Holy Cross City (17.38 miles away)
Minturn, Colorado
Lake County Road 1C
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Located within the Leadville Mining District, southeast of town, Lake County 1C is a moderately rough 4-wheel-drive road that climbs sharply through Pigtail Gulch, connecting County Road 2 to County Roads 1A and 1B. The first half mile, traveling west to east, follows a single-lane dirt road next to a water culvert, passing several abandoned mines, including Modest Barrel, Garibaldi Tunnel, and the New England Mine. The trail then travels through two tight switchbacks that can be traversed in one go with careful tire placement and then continues in a northerly direction up a steep and loose hill, peppered with baseball-sized rocks and an occasional larger rock just breaking the trail's surface. The trail can be driven in either direction and is a good final trail if completing the Route of The Silver Kings Driving Tour and having an appropriate vehicle. This trail requires a high-clearance 4WD vehicle with selectable low-range gearing.
No camping is available along this trail.
