Colorado's Top 5 Off Road Trails

[@ericshores9217]

Wholly crap I never realized just how funny Cara was. You two together are fun to watch.

[@topkickmb]

WOW! I did Pearl 4 years ago in a 1980 CJ5. Winched myself out of the same hole and hit the right step the same way. Next time I'm gonna fill the hole with rocks first. Very entertaining video. Thanks

[@RevereOverland]

Nice! You mentioned a few that I definitely want to do now. Cara was throwing some shade at the start, but she made up for it with the drone compliments 😂

[@DirtRockTeam]

We absolutely love the San Juan Mountains out in the Ouray Area! Levi has a huge thing for Silverton with the mining history. However, we can't wait to see other parts of Colorado. We were out in Summit County last year, did Mosquito Pass & Wheeler Lake. Colorado is so beautiful!!

[@claymoreadventure6366]

The wife and I definitely want to go explore the flat top area. Have to agree that Scofield is in our top 5 also. Finishing in Marble to get some BBQ and smoked cheesecake made great end to an awesome day.

[@OzarkOverlandAdventures]

I still have not had BBQ in Marble. Gonna have to change that.

[@mikegallagher2732]

LOVE THIS LIST !!!!!! ( As Well As the channel and y'all !!! ) A VERY Merry Christmas to you, And also a HAPPY 2023 !!!!!

[@time4trains]

Really enjoy the two of you.

[@justgonnastay]

4:20 That's such a scary feeling, sliding sideways towards a drop!

[@SocialPants]

Love you guys. Great video and happy holidays!

[@Armando21dc]

Engineer Pass is one of my favorite.

[@SegoMan]

I would like to see the view from the top of Engineer - Every time I have done all I see is the big raindrops coming out of the bottom of the really big dark cloud 🤣🤣

[@HillRZRs]

As soon as I saw the Blair Drone footage I thought "wait, we've been there!". I completely forgot it was part of our Meeker trip. We live Taylor Park but gave never done this run to Aspen. We'll have to add that to our list to do. Great vid.

[@bevestush]

Great list! Loving the beard, too!

[@ahmednesbitte4906]

Hi Matt and Cara, thank you for sharing some over favorite adventures in Colorado. I hope you and the OOA Family have a very Merry Christmas or Happy Holiday Season. 🌲 😊

[@michaelrider3292]

Knowledge is power listen and learn excellent video ✨😉👍

[@Hartwiggers7]

Sorta like choosing your favorite kid...but having done each of these trails multiple times I'd say your list is spot on with mine. I'd give honorable mention to Mt. Antero and Cinnamon Pass because of the American Basin spur.

[@charlesb4267]

Some years ago I did a few of the trails in Colorado and wanted to do Black Bear but knew it was highly ill advised with a stock half ton extended cab chev which has very unimpressive clearance and a horrible turning radius and making some of those switchbacks would have been next to impossible. Of the 5 you listed I was on Taylor but starting from the Aspen side and in the dark which was not intended but will say when you can't see the trail edge beside you its unsettling, next morning went down the other side and picture a low truck with full running boards in the boulder section, it was a challenge with such a unit and the water was rushing pretty good at the entrance to the trail/stream and not a lot of room to make that turn with the rock walls/large boulder and no one to assist if I did get into any issues and no winch either. I talked to someone at the campground just before the taylor side of the trail and he couldn't believe it when he walked around my pickup and saw no damage at all. I had done Imogene, various other ones out of Animas Forks, one that struck me as unique from others is Mt Antero due to the altitude and height above the landscape.

[@davidneal5979]

My favorite technical trail in Colorado is Chinaman Gulch. I always made sure to get that one in every season.

[@OzarkOverlandAdventures]

I need to run that one!

[@tompetty5078]

Love it here

[@Raver_S_Thompson]

Once again I’m going to recommend Blanca. There is great camping at the lake near the top.

[@Desertquartz79]

Definitely put Mt. Antero on your list. It has amazing camping on the trail near creeks and goes to 13,850 feet. The views are awesome its definitely a good one and lots of great trails in that area and Princeton hot springs down the road.

[@AnytimeRVers]

Awesome video. (New Sub). Colorado ROCKS.

[@coloradomallcrawlers]

Matt, I’m going to use a clip from this in my Holy Cross Trail Guide filmed with a stock 2 door Rubicon 😂

[@OzarkOverlandAdventures]

Lol. Go for it. I would love to drive it in a 2dr Rubicon.

[@chaleowin7732]

I was sure Red Cone was going to be on the list.

[@OzarkOverlandAdventures]

I haven’t done that one or it might have been.

[@chaleowin7732]

@@OzarkOverlandAdventures Red Cone is pretty great, kind of a 'right of passage' for most wheelers. Great videos.

[@OzarkOverlandAdventures]

@@chaleowin7732 I plan on running it this summer.

[@mattjj77]

Cool video's. Next time your in Colorado try Mt. Blanca near alamosa and chinaman gultch near buena vista. I can give more details if your interested.

[@OzarkOverlandAdventures]

I’ve driven by it so many times. Next time I’m gonna do it.

[@mattjj77]

I live close by. Can show you the trails if your interested

[@ethanhasxj]

There are winch anchors on all the obstacles on holy cross.

[@OzarkOverlandAdventures]

Not when we ran it.

[@ethanhasxj]

It may have been last year they were added, because they were not there the first time I ran it either.

[@EnriquePerez-jp1qi]

Are sxs allowed in schofield pass ?

