Caples Lake via Strawberry Creek Road
11.9 mi
Distance
6 hrs 23 min
Time
terrain
2,949 ft
Elev Gain
Overview
This is a difficult one way trail in Eldorado National Forest.
This trail goes by Strawberry Pass and Caples Lake.
Rate this Hike
★★★★★
Great for beginner wheeling...was my first “big” trail with obstacles ...probably not for the stock 4x4, definitely need to be lifted with bigger tires and air down...we ran it south from 50 to 88. The beginning and middle were hardest, the latter part towards 88 was easy. Pops out at Caples, and there’s a little single pump gas station with air right around the corner on 88 going toward Kirkwood. Was able to air up even though they were closed. A couple of medium/hard rock crawling areas, ran into a few rigs that took awhile to navigate both. But a real fun trail with great spots to stop off for lunch and views. Just remember to leave it better than you found it please (found ourselves picking up a lot of trash from others).
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