Pennsylvania Gulch

1 Review

Location Nederland, CO

Rating Difficult,

Length 2mi

Time 1hr

Guide Trail # 31

Vehicle Types

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Overview

More difficult shortcut off Switzerland Trail.

Shortcut route from town of Sunset to Highway 72. Usually done by drivers looking for a bit more challenge as diversion from Switzerland Trail, Trail #32. Views limited to looking back down the narrow canyon. Surprisingly, this is a county road, shown on maps as C.R. 95J. We found no markings on the route. Unlicensed vehicles use the route, but technically they are not allowed on a county road. Enforcement is always possible by the county sheriff, but this seems unlikely based on past history. Nonetheless, we do not show this road as open to unlicensed vehicles. Travel at your own risk. Open all year.

Rating

Difficult

Trail Ratings Defined

We couldn’t bring ourselves to rate this road difficult, although a few places come close to this rating. It’s rocky and steep, but has no major obstacles. It’s a very narrow shelf road for most of its length, with very few places to pass an oncoming vehicle. We recommend the trail be driven uphill because uphill traffic always has the right-of-way. If you drive it downhill, you may have to back up a considerable distance to let someone get by.

Stats

Length

2mi

Time

1hr

High Point

9,000ft

Best Time To Go

Summer/Fall

Current Conditions

(303) 541-2500Roosevelt N.F., Boulder R.D.

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09/16/2019
Submitted by Kaelin
This trail has become a solidly difficult rating, as erosion has only made it rockier. There’s barely any mud/dirt left and our lifted zj on 33″ tires barely made it through, and we had to use a bypass on a part that would have sent us onto our side.

8/4/2017
Submitted by Charles Wells
We’ve changed the rating on this trail from moderate to difficult due to excessive erosion in the last few years.

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Mark says

8/17/2019 Pennsylvania Gulch was a fun ride today. Conditions were dry and traction was not an issue. I ran it...See More

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Mark says

8/17/2019 Pennsylvania Gulch was a fun ride today. Conditions were dry and traction was not an issue. I ran it in the uphill direction. I did not engage my lockers or air down my tires. Most of it is a good moderate trail, but there are a few parts I would rate as difficult but not expert/heavily modified required. My Jeep is a 4dr rubicon with a small lift and 35” tires. I believe a stock 4dr on 33” tires could manage fine.

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