Rat Creek Loop

Beautiful day for Rat Creek, we drove it counter clockwise. Trail is dry, with just a few puddles and creek crossings. Steepest ascent we saw was 20 degrees, most were between 8-15 degrees. Not technically challenging, just rocky and rutted on the back side, especially going through the scree field. Did the trail in a 2018 Jeep JLU Rubicon, stock suspension on 35” tires, disconnected sway bar, lower tire pressure, rear lockers in 4low. Only passed two Razors on the trail and a few hikers, we saw a nice bull and cow moose at the start of the trail.

It was rainy and at the top light snow. Did not have any traction issues even though there are some steep rocky sections. We were staying in Creede and this actually a fun loop to do with some fun little climbs. We did see a dead moose carcass that looked like some poached a couple hours before we got there. Carcass was skinned blood looked fresh. and only part gone was the head. Skin and the whole carcass were left behind.

This trail is shown to be green and should most definitely be blue. It is not terribly technical, but there are some very steep rocky and a few shallow water crossings. There was a light rain during the northern part of the trail, which could’ve been a problem, climbing, steep graded rocky roads For vehicles equipped to handle green rated trails