Gove Creek Road

Total Miles
4.7

Technical Rating

4

Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Trail Type

Full-Width Road

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Gove Creek Road
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Trail Overview

Gove Creek Road, just off Rampart Range Road in Pike National Forest, offers a secluded and serene camping experience with lighter summer traffic than its neighbors and stunning exposed granite formations. This trail provides vibrant wildflowers in summer and beautiful autumn aspens, perfect for those looking to escape civilization without traveling far from the Colorado Springs area. Gove Creek Road is a memorable destination, offering natural beauty and some challenges along the way.

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Gove Creek Road
Gove Creek Road

Difficulty

This trail features many high banks and washouts with a section requiring a full-width 4x4 to go near 30 degrees of tilt or risk going over a washout that's about 2 feet deep.

Technical Rating

4

Status Reports

Matt Washington
Jan 17, 2025
2024 Can-Am Maverick X3 Max RR
Obstructed
Deep Snow
Once you leave Fern heading East and continue onto Grove, the tracks change considerably. Very little is packed and we slipped around a lot. About 1-2miles down Grove we went head on into a snow drift area and got buried in pretty good. Took us 1.5 hours to dig ourselves out. We went from “hey, I think we can still manage this trail” to “oh shoot, why didn’t we turn back earlier”. I’d say avoid Grove altogether. Not worth it.
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