Mineral Creek Jeep Trail - Alpine Loop - Ouray, Colorado
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Mineral Creek trail is a cool trail that offers access to the Alpine Loop system in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. You can access Poughkeepsie Gulch, Engineer Pass, Animas Forks Ghost Town, Cinnamon Pass and many more trails in that beautiful area. In this video we take you up the Mineral Creek Trail on our way to the Poughkeepsie Gulch Trail. There are a few rocky sections here and there that you might want to get out of the vehicle and evaluate and plan your line before attempting or have a spotter just to stay safe. None of these obstacles are really difficult, you just want to stay on the trail and not roll into the creek below. There is a short section of shelf road that is pretty exposed but not too bad as it is mostly pretty wide. You get to see Camron's new Gladiator in this video and Jerry's stock Toyota FJ Cruiser tackle this cool trail.
Shortcuts:
Intro: 0:00
Bonus obstacle :12:39
Shelf road: 17:00
Rocky section: 28:48
Rocky section: 30:47
Rocky section: 40:32 - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
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We just came down Mineral Creek from Engineer in a stock 4-runner. Some good size rocks on a poorly chosen line bent up my running boards, and the shelves are certainly not for beginners. Some good holes and water crossing above poughkipsie trailhead...
What a blast!
Nice! It’s a great place! - Geoff
Looked like a fun trail! Will have to add this to my TO DO list!
It’s pretty cool. First time I’ve ever ran it. We’ve always hit the Alpine Loop trails from Silverton. It’s cool that it had a couple bonus lines and it’s more than just a county road 👍🏻. Thanks for watching!
My daughter and I had just moved to Cortez. We rented a Jeep Wrangler and got lost in the rain on this trail in 2000. Never saw another vehicle ever. Not bad for first timers!
Nice! That’s so cool. It’s a great place!
Thanks for the post. going in july!
Sweet! Have fun! We love it over there in the San Juans! - Geoff
Excellent video!
Thanks!
We had driven that morning to ouray and the trail we had wanted to do was closed down for a bike race. So on the way back we decided to do this in my brand new Jeep Wrangler and being my first not beginner trail it was surprised but we had fun and only one oh crap moment on a shelf road where it had some of it eroded and was not wider than my tires this was back around 2017-2018 time frame
Nice! Thanks for sharing. It’s a great trail. There are spots that seem to wash out from time to time, more so than other trails. - Geoff
Going up is challenging for sure but coming down from Engineer is a completely different level. BPF 10 (butt pucker factor)
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several parts the 2nd vehicle is right up the bumper of the first, than sections where the 2nd vehicle loses sight of the first vehicle.
When I’m driving with the GoPro on my Jeep, I try to get as close to the rig in front of me to get good footage
That narrow ledge would get my attention! I was on the road today but heard there was some snow in the Rockies......do you run any winter trails? Great vlog again.
Thanks Tom! The shelf road here wasn’t bad at all. No obstacles on it and it was a little wider than a lot of the other shelf roads. We got about 7” here in Castle Rock so sadly the high country trails will be over with for the season! We will probably hit some of the lower elevation trails like China Wall and maybe Liberty by Penrose. We’ve only been to Moab once in November so we’re going to go in a few weeks and hit Elephant Hill. We ordered a roof top tent so there will be more trips planned for sure!
@@Colorado4x4 Congrats on the RTT......I’m sure you’ll really enjoy it and that will give y’all a chance to really do some multi-day trips.
Thanks Tom! We’ve never had one and that is the hope! So many times we drive 3 hours to a trail, wheel all day and then drive 3 hours back home so I’m hoping it will be great for that! Do you have one?
@@Colorado4x4 I do not......have always tent camped. But seriously considering one with the Bronco. Which one did you go with???
Honestly me or my wife have never even set foot in one. Camron convinced us after this last camping trip. We ordered the Free Spirit Recreation High Country 80”. It is a full king size bed 🤴😂😂😂. Should be plenty of room for me, my wife and the kids. I will let you know how it works out!
what time of year was it when this was filmed?? looking to make a trip soon!
Cody! This was mid-October. It was below freezing when we started in the morning. Great time to be there. Way less people on the trails. Just hope for now big early snowstorms! - Geoff
Can you come back down to Alpine loop start the same way you go up?
Yes. There are multiple routes to take.
Is this video headed east into the morning sun?
Yes. We started at Hwy 550 and went to Poughkeepsie Gulch. The sun was brutal right when we got to the shelf road section 🤭
Ran it the other way from Engineer to connect to Ophir.
Heck yea. It’s a great little trail, isn’t it?
@@Colorado4x4 just past Poughkeepsie it gets pretty interesting in the woods.
Cool. Are there any other rocky sections after Poughkeepsie?
@@Colorado4x4 yes
Sweet. I want to run the full length next year. We ran Poughkeepsie to the wall and then the local Jeep club came down and had locked the gate at the top. They let us play around on the wall for a little while and then we had to head back out the way we came
reckon a stock Colorado Z71 can do this trail?
Yes. The FJ cruiser in this video was stock at that time. It ties you into all the other awesome alpine loop trails!
@@Colorado4x4 Thank you for your reply, Sir!
Keep up the great work, your Vids are great!
You bet! I’m happy to help out! Take this trail and then hit Engineer Pass and then go to Lake City and come back to Silverton on Cinnamon Pass. I can’t wait to get back out there this summer!
@@Colorado4x4 you can camp anywhere out on the trails right? As long as you are not obstructing traffic? I also want to do Ophir and Imogene in the same trip lol, so that will be a lot of passes, can’t wait lol!
I would say for the most part, yes. To be sure, go to the San Juan National Forest webpage and look for the MVUMs (motor vehicle use map). These maps are very detailed and show where dispersed camping is not allowed. All of those trails down there are excellent!!!! - Geoff
Stock off road vehicle,no problem.
Yep
Did it in a Forester this October...okay...took me 5 hours, but....just sayin' the signage at the Animals Creek end of the ride needs to be firmer than "Four Wheel Drive Recommended".
Nice! You honestly don’t need much of a rig to hit a lot of trails, especially with a good driver. Most people’s rigs are way overbuilt for rudimentary trails anyway - Geoff
Were jeeps required to wear masks?
What are you talking about
Saw the Covid 19 warning sign at the beginning of the video.@@Colorado4x4
@garethleitner9547 hahahhhaa. Yea, all jeeps had to wear masks 😀😀