Charcoal Gulch

Charcoal Gulch is a 50-inch trail that is an intermediate difficulty due to rocky climbs, narrow side-hilling, and off-camber sections that would be very difficult or dangerous for an ATV. The trail starts at the main staging area on a wide rocky trail, then goes past a wash and a couple of unmarked intersections. It starts to get more narrow, as it side-hills along the side of the low alpine mountainside. It has some rocky climbs that are a bit off-camber and drops down a jagged rock face that would be very challenging for an ATV. The trail drops low into the pine trees and goes past a couple of dried-up ponds, then climbs back up to a ridge all the way to the intersection with Salida.