Slaughterhouse Gulch

The western section is definitely not a 3. Easily a 5. I did this after Tincup and it was absolutely more technical and required more clearance than Tincup. There's a very tight section that I would not want to take a full-size truck on. If you start on the west end you will come to the rough parts very quickly, so you can bail if needed. But if you start on the east end, you are pretty committed by the time you get to the challenging parts. Earned some fresh scrapes on the rock sliders and skids. Absolutely gorgeous, would love to do again. GX470 with mild lift and 32s.

West half of the trail is extremely deteriorated. This section of trail could be 6+ difficulty.

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.

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.

We ACCIDENTALLY did the portion of this trail coming down from Union Park Trail after visiting Tin Cup. Easy, maintained road. Note that the trail going south merges with Slaughterhouse Gulch heading west... See circle on 1st screenshot. Inexperienced driver's with longer wheelbase stock rigs should NOT take this route. If you're at the spot where my pic shows the fence, you've begun this portion. About halfway down, heavy runoff has caused the creek to encroach on the trail for approx 1/8 mile.... hard to distinguish the trail... but fun to roll down the creek. Overall, absolutely beautiful... but we barely made it through without damage... particularly on south end approx. 1/2 mile from Lottis Creek Camground... see second circled screenshot. The rocky pics do not do justice to how rough it is, and two immovable boulders in particular make for a nearly impossible line for a stock Gladiator Mojave.