Handcart Gulch Road

Handcart Gulch Road

Handcart Gulch Road
Handcart Gulch Road

Distance

5.6 mi

Technical Rating

4 Moderate

Best Time

Fall

Trail Type

Full-Width Road

Accessible By

Trail Overview

Handcart Gulch Road is the continuation of Hall Valley Road (Park County 60) and allows OHVs. It allows access to Red Cone (and is the return of the Red Cones one way to 285) and ends at the top of Webster Pass, before becoming Webster Pass Road and continuing into Montezuma, CO. This road has a yearly large snow drift that blocks the 50 feet below the Webster summit and does not typically open until mid to late July and isn't passable by full-size vehicles till August. The switchbacks leading up to Webster have a solid rock on one side, and a large, crumbling drop-off on the other side, making it not suitable for larger full-size vehicles, without a very skillful driver. It offers excellent views of Red Cone, allowing you to get a look at the 10% decent from the top of Red Cone before tackling it.

Weather

38° Feels like 33°
32°
34°
7:04 AM
6:38 PM
11 mph
Northwest
0 in
Rain
30.2 inHg
Rising
Sunday
32° / 34°
Sunday
58° / 35°
Monday
53° / 34°
Tuesday
53° / 35°
Wednesday
53° / 34°
Thursday
53° / 35°

Status Reports

Alex Stewart
Oct 01, 2024
2023 Toyota 4Runner
Open
Something must have changed. Going up Webster Pass road was a 5/10. That trail was pretty easy. Going back down on this trail which is a 4 makes you think it's easier. It's not..
Chris Sharp Sharp
Oct 01, 2024
4x4
Open
Nicco Aray-oliver
Sep 27, 2024
2020 Toyota Tacoma
Open
Normal
Geoffrey Meyer
Sep 14, 2024
2024 Toyota Tacoma
Open
Dusty