Trail Creek Road

Trail Creek Road is just West of Idaho Springs on the South side of I-70. It's a little further West than the Blackhawk / Central City trail system, but only by a few miles. Here's a map of where Trail Creek Road is:

Map: Trail Creek Road

Since it was early in the season, there was still plenty of snow about. You can see on the map how far up the trail it was possible to travel (as of April 10th) before there was far too deep snow to make moving possible. It looked like someone had plowed the trail up to the point

Some photos:




















This is near the bottom of the trail, facing North where Trail Creek Road begins. The road was muddy and a little slick.






















This is facing Southward, it was snowing at the time this photo was taken which didn't really help the trail conditions!
















At this point the trail was impossible to travel on using only wheeled vehicles, the snow was probably a foot deep. It wasn't obvious that the trail had been plowed until you actually reached the spot where the plow turned around. One to two inches of snow where the plow had been, a foot or so where it had stopped.

The snow was difficult to ride on, but despite that - it was enjoyable to ride up the trail. In Summer the trail will obviously be snow free, making riding and exploring Trail Creek Road easier.