Katie Yergensen, Montrose County County Public Information Officer and Jon Waschbusch, Montrose Deputy County Manager speak about the Rimrocker Trail route and amenities on the West End of Montrose County this week at The Forum Montrose. Greg Larson Field Manager Uncompahgre Field Office, speaks about the proposed Shavano Gateway Recreation Area and the Rimrocker Trail.
Don’t be fooled by these gorgeous days! Rimrocker Trail is STILL impassable on the CO side and on the UT side. We anticipate it will a minimum of three or four weeks before #RimrockerTrail is passable.
Many thanks to the Backcountry 4×4’s for representing the Rimrocker Trail at this year’s Easter Jeep Safari! 1000 bags of information were given away to EJS attendees.
Craig and Katie Johnson attempted the Rimrocker yesterday from Montrose – Moab and were thwarted by snow. Their jeep has 35s, lockers, and they even aired down to 20psi, but the ice below the snow held them back. Thanks Craig & Katie for the great update on conditions!
Trail Update: We’ve received an epic amount of snow this spring (which we are incredibly grateful for!). It will be quite a while before the trail is open in multiple spots in Colorado and Utah. Check back for updates later this spring! If you’re looking for a nice side route, check out Rte 141 through Gateway Canyon – beautiful…
To get a great sense for what riding the Rimrocker Trail is like, watch this video with incredible footage from Expedition Overaland’s adventure on the trail.
Thanks to Dane Nacht for sharing these photos from his trip on the Rimrocker in the summer of 2018!
The folks at Four Wheeler Magazine wrote about their ride over the Rimrocker last fall. Read about it by clicking here.
Manti La SalThe La Sal National Forest facebook page, the La Sal mountains received almost 30” of snow over the weekend. Winter is here, please plan accordingly when traveling in the mountains and check utahavalanchecenter.org for avalanche forecasts and mountain weather.
Thanks to the BackCountry 4×4’s Group for representing the Rimrocker Trail in the 2018 Montrose Christmas Parade!
