Trail Overview

This route will take you through Vipond Park, a subalpine meadow. The southern approach to the meadow is a very steep single-lane road with limited turnouts, do not bring a trailer on this side. This route includes Glendale and the kilns that supplied it with charcoal.

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Difficulty

The southern side of the route is steep and narrow.

Technical Rating

Josh Taylor

Jun 06, 2026

Open

Road was in great shape. Lots of camapers on Dewey Side. Lots of side by sides on Melrose side.

Brodie Bergeson

May 25, 2025

Open

An absolutely gorgeous 70° Sunday and hardly any traffic on the journey. It did get busier the north 3mi of the road. Encountered a small 400yd stretch of snow-mud and is navigable just go slow and maintain control. Otherwise bare and dry 98% of the journey. I am excited to return to some dispersed camping spots I noted.

Rahn Abbott

Sep 29, 2024

Open

I left from Melrose and went to Glendale. From there ride to the kilns and then over Vipond Park to Dewy. It was dry and dusty. I think there was one small mud puddle. Beautiful fall colors. Only a couple other cars and one RZR. Some steep rocky inclines. Not suitable for trailers or low clearance vehicles.

Richard Nostrand

Jul 11, 2024

Open

We started from Rt 43 in Dewey. Trail from 43 to Charcoal Kilns is rocky and steep and narrow in sections, so slow going. Nothing technical. After the kilns just a dusty dirt road.

Jason M

May 12, 2024

Open

Dry. Slow for heavy trucks. Mostly ATV's on the trail. Some steep drops-offs

Ross Carlson

Oct 20, 2023

Open

I drove this from Melrose to Hwy 43. The road was 2 lanes up until the top of the subalpine meadow, then 1 lane to the highway. Very dusty on the Melrose end, almost chalky fine moon dust. Saw 3 other parties out on the trail.

Dave Oliverson

Sep 04, 2023

Open