Slaughterhouse Gulch

Total Miles
10.6

Technical Rating

Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Trail Type

Full-Width Road

Accessible By

Trail Overview

This is a fun trail along the edge of Union Park before climbing through the trees. It passes an old mining cabin that is known as the Christmas Cabin. It is decorated with Christmas decorations year round. The trail becomes rocky as it climbs through the trees. There are places to ride up the side banks to get an adrenaline rush. The trail becomes less rocky at the top as you drop into the Tin Cup Basin. Watch for moose along the route.

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Difficulty

This is a narrow, rocky and bumpy trail that is very enjoyable to drive.

Technical Rating

Status Reports

Headed west down trail narrow trees along the creek. Found one section a short distance with some tall rocks requiring spotting and stacking rocks to get through without scraping in my Basesquatch Bronco 35" tires. Fun trail otherwise came across a few hikers along the way.

we just did the west half of the trail, starting at Union park and ending near Almont. it was very rocky, some obstacles are on the more difficult side. A about 400 feet of the trail have been taken over by the river so you have to drive in about 6 to 10 inches of water along that section. After driving in the river you will get to the sharp rocky obstacles with off camber sections. I do not recommend this section for beginners or stock 4x4 vehicles. the rating of 3 does not apply to this section.

2024 Yamaha Tenere 700

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water crossings are not too bad, various depth options. The western half of the trail becomes quite steep. ruts and loose rock are a bit of a challenge, BLUE rating for motorcycle. I am writing this from the perspective of a motorcycle; SxS and lifted 4x4 should be fine as a GREEN.

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