Black Bear Pass Colorado

[hemrides]

I was wondering if anyone has been on this trail in Colorado. Was looking at some sites I found on google. Looks like a fun trip. Was told you didn't want to try it by yourself. There is a All-4-Fun jamboree each year that the MIle High Club holds. They said in 2010 they will use this trail.

Dave

[Icemanii]

This guy lives out that way and the link has a short writeup on the trail and some pics.

http://www.myxj.net/blog/?p=474

[Rattler]

I dream of running that & the Rubi out West.

[oz97tj]

That trail looks way cool. They say it isn't the hardest trail, but the scenery and the fact your on the edge of a cliff makes it worth while.

[brewmenn]

I ran it when I was out there a few years ago. Definitely worth the time ot run it. It's not difficult, but there are a few scary parts. Two weeks after I ran it a couple in a TJ went off the trail and tumbled 900 feet to their deaths.

[JerryD]

Can you tell Bruce also works for Telluride Tourism Office... funny, he never gets repeat phone calls... :poke:

Seriously, it was a tragedy but fatalities are rare.

The trail in question..
http://flashoffroad.com/Articles/blackbear/images/BlackBear0.jpg

Here's a good shot from '75...
http://flashoffroad.com/Articles/blackbear/images/BlackBearJeep.jpg

Here's a link (http://flashoffroad.com/Articles/blackbear/blackbear.htm) about the trail and the accident.

[kasper31]

DON'T ! ! ever go on the trails in the rockys unless you have others with you,,, ALWAYS have the proper equipment / repair parts with you ......been there done that.
S A F E T Y first ! !

[brewmenn]

DON'T ! ! ever go on the trails in the rockys unless you have others with you,,, ALWAYS have the proper equipment / repair parts with you ......been there done that.
S A F E T Y first ! !

I ran this and several other trails out there alone and would do it again. I saw way more people out alone than I saw groups. Most of the trails I ran were not particularly challenging, and more had enough traffic that if you got into trouble someone would help you out, unless you went over the edge and then it wouldn't matter.

[kasper31]

YES,,,, you can go it alone, I have many times, even on horse back, however taking into consideration that when something breaks and there is no one around it gets very lonely, dark, cold at night, and you cannot always count on others passing by or maybe MIGHT be there, I've spent several nights doing repairs at various times when up there alone on the trails.......nuf said

[T-way]

I've ran some trails with black bears on them.....does that count??

:lmao::bootyshake:

[brewmenn]

YES,,,, you can go it alone, I have many times, even on horse back, however taking into consideration that when something breaks and there is no one around it gets very lonely, dark, cold at night, and you cannot always count on others passing by or maybe MIGHT be there, I've spent several nights doing repairs at various times when up there alone on the trails.......nuf said

Yes, being prepared in important. When I've run trails like these alone I've packed enough food and water to survive a few days, and brought clothes and whatever else we would have needed to spend the night.

But I saw more traffic out there on those trails than I see on many back roads and 2 tracks in Michigan. I sometimes like to run those alone also.

[brewmenn]

I've ran some trails with black bears on them.....does that count??

:lmao::bootyshake:

no:poke:

[hemrides]

Has this club ever put together a trip like this or gone out for one of the outings? I also found a good web site that has a number of other trails. Most of them are class 1 or 2...course that's my style of trail.

www.webejeepin.com

By the way thanks for the feed back about Black Bear!!


Thanks,
Dave