Lime Creek Road

Total Miles
11.1

Technical Rating

3

Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall

Trail Type

Full-Width Road

Accessible By

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Lime Creek Road
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Trail Overview

Lime Creek Road follows the beautiful Lime Creek steep with history going back to a hunting trail used by the Ute Indians, to prospectors/pioneers converting the trail to a road in the late 1880s to access Silverton mines and later on improved by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930's. The overall road is not difficult, but please beware the road is very narrow in some sections and there are very few turnaround spots or pull offs for passing.

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Lime Creek Road
Lime Creek Road

Difficulty

Narrow sections of the trailer with very rough rock conditions

Technical Rating

3

Status Reports

Jeff Brandt
Nov 09, 2025
2021 Jeep Wrangler
Temporarily Closed
Closed Gate
Posted Sign
It is not completely closed, We could get in 3 miles ( to the lake ) entering from the south end. North side unknown
Rich Wimberly
Oct 25, 2025
4x4
Temporarily Closed
Closed Gate
Joseph Ramos
Oct 05, 2025
4x4
Open
Rough/Deteriorated
Road was rocky and there were a few points where I could see in a compact suv you’d have to choose the right line on the trail to not scrape on rocks other than that if the weather permits any suv with awd and truck with 4x4 can make this no problem. We only stopped at the potato lake trail head and did not go up the trail further. There are some points where you can pull off to the side to let others pass and there are some narrow points as well
Rick O
Sep 12, 2025
2025 Toyota Tundra
Open
Muddy/Wet
Snow/Ice
Ran into a couple vehicles on the right section of the trail but we passed with no issues. Pea sized hail fell for about 30 minutes followed by heavy rain that added to the difficulty level and added a bit more roughness to the trail. Over all not difficult just had poor conditions.

Lime Creek Road can be accessed by the following ride types:

  • High-Clearance 4x4
  • SUV
  • SxS (60")
  • Dirt Bike

Lime Creek Road Map

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