Georgia Pass

Total Miles
6.0

Elevation

3,534.63 ft

Duration

10 Hours

Technical Rating

Moderate

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Trail Overview

This short mountain pass offers camping and an option to make it longer and more challenging by returning across Glacier Peak. To return to Denver, you'll go southeast from the pass on gravel roads to Jefferson.

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Difficulty

Moderate. Very steep and chewed-up near the top, but not quite bad enough to be rated difficult yet. You'll need 4-wheel drive, low range gearing and high ground clearance. Novice drivers will find it challenging.

History

Georgia Pass was the most popular way to reach Breckenridge from the south in the early 1860s. Thousands of eager miners brought their wagons over the pass and down through the Swan River Valley. Eventually Boreas Pass and Hoosier Pass became the more popular routes, and Georgia Pass was abandoned. Dredge mining continues on the west end of Tiger Road, but much of the larger dredged area has now been reclaimed.

Technical Rating

Status Reports

have been running this trail about 2x a year now, progressively getting rougher. most demanding is just off the top, ruts and washouts getting deeper. more embedded rock becoming exposed causing a bit more tire slippage. still a great beginner/novice trail.

Took me 4 hours to get down the Breck side on KTM 890. Just really tuff and slow going rolling over softball size rocks most of the way down. MTB App has it as a double black and 1.5 star down hill I agree.

Trail was fairly easy, a few rocky spots but nothing a stock 4x4 couldn’t do. Very busy as this trail has others trails along the route. Once at the summit you can take the dirt road of Michigan creek road down. Id say There wasn’t to many camp spots but definitely can find some if you look hard enough. Make sure to keep pets on leash as there can me wildlife

A W

Aug 11, 2024

2017 Arctic Cat HDX 700

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Muddy/Wet

This trail felt easier than the North Fork. Fun ride up/down. Wonderful windy view at the top.

Access Description

From Breckenridge: From Hwy. 9 about 3 miles north of Breckenridge, take Tiger Road east past Breckenridge Golf Course. Paved road changes to dirt after residential section. Watch for staging area on right after about 4.8 miles. From Jefferson (to drive trail in reverse direction): Head north on Michigan Creek Road, C.R. 35. It loops around and connects to C.R. 54 (see map). Continue north on C.R. 54 about 7 miles to Georgia Pass.