Twin Lake/ Cold Creek Road

Total Miles
5.4

Technical Rating

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Trail Type

Full-Width Road

Accessible By

Trail Overview

From Interstate 90, take exit 54 near Hyak on the south side of the interstate. Drive through the ski and residential area towards the water treatment plant and ponds. This gate may be seasonally closed. Drive through the gate at the east end and onto the gravel 9070 FS road.

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Difficulty

Overall, most vehicles can make it to the trailhead, though two-wheeler and low clearance vehicles will need to slowly choose lines thoughtfully. There are some v-notches in the road, but no more than 12 inches, some puddles, and larger rocks to negotiate. Past the trailhead, it gets rocky, and all-wheel drive and high clearance 4x4 vehicles handle the road better. There are some spurs that could require backing out due to no turnaround.

Technical Rating

Status Reports

Not bad of a trail. Went midday and it was mostly sunny. Definitely recommend snow tires. 2-2.5 hours round trip up and down the trail. I was on stock suspension on the SR5 but I did have K02’s which helped so much with grip. Aired down to about 25 PSI

SNOW!! climbed to were I made the report a few weeks ago. Pretty similar snow conditions was pretty easy in my cruiser. I passed a Subaru and a 4runner going out

Snow melted at the time I went, lots of Christmas tree harvesting in the area, decent amount of car traffic. No washouts or obstruction, trail is clear of snow/ice as of writing.

Pictures are a mix of nov. 4 and 5 went up about the same time both mornings snow has mostly melted. Was a good 3-4” in some spots. Trail was fairly easy for snow on rocks. I just took it slow and it was all fine.