McCarty Creek Trail

Total Miles
10.4

Elevation

2,010.85 ft

Duration

3 Hours

Technical Rating

4

Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

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McCarty Creek Trail
4

Trail Overview

This county road is one of the most challenging drives in the area. It has plenty of obstacles to keep you entertained. This route is also a fun drive in the early winter. Starting in Boulder, it can be driven as an out-and-back trail, or a loop by driving south on FS 258 and then taking 69 back to Boulder.

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McCarty Creek Trail
McCarty Creek Trail

Difficulty

50% of trail could be rated a 3 with a few challenging sections rated as 4.

Technical Rating

4

Status Reports

Kelby Thompson
Jun 15, 2024
4x4
Open
Dusty
Normal
recommend winch my 3'' lift and 35 tires slid off a rock and to pull myself out. dead fall ridge nickname I gave it, must have chainsaw lots of fall over trail cleared it but lots of trees could continue to cover last half of trail. lots of fun though just pick your lines right.
George J Badgett
Jun 01, 2024
4x4
Open
Muddy/Wet
Trail is rated 4/10 - Agree on difficulty, a few rocks where you need to choose the right line, but easy enough. There is a lot of down timber across the trail that has been cut... but it's cut very narrow so it'll pinstripe a full size vehicle.
Bret Watts
May 27, 2024
4x4
Open
Muddy/Wet
Rough/Deteriorated
Ryan Ewan
Apr 21, 2024
4x4
Open
Normal
Muddy/Wet
Snow/Ice
Rough/Deteriorated
Lots of washed out unmaintained road, so much fun for off-roading. Full size rigs may not fit through some of the twists and turns.

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