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Three Basins Trail will take you into 3 interesting basins a short distance north of Silverton. These basins are easily accessible but not as well known as many of the larger ones; Ross Basin, Minnehaha Basin, and Velocity Basin. The hanging rail line at this old mine is in Minnehaha Basin. Ross Bas...
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Alkali Basin Loop is a combination of the Alkali Basin Trail on the west and the Pipeline West Trail on the east. This allows for a through Jeep trail rather than an in-and-out. The namesake Alkali Basin is a nondescript basin shown in the photo. This trail crosses the opening, which probably is w...
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The Governors Basin Trail is a rugged alpine route that climbs steadily into the high country above Ouray. The road is narrow and primarily one lane, with uphill shelf-road exposure for roughly 90% of its length. Conditions are rocky throughout, with some rougher sections that demand careful tire pl...
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Beef Basin Spring Road is a 1.9-mile point-to-point destination trail rated 3 of 10 located within the Bears Ears National Monument and managed by the BLM. Compared to some of the trails within the basin this trail is in relatively good condition. Although this trail is listed as open to all due to ...
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FR 441/Nut Basin Road is a sand road that meanders through the Nez Perce National Forest. Parts are lined with trees on both sides. The road gets rougher with ruts and some baseball-sized rocks when approaching the summit for the turn to the Nut Basin Lookout Ruins. There are places to dry camp alon...
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The Sand Basin Road, FS 5070, travels along the east side of Sand Basin from the Skalkaho Road to the Sapphire Divide at the southern limits of Sand Basin in the Skalkaho Mountain Range in Montana. The road is a good-quality, graveled, one-lane 7.6-mile road with many pull-outs for passing oncoming ...
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This is a route to the Boulder Basin lake following Basin Creek. Along this route, you will see many old mining cabins. This is a very mild trail until you reach a shale climb. You have one large creek crossing at about mile 1 towards the beginning of the trail. Then you wind through a slow climb tr...
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Butler Basin is a spectacular high-altitude trail that truly earns its reputation as a "hidden gem" of the Toiyabe Range. After navigating the ascent through Long Canyon, the trail transitions into a series of technical ridgeline tracks that wind through massive, open sagebrush meadows at elevations...
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The Richmond Basin is a large area with a long history of mining for Zinc, Silver, Lead, and Gold. This Jeep trail will take you on a loop through the heart of the area. The eroded hill climbing up into the basin is usually the most difficult part of the trip and can change depending on erosion and ...
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Ernest F. Hollings National Wildlife Refuge is in the heart of the ACE Basin in South Carolina. The refuge represents one of the largest undeveloped wetland ecosystems remaining on the Atlantic Coast. This route is one of the many trails through the ACE Basin; at the end of the road is the Grove Pla...
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