Hanson Creek - 5510

Total Miles
3.8

Technical Rating

1

Easy

Best Time

Summer

Trail Type

Full-Width Road

Accessible By

Trail Overview

Turn off Tinkham Road NF-55 onto Hansen Creek NF5510 and drive ~ 3.5 miles to the Hansen Creek Loop trail head near the rock quarry. The road is gravel. Winter and Spring snow may make it impassable. The shoulders are soft, at the end of the road, there is a large quarry and space to park for the trail head, or a picnic and a campfire.

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Hanson Creek - 5510
Hanson Creek - 5510

Difficulty

When snow-free, 4WD and 2WD can travel the road. Winter and Spring driving are likely to encounter snow, and sometimes impassable. A quarter-hour drive can turn into a couple of hours in the snow doing recovery up to the trailhead and returning to Tinkham Road. Soft shoulder and ditch hazards when driving too close to the edge of the road.

Technical Rating

1

Access Description

Take exit 47 off I-90. Turn right at the end of the exit and then right onto Tinkham Road. Hansen Creek Road will be a couple of miles down on the south side.

Hanson Creek - 5510 Map

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