3N06A Cold Water Canyon

Total Miles
2.6

Elevation

2,050.29 ft

Duration

1 Hours

Technical Rating

5

Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

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3N06A Cold Water Canyon
5

Trail Overview

A very fun trail, nestled in the canyons off Lytle Creek Road. The trail starts easy, then becomes moderate-difficult as you ascend deeper into the mountains. There are spectacular views throughout the trail, and as you reach the end of the trail, you are welcomed to a large area of dispersed camping and yellow post sites to enjoy a weekend away from the city.

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3N06A Cold Water Canyon
3N06A Cold Water Canyon

Difficulty

There is one major obstacle that you cannot bypass. It is a hill climb up and over 3 to 4 deep ruts that will flex your vehicle out. 75% of the trail is on loose rocks that begin to increase in size as you venture deeper into the trail.

Technical Rating

5

Status Reports

Samuel S
Nov 29, 2024
1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Open
Normal
If you have a smaller 4WD you’ll definitely have rocks hitting your underside other than that easy trail any open diff 4WD can make it up.
Chris F
Nov 10, 2024
4x4
Open
Normal
Dusty
The trail is open. Mostly graded with a couple of areas that are rutted.
Gabriel Campos
Oct 26, 2024
2023 Toyota 4Runner
Temporarily Closed
Fire Danger
Can only go up to shooting range, then road is closed off.
Noah Battista
Aug 24, 2024
4x4
Temporarily Closed
Fire Danger
This closure makes no sense. You can literally still get to the back side of this gate by taking upper lytle creek trail. The upper lytle creek trail is open and I drove all the way around to the backside of this gate. Not sure why they only close one gate for fire danger. All other gates are open

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