4WD Adventures: Colorado (Book)

Discover the most scenic and historic locations in Colorado
4WD Adventures: Colorado provides detailed directions for over seventy 4WD trails in Colorado, from easy to challenging.

Get the most out of your sport utility vehicle!
Explore the grandeur of Colorado's backcountry with the whole family. Visit ghost towns straight out of the wild West. Step back in history to the remote silver mining camps of the last century. Cross spectacular mountain passes used by American Indians for centuries. View Colorado wildlife in its own habitat. Marvel at peaceful alpine meadows, ablaze with summer wildflowers. Access the best locations for other activities: backcountry camping, hiking, mountain-bike and trail-bike riding, hunting, and fishing.

"With the impressive amount of detail that is given to every aspect of this travel guide, you would expect the trail coverage to be better still - and it is." ..."The wealth of information makes it second to none, and the presentation makes it a pleasure to read." 4 Wheel Drive & Sport Utility Magazine

Contents
	Introduction	Page
	Before You Go Why a 4WD Does it Better � Using this book � Assessing Your Vehicle's Off-Road Ability � Driving Off-Road � Special 4WD Equipment � Packing Checklist � Colorado Distance Chart	9
	Along the Trail Towns, Ghost Towns, and Interesting Places � People � Events � Mining Operations � Animals � Plants	21
	The Southwest Region (Sixteen 4WD Trails) Cinnamon Pass Road � Engineer Pass Road � North Fork Cutoff, � Silverton to Animas Forks Ghost Town � California Gulch and Corkscrew Gulch Trail � Carson Ghost Town Trail � Yankee Boy Basin Road � Imogene Pass Road � Ophir Pass Road � Alta Ghost Town Trail � Black Bear Pass Trail � Bullion King Lake Road � Cunningham Gulch and Stony Pass Trail � Summitville Ghost Town Trail � Bolam Pass Road � Uncompahgre Plateau Trail	79
	The South-Central Region (Thirty 4WD Trails) Old Monarch Pass Road � Black Sage Pass Road � Waunita Pass Road � Middle Quartz Creek Road � Hancock Pass Trail � Tomichi Pass Trail � Cumberland Pass Trail � Alpine Tunnel Road � Tincup Pass Trail � Mount Antero Trail � Browns Lake Trail � Baldwin Lakes Trail � Boulder Mountain � Pomeroy Lakes and Mary Murphy Mine Trail � Marshall Pass Poncha Creek Trail � Marshall Pass Railway Grade Road � Marshall Pass to Sargents � Cochetopa Pass Road � Taylor Canyon Trail � Dome Lakes to Los Pinos Pass Trail � Los Pinos Pass Road � Schofield Pass and Devils Punchbowl Trail � Lead King Basin Trail � Ohio Pass Road � Kebler Pass Road � Reno Divide Trail � Taylor Pass Trail � Hayden Pass Trail � Medano Pass and Great Sand Dunes Trail � Rampart Range Road	115
	The North-Central Region (Twenty 4WD Trails) Webster Pass Trail � Handcart Gulch Trail � Red Cone Peak Trail � Radical Hill Trail � Deer Creek Road � Saints John and Glacier Ridge Trail � Santa Fe Peak Trail � Middle Fork of the Swan Trail � Georgia Pass Trail � Boreas Pass Road � Guanella Pass Trail � Shrine Pass Road � Ptarmigan Pass and McAllister Gulch Loop � Breakneck Pass and Browns Pass Trail � Mosquito Pass Trail � Hagerman Pass Road � Weston Pass Road � Mount Bross Trail � Brush Creek Road to Crooked Creek Pass � Cottonwood Pass Road	169
	The Northwest Region (Five 4WD Trails) Baxter Pass Trail � Ellis Jeep Trail � Elkhorn Mountain and stock Driveway � Troublesome Pass Loop � Red Dirt Creek and Derby Mesa Trail	205
	Selected Further Reading	219
	Index	221
	About the Authors	225

8 1/2" x 10 7/8" Soft Cover
225 pages, four-color throughout
over 150 color photographs

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Typical map provided for every trail.

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Typical table of key features (partial) of the trail include:

Typical Route Directions (partial)

Ratings for the degree of difficulty and scenic beauty � Driving times and distances � Detailed notes on the history, features, and driving conditions � Contact phone numbers to get up to the minute information on trail conditions � Map references � Special attractions.

Detailed step-by-step directions to navigate the trail in either direction including GPS coordinates.

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