South Mineral Road

Total Miles
6.8

Technical Rating

Easy

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Trail Type

Full-Width Road

Accessible By

Trail Overview

This is an easy trail outside Silverton, CO. This trail takes you through Copper Gulch on the North end and ascends as you go south into the Rolling Mountain Valley. The trail is a dirt road for the first 4 miles and transitions into a mild shelf road for the last 3 miles. There are 3 locations for RV camping and multiple dispersed camping spots along the way. The end of the trail has multiple drive-to dispersed camping spots.

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Difficulty

This trail features a shelf road, loose rock, and water crossings up to one foot deep.

Technical Rating

Status Reports

Danger Lazer

Aug 21, 2025

2019 Mercedes Sprinter

Open

Normal

First time we came up here we were pretty nervous because there were people parked all along the road at every place we would be able to turn around and didn’t know what to expect. Plus I was in 2wd with no areas to put it into 4x4. Made it just fine even in 2wd but there is a really rock section that bounced the van all over. High clearance is an absolute must and 4x4 helps. Idiots back there flying a drone up to a moose’s face >:-(

Rocky but very pretty