Kokopelli Trail (Onion Creek to Andy Mesa)

For the most part just a rough dirt road. LOTS of cyclists heading uphill, but I think there may have been a race going on.

Trail is a fun mix of technical and scenic. That being said, it’s got some significant challenges for single track rides as there’s a ton of dugouts, large stones and steep inclines descents. Would personally rate this moderate. As an experienced motorcyclist and beginner dual sport rider, there were a few times the technical challenges came too fast and I had to dump my ride.

Coming from Onion Creek, quite a bit harder - I found snow falling due to elevation gain, harder climbs, and rocky surface. Still doable in stock truck, but not as much fun and not as scenic - a bit of a slog. Not sure I'd do it again. I would probably just backtrack on Onion Creek instead.

Stock 2011 Subaru Outback - started from Onion Creek and went eastward (clockwise) Three areas of difficulty. One was a super steep downhill with a sideways lean - soon after Hideout Camping Area (38.69728, -109.18794) Second was a series of ledges - we laid out rocks and branches to smooth it out and drive across (38.69729, -109.18790) Third was a snowy switchback where we started down into the inside of the turn and starting sliding down into the bank - I had let out of the tires and cleared the snow with my crampons to gain traction and we made it through but it felt like the edge of possibility. Would have been fine without snow. Chains would have worked here. (38.70136, -109.18080). Overall a challenging drive. Took us just shy of 6 hours. Not sure I would do it again frankly, especially with the snow present. Got pretty deep on Polar Mesa.