Trail Overview

This is a more technical route off of the Elberta Slant trail. The trail is narrow with limited places for passing, and there are several sections of off-camber ditches that will require decent articulation of the vehicle. 4 LOW is recommended but not required to make it through these off-camber sections. There is a gate on this trail. Be sure to close it behind you. There are a couple of mines to explore and other side trails to adventure down.

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Difficulty

This is a narrow, uneven trail with several off-camber ditches to navigate through.

Technical Rating

Jason D

May 24, 2025

Open

Nice quick little trail. There are two off-camber sections where I used my rear locker and 4-low but could have gotten by without. Loose sand and rocks in those sections. It's a very narrow trail. Would not recommend full size trucks or wide SUVs unless you want pinstriping. My Xterra got striped pretty good.