inch tires, and winch! on a Silverado. You need buddies and spotters on these roads!

 

[zefram47]

Mineral Creek (really the full loop back out Corkscrew) is one of my favorites in the area. As trails in Colorado go, it's still one of the easier trails, but in the Ouray/Silverton/Telluride area it's one of the more difficult ones. Haven't had the chance to do that one in the R1T yet, but I've run it quite a bit in my old 4Runner.

 

[Dr Medjools]

Poughkeepsie and Corkscrew are next after this The definitive 4x4 Co 4x4 book calls Mineral Creek and Poughkeepsie Gulch at ‘difficult’ - their top designation.

 

[UnsungZero_OldTimeAdMan]

Anyone else feel their butt cheeks clench while looking at this pic? The edge must look a lot closer from the driver seat.

 

[zefram47]

Poughkeepsie and Corkscrew are next after this The definitive 4x4 Co 4x4 book calls Mineral Creek and Poughkeepsie Gulch at ‘difficult’ - their top designation.

If you do Poughkeepsie, make sure someone takes video on the wall. But really, I wouldn't recommend it.

 

[Dr Medjools]

We tried it …a bit. Video later post. Need perfect dry conditions on that thing. Didn’t happen when were there. By-pass road is also bad! Not as bad!

 

[Dr Medjools]

If you think that cliff is bad, try Imogene with a 20% hill and 20% off camber! On a rock surface!

 

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

Anyone else feel their butt cheeks clench while looking at this pic? The edge must look a lot closer from the driver seat.

Came here to say the same thing. Sometimes I'm jealous of y'all's adventures. This is not one of them.

 

[zefram47]

If you think that cliff is bad, try Imogene with a 20% hill and 20% off camber! On a rock surface!

Imogene is fun and incredible views near the top, especially on poser rock!

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