Trail Overview

The road travels up through the forest past some old mines, with a lot of twists and turns. The road is rocky in some areas, narrow most of the way but with places to pass other vehicles. At the top, the road drops down into French Gulch. This section is a shelf road that is rocky and narrow without places to pass.

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Difficulty

Not for SUV's, but easy for those with appropriate offroading vehicles.

Technical Rating

Josh Shorley

Oct 13, 2025

Open

We came in from the west and ended in Breck. The trail was good but had light snow in places. It was plenty wide for the full size Tremor.

William Bennett

Jun 08, 2025

Open

Whoever rated this trail a 3 is crazy. Toward the end before we were stopped route became increasingly steep and narrow. Deep Snow obstructed trail approx. .5-1 mile from end.

H D

May 27, 2025

Open

Will DeVoy

May 24, 2025

Open

Rode a 1/4 mile or so in from the tee until it was snow packed. Snow was starting to get soft and decided not to risk it. Trail is wide enough for one SXS and not much room for error. Reversed majority of the way out until the road got a little wider and was able to turn around.

Thomas Elliott

Aug 30, 2024

Open

Great ride on a KTM 890. Starter on the French Creek south side and ended up on Tiger Rd