WS4W Club Calendar
Bristol Head Peak is planned for August 16th. Plan to meet at the Quality Inn in South Fork at 8:30am with lunch, snacks, water and a full tank of gas. This road is about 15 miles long (one way) and is rated as easy. It does gain over 2500 feet in elevation and the top offers a magnificent panoramic view of the entire area. We have done this trail before several years ago. If time allows, we can explore the side trip to Crystal Lake.
Contact Lester and Ruth with questions.
This will be end of our explorations in the South Fork area. Plan to leave Quality Inn in South fork with all the usual items. We’ll follow a series of forest service roads up and over Ellwood Pass and return to pavement on US160 on East Fork Trail. From there we’ll follow 160 to Durango and then back to Montrose. This trail is rated as moderate but am not sure of the length. The more difficult section will be coming down from the pass.
Contact Lester and Ruth with questions.
Lester and Ruth will lead Maggie and Minnie Gulches in the Silverton area this Friday, Oct. 14th. Rating is a 3 /4 on a scale of 10. If interested, meet at the Visitor’s Center in Ouray at 9:30am. Have a full tank of gas, water, lunch, snacks, etc.
Dolores River Overlook road/route/trail
Friday, Nov. 18, 2022
Meet at the small staging area at the Moab end of the Dewey Bridge, South side of Highway 128. This is also the usual starting point for Top Of The World.
Plan to leave at 11am.
Expect to have lunch somewhere along the route or at the Overlook.
Trail is mostly easy, Out & back, 18 miles each way, about 5 hours round trip.
Could depend on Weather.
Good warm up for Red Rocks 4 Wheeler’s Trail of the Month on Saturday, Nov. 19. See their website for info.
Any questions contact Lester or Ruth S. (rlsendecki@yahoo.com)
The annual clean-up for this Club adopted trail will be on Wednesday June 28,2023. Meet at Downtown City Market at 9:00am. Please have a full tank of gas, water, lunch, snacks, etc. Also bring a bag for trash, if we find any, and brush cutters or trimmers, in case we need to clear the trail.
Any questions, please contact Lester and Ruth or Dick and Kay.
Lester and Ruth will lead a pre-run of Parts 1 and 2 of the Rimrocker Trail this Friday, June 30th. Part 1 would be rated a 1 and Part 2 would be rated a 3. Part 1 runs from Montrose to Nucla; Part 2 runs from Nucla to Highway 141. Plan to leave Downtown City Market at 9am; bring water, snacks, lunch etc. Will probably have lunch at the City Park in Nucla. Have a full tank of gas. We will most likely return on pavement.
Lester and Ruth plan to be in Moab on Sat. July 15th. On the way over on Friday, July 14th, we plan to drive to Moab via John Brown Road, rated easy, from Gateway Co to Castleton UT. If interested in driving that route over with us, plan to meet at Montrose Old City Market on the 14th at 9am. Have a full tank of gas, water, lunch, snacks, etc. We’ll have lunch somewhere along the way and make Moab by supper time.
This trail starts north of Cody WY and goes into the northern Absaroka Range. 35 miles long; last 19 miles requires 4X4 capability. Meet at Ivy Inn, Best Western Motel in Cody WY (1800 8th St); plan to leave at 9am. Bring water, lunch, snacks and have a full tank of gas. Have not previously run this trail but would estimate rating at 4/5.
For those of you interested in the trip to Cody WY in August – we talked with Terry this morning and he is all in for leading the portion of the Morrison Jeep Road which can be driven these days (coming in from the north and driving south as far as the switchbacks).
That trip will be on Friday, August 11th and will leave from the Exxon gas station at the intersection of 16th street and WY highway 120 in Cody at 8:30am. Have all the usuals.
This trail starts South of Cody, WY and heads southwest to the site of Kirwin, a gold-mining ghost town situated at 9,200. feet. Plan to meet at the Ivy Inn, Best Western Motel in Cody WY (1800 8th ST). Leave at 9am; bring lunch, water, snacks and have full tank of gas. Trail is 27.5 miles long and requires 4X4 capability for the last 7.5 miles. Have not previously run this trail but would estimate rating at 4.