Ellis Jeep Trail

This was a fun trail but there are some down trails making it very narrow for full sized vehicles. We did it in a 4 door Bronco and there were some areas where there was only 3ish inches of clearance on each side. Further up, a few miles in, the trail sign says no full size vehicles. Full size vehicles may (or may not) be able make it. We got off the road when the 1101.1 turns off to loop back towards the 501.1. At this point there is a road block but it looks like it’s been driven around. Definitely would not recommend taking any vehicles wider than a standard Jeep/Bronco but nothing super technical.

I entered the trail from the point at the WY border, not knowing of the Road Closed sign at the 499.1 / 82.1 intersection. There was a larger tree felled across the road about 1/2 mile west of that intersection but I cleared it. Not sure if the road was closed because of that tree or not. Did not encounter any other obstructions on that short part.

Very dry and dusty. No other vehicles on the trail. High winds last night and this morning brought down a lot of trees. We managed to leave the saw in the truck but got four trees cleared with a winch. Finally came across one too big to move about a half mile South of the Wyoming line. Trail is in pretty good shape otherwise.

Fun trail! Came across a few people but not too bad. Nothing too crazy on this trail. Fairly rocky a majority of the way. You can also extend this trail by starting at Steamboat Lake and going under the base of Hahns Peak.