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| 4x4 Trip | 14.00 Miles |
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| | 4x4 Trip | 14.00 Miles | 2 Days | | |
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| no partners | | I was out here for work and drove the waterline trail over two days. The first section being driven on the 17th and the second half from inner basin to the wilderness boundary on the 18th. I should note that you are not supposed to drive along this road, I had explicit permission along with the gate codes to access it. The first section is under construction with rock walls and overflow areas being constructed so the road doesn't get washed out during the next big rain storm. The road is just big enough for one vehicle to pass, so when we saw dump trucks heading in the other way, we had to wait near a pull out and let them pass, or if we didn't see a pullout, we would carefully backup till we reached one. Also those dump truck drivers seem to drive way to fast, we nearly crashed into one going the opposite direction around a blind corner.
The next day involved driving the section from Lockett Meadow to the Aubineau trail junction. You still can't drive to the Lockett Meadow campsite, as the access gate to the road around Sugarloaf Peak is still locked. The road is narrow, with no places to turn around until you reach the end. The trip was mostly spent moving rocks off the road and chopping down a tree in the road with hand tools. Compared to the first section, this section is densely vegetated and shaded. Plenty of deer were seen while driving this section. At the end of the road, it hooks up with the Aubineau trail. There's also an old road that goes further up, but the forest service is working on making it disappear and become forest again. Also according to ONX Backcountry, there's a trail that goes to the top of Humphrey's
Peak from here, though it is also closed and should not be hiked. |
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