Slaughterhouse gulch 3/31/13

[Adaa60]

is this place ok to go to by march 31st? or still too much snow?

Slaughterhouse Gulch Park County, Colorado View this on the Colorado Trailheads Map Forest Service Roads: 101, 105 Trail Type: Loop Nearby Towns: Highland Park Nearby Trails: Red Cone, Radical Hill Season: Year Round Trail Length: 11.7 miles Elevation: 8,931 to 9,817 feet Named Obstacles: Poser Rock, Mud Pits

[Rick]

going down into it is usually icy

[Adaa60]

eww

[Rick]

the Gulches down by Deckers are usually doable and are always a good time; Traildamage.com; Metberry Gulch, Hackett and Longwater

[ExplorerTom]

^^Yep, been down there twice (once in Feb and once in March) and it's fairly dry (unfortunately).

I've done Missouri Gulch, Illinois Gulch, Balanced Rock Road, Phantom Creek, Manchester Creek and Rule Ridge (including the Crack Hill loop) down in that area. All very easy trails in the dry and with a little snow on them, makes them more fun.

Also, as of 4/1, there will be some new trails opening off Cedar Creek Road- Longwater Gulch, Hackett Gulch and Metberry Gulch. But you'd most likely be making first tracks in so who knows.

[Rick]

ExplorerTom previously posted:

[Adaa60]

well is there anywhere i can go and play in some mud next weekend? i would really like to get out and have some fun

[ExplorerTom]

Rick previously posted:

[Adaa60]

Would this place be good?

Gordon Gulch Boulder County, Colorado Roosevelt National Forest Boulder Ranger District View this on the Colorado Trailheads Map Forest Service Roads: 226.1, 228.1, 233.1, 233.1A, 233.1F Trail Type: Network Nearby Towns: Nederland, Boulder Nearby Trails: Switzerland Trail, Sugarloaf Mountain, Pennsylvania Gulch, Peewink Mountain Trail Length: 4.8 miles Elevation: 8,473 to 8,923 feet

[Rick]

was just at metberry this past febuary

[ExplorerTom]

Probably pretty good. It's low and it's not seasonally closed on the MVUM.

[Rick]

Adaa60 previously posted:

[Chris]

Yes, that's now closed and off trail thus illegal and subject to hefty fine. Finding mud in CO tends to be pretty difficult.

[ExplorerTom]

Rick previously posted:

[Rick]

[Fordguy77]

There was just a run at slaughterhouse a few days ago if i call correctly. Might check out the pics and see if any one is interested in heading out on another one.

[Rick]

Fordboy77 previously posted:

[Rob]

Adaa60 previously posted:

[Cr33p3r]

We ran it two weeks ago, Didn't get out of the gulch area til way after dark


here is the report

http://www.frontrange4x4.com/forums/...se-Gulch-today

[Squshiee1]

it just snowed about 8 inches in evergreen and a little more in conifer, i would guess that slaughterhouse just got about 10 fresh inches of snow!