Birdseye Gulch - Leadville, CO
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94RedRover
N 39° 18.553 W 106° 13.461
13S E 394442 N 4351806
Moderate to difficult trail leading from 91 to 7th Street in Leadville, Colorado, with views of Mosquito Range and access to additional trails.
Waymark Code: WM7129
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 08/17/2009
Views: 4
Birdseye Gulch is a great optional trail off of Mosquito Pass. We began the trail on Highway 91 north of Leadville, and continued back into Leadville. With the 4-wheel drive officiando Bill Burke as our guide we got all levels of Land Rovers, including stock vehicles, through this 4.4 mile trail with little incident.
The trail is narrow and quite rocky in spots, giving it a rating of 6 out of 10 on the difficulty scale. You will encounter rock fields, tight bruch, mud and creek crossing. The ascent to 12,200 feet is not extremely steep, but tight switchbacks coupled with large boulders will challenge any level of driver. I would recommend high clearance, diff guards and differential lockers.
There is one spot along the trail that is very off camber, leaning out towards the cliff. Othe rthan that, anyone afraid of heights will be too busy gawking at the georgeous scenery all around.
The highlight of this trail is a mud bog by the timberline. If you wish to play here, I highly suggest having good recovery gear. Even with our narrow Super Swamper tyres, there was no bottom on this mud hole to find. RedRover quickly sunk down to the bumper (and we have 34" tyres!). Anyone that wanted to try got three attempts. Though it was fun playing in a mud hole in Colorado, I'd love to show them the mud we play in in New Jersey...but that's another story.
Allow 6-8 hours for this trail, depending on how long you play in the mud.
Overall Trail Difficulty: Okay we're getting bumpy
Land Ownership: Public
Popularity: Crowded
Highest Altitude: 12,200 feet
Trail Length (approx): 4.4 miles
Parking availble?: No
Room for Trailers: No
Permit required to access area?: No
Camping sites nearby: Yes
Are OHVs permitted: No
Additional Trailhead: Not Listed
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