North & Middle Fork of the Swan River

West to east, the steep uphill in the trees had 4” of snow and some ice . A SxS had gone up. We made it up in low with front and rear lockers locked. After that it was normal, with some steep rocky climbs. Went down Deer Creek, which was simple.

It was mostly fine. Snow was higher up and without knowing what was coming we turned around.

This trail is simply magnificent. The endless climb is done without too much difficulty. The reward is at the top with a breathtaking view.

Great trail…would rate as moderate, but worth the ride to incredible views at the top and multiple trail options to choose from to complete loop

Was barely able to clear the last switchback after Wise Mountain. The ascent is difficult but can be done with plenty of skinny pedal as half of the trail is obstructed with snow. I was able to make it up unlocked but I would recommend lockers for that section. The trail is only doable from Georgia Pass. Both Saint Johns and Deer Creek approaches are blocked with huge snow drifts.

Deep snow at Wise Mtn last switchback. Last incline had some deep snow drifts on the shelf road that were tough to pass. Has to turn back at Wise Mountain. Great trail can’t wait to try it again in a few weeks after snow melts.

The trail looked fine from what I could see but gate was closed still.

Finished up the circle. Started in Montezuma up Saint Johns then did the North and Middle Fork of the Swan River trail. Large majority of the trail is 4/10. But there are a few sections that are 6/10 and two that don't have an "easy" bypass. Lots of steep climbs, 4-high works, but 4-low makes life easy on the climbs. I have a '19 Taco on Icon Suspension Stage 10 and 33 KO3s. I never had issues but did use 4-Low. I may have not needed to, but I never had to try a line twice. I went clockwise from Saint John's. I think it is near the Missouri gulch area, pretty real section. I went through no issues, but used 4-Low (Admittedly did a pretty good job hitting this line, surprised myself when I made it through first try no issues). Two other cars were there coming down it. 3rd Gen Taco Off Road (Stock except for 275s and rock sliders) used sliders a good bit to get through. 5th Gen 4Runner on 6112s, got his side pretty good (needed sliders). I did not get any pics of the obstacles... My bad.

Fun trail, great views. Weather changes very quickly; went from fog and rain to sunny within 20 minutes. You go through a nice lush forest, then go on a ridge, then back through the forest. We saw a few elk or deer, no mountain goats. A few sus

We did the North Fork up to Wise Mountain in a stock six man Arctic Cat UTV (i.e. not a lot of clearance compared to some of the RZRs). Had it in four wheel drive low full throttle for the part after Garibaldi Gulch. Engine struggled I think because of the altitude - but we made it! Did not try crossing over to Deer Creek or coming down the South Fork. Just turned around and went back.

Great trail with awesome views. Few tight areas between trees but overall open. It does require high ground clearance in a few areas. One area going up has a few small areas of rock crawling that does require some skill. The rain started about 1/3 of the way in and made it more challenging but overall was a great ride. Give yourself time, it will take a couple hours. We ran across 5 Jeeps ahead of us and 1 Jeep and 1 motorcycle coming at us.

Trail was wet and slippery on our descent from Saint John’s. Wouldn’t recommend for 4x4 1/2 ton vehicle but we did it…

Still deep snow on the Breckenridge side of Georgia Pass.