Crapshoot

Trail Overview

This trail gets its name from the hill, which has some rolling steps in it. Crapshoot is an advanced trail off of Table Mesa Road due to many steep and loose climbs and descents and several rock-ledge obstacles. The difficulty of this route will totally depend on your type of vehicle and experience level, but is generally considered a harder route. The main obstacle is on the west side of the loop, about 1.5 miles from the west entrance. It's a steep hill on slab rock with ledges several feet high on the side of the hill. If you go counterclockwise, you'll be going down this obstacle, which could make it a bit easier. Much of the trail is faster underneath the powerlines, on an easy and wide dirt road. It consistently has embedded and loose rock and ruts typical of a high-clearance road. But it also has some bigger dips to cross the ravines and lots of hills and descents to go through this rolling hilly terrain. It gets into sections that are a much rockier surface, full of loose rocks, making it harder to find traction. Some sections are also more narrow between the bushes. It has really nice views the whole way, getting up on top of a ridgeline where you can see the whole valley, with steep exposed sections and loose rock. You have to open and close gates and there are lots of unmarked intersections throughout the trail.

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Difficulty

This is an advanced trail due to 2-3 main obstacle sections made up of steep rock ledges. Much of the trail is easier, but there are also many spots with steep loose hills. The ledges are no taller than 24 inches.

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