Old Flowers Road

Trail is in good shape and only has some small puddles from a recent storm. On the east side of this route, the dirt forest service road from Stove Praire Rd (route 27) is open and public, but passes by some private property with homes. Had a very nasty dispute with a homeowner on my way through who was unhappy I was airing down my tires while I was parked *safely on the shoulder of the public road, unobstructing to any buildings or driveways*, so just be wary.

First snow hit the mountain tops today. There was recent rain and the trail was muddy with lots of puddles. A little slick but not bad.

Ran west to east, pretty mild trail but good views. Saw no one. Watch for moose at the lake 😀

Trail was in good shape. The mud hole towards the beginning was filled in as there has been some work started. The two sections of ruts have gotten deeper but, with the right line, you shouldn't get stuck. Having a second vehicle is always best. We ran the trail east to west.

Super fun trail, road was a bit more washed out than normal, great views.

If you do the trail East to West, there’s a steep hill climb with 4 deep diagonal ruts about half way through. We did it in a modified Subaru, but it took a couple tries. Doing it West to East would make it much easier. Great trail! Lots of scenic places to camp too!

Trail was fun, only ran into two other vehicles. Everyone was friendly and courteous. Trail has a few steep sections and two fairly rutted climbs where 4WD was needed. Id recommend a high clearance vehicle. My ranger on 35s scraped rear bumper in a couple spots. Spotted family of moose along the way. Overall a fun trail!

Good ride, took the Africa Twin out - went west to east - little sketchy on some of the downhill spots with the bigger rollers. Easy to navigate the rutted areas and find a good line. Would recommend for larger adventure bikes with decent tires. No baby heads or any “big adv” issues. Lots of 4x4s out, everyone was really nice giving room to pass.

Trail has a few sports that definitely require a high clearance 4x4. While I was there the trail was bone dry except a couple tiny streamlets and one fairly large mud pit that required careful wheel placement to avoid the deep side. This trail used to be simpler, but has degraded a great deal recently, likely due to erosion from the burn scar. There are lots of speed humps that a long wheel base or low vehicle may have issues with. There is a deep hole about 1/4 from the east end that is currently a mud pit, and on the west end there are several steep hills with ruts and rocks that require 4LO, high clearance, and picking a line carefully. There are also several sharps fields, so I suggest airing down and taking your time.

Current trail condition is good. Lots of new tree growth in the burn areas. I utilized 4-low for a lot of it, kept me from over speeding, and threw the rear locker on for the steeper bits. This was my first time on it and I wish I was paying more attention. There was a “obstacle ahead” warning sign that I mistakenly thought was the somewhat tight fit past a massive downed tree. When really it was the ~2’ shelf or steep drop off that was another ~100 yards down the trail that I didn’t see coming. Ended up crunching down on my pinch weld/rocker panel a bit and then exhaust tip. Ram 1500 Rebel with front level and 35” tires.

Some rutted areas, as long as you have high clearance you’re fine.

Two challenging write out sections. I was able to clear them in my stock Tacoma with 31” tires, rear lockers, and four low. However, anything less than that would be very tricky.

Clear of debris. 2 or 3 significant water hazards, 2 somewhat difficult uphill (east to west) climbs due to deep rutting and 1 other deeply rutted area. I would say 80% of the 12 mile trail could be considered "easy" but the remaining 20% of more difficult sections are dispersed evenly enough along the trail to make high clearance (of at least 9") and lockers necessary.