Death Ridge 2.5

With a name like "Death Ridge" we expected it to be something special.  It was just a so-so trail with nothing spectacular.

It appeared that the northern dozen miles of the road had been graded in spring, 2017.  The center 5 0r 6 miles, the 4WD part, had not been graded for quite a while.  The next few miles were not recently graded but were in good shape.  The last 20 miles were wide graded road.  Took us about 5 hours.

We ran it from north to south but it can be done in either direction.

There is a GPS - gpx track file at the bottom of the page.

A recent washout

Much of the northern part was simply a graded road through the trees.

Some of the area had Ponderosa Pine

Other areas were heavier to pinion-juniper

Absolutely, positively and for sure do not take this trail when it is wet!  Many clay areas.

Clay is soft when wet

Hills are eroding

There were quite a few areas with views of the white rock prevalent in the area.

Large white rock canyon

Along a ridgeline

The last 20 miles were mellow.

Trail in good condition

Wide graded road headed for Grosvenor Arch.

Updated 2017.

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