Georgia Pass

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.

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