[@BIKEnSKILLET]

Colorado. Beautifully dangerous 🤠🤠

[@oldschool4x4]

We would love to check out some of the trails on your list some day,but with a full size long bed what trails are too tight?we don’t want any body damage 😎

[@kdotd]

What are the tires on the blue jeep

[@OzarkOverlandAdventures]

Milestar Patagonia MT02s

[@rfh1987]

Were there many mosquitoes while camping around Flat Tops?

[@OzarkOverlandAdventures]

Not while we were there.

[@michaelsmith-gt9sc]

when did you do pearl pass so i can kinda get a rough time frame of when it would be open?

[@yankeewatchdog6493]

Give Poughkeepsie Gulch a whirl, some time

[@OzarkOverlandAdventures]

I love Poughkeepsie and have done it several times. It’s actually in this Fridays new video.

[@yankeewatchdog6493]

@@OzarkOverlandAdventures me too...I live in LC...

[@yankeewatchdog6493]

@@OzarkOverlandAdventures I need to change out the transmission in my old CJ7...Pearl and Taylor are on the list

[@billyjohnson1127]

Matt, thoroughly enjoy your videos. Thank you. How can I find the routes you took for your #5 Flat Tops route?

[@Desertquartz79]

OnX or trails off-road have the routes and info

[@Pinoydiabloimmortal]

any idea if flat top colorado is easy

[@OzarkOverlandAdventures]

Very easy

[@mike-pl8sn]

Don’t know if you’ve ever heard of redcone? It’s a good fun trail

[@OzarkOverlandAdventures]

Yep just haven’t run it yet.

[@aaronschug6671]

Are you still going here summer of 2024? I would like to tag along if at all possible!

[@OzarkOverlandAdventures]

We will be in colorado at some point I'm just not exactly sure where and when yet.

[@aaronschug6671]

That would be great, I am native to Colorado and would love to show you or tell you about some of my favorite trails you guys could hit!

[@leonardolopez6695]

I love how these trails look, do you think I could hit most of them on a week trip?

[@OzarkOverlandAdventures]

It's doable with some longer highway miles between trails.

[@christophershin6592]

Hi. Great videos…thank you! Quick question: do you know of a trail in Colorado that is all dirt road and very little or no rocks? Thanks!!

[@JuiceboxOffroad]

@@christophershin6592 Rampart range road goes for miles dirt road trail

[@mrenkil]

Any of your top five that you would or could take the Conqueror ?

[@OzarkOverlandAdventures]

I’d pull the Conqueror all over the Flat Tops. Probably will one day.

[@jeremyking3986]

If you want to go overlanding up in the mountains, go in a Jeep. If you want to make it home at the end of the day, go in a Toyota

[@OzarkOverlandAdventures]

How do you get there in the Toyota?

[@Pinoydiabloimmortal]

hey im trying to look were i can go easy off road and camping for my son

[@uglytruth4467]

Can you recommend Colorado trails my Ram 4x4 Ram pickup truck could go? I dont think my truck can handle trversing the big rock and boulders?

[@OzarkOverlandAdventures]

Everything around Ouray, CO except the wall on Poughkeepsie. But you can still do Poughkeepsie just take the bypass.

[@RUBICON-zu6wl]

Isnt #1Devils punchbowl??

[@OzarkOverlandAdventures]

Devil's Punchbowl is the name of the waterfall on the trail. It's not the name of the trail although some call it that. The actual trail name is Schofield Pass.

[@apellerito3]

Great video guess. Question, can or do people ride 4 wheelers on these trails?

[@OzarkOverlandAdventures]

on some of them, yes.

[@leonardolopez6695]

Isn’t the rubicon trail on the jeep badge of honor list?

[@OzarkOverlandAdventures]

Sure is.

[@iank516]

Can someone assist me with a specific trail/trailhead name for the Flat Tops route shown in this video? There was mention of it being part of the enchanted rockies trail, but I've checked multiple map sources for that trail and nothing comes close to Glenwood Springs and the flat top area (it's all much further east by Silverthorne). I was planning to head into the flat top area in July and setup camp for a day or two, but according to AllTrails there are no off roud trails through that area. Hoping someone can tell me that alltrails is wrong! :) TIA

[@iank516]

NVM..just relistened and caught that it was Transfer Trail. Still interested in a version of the enchanted rockies route that includes this area. Anyone have a good source for the .gpx?

[@OzarkOverlandAdventures]

It’s not enchanted Rockies. It’s High Country Trail.

[@iank516]

@@OzarkOverlandAdventures thanks, and thanks for this video! I've reference it several times, and was intrigued to see Pearl as your favorite since it was actually the only trail in your list that I've done! (Which, if anyone is wondering, a Rivian can clear that route with relative ease) Thankfully it's hard for Colorado to disappoint. Looking forward to the adventures ahead.

[@laloolhouvum1634]

Since you did most of the Jeep badge of honour trails in your JK. It means it has to stay with the JK?

[@OzarkOverlandAdventures]

Mine stayed with my JK because I didn’t want to deal with taking them off. Lol. But I think the driver earns the badge, not the Jeep.

[@laloolhouvum1634]

@@OzarkOverlandAdventures JKU Rubicon is a very capable of the box (Auto transmission, sway bar disconnect, front and rear lockers, solid axels, big tyres, good gear ratio, winch, quality suspension lift kit etc..) I believe you earned those badges with a highly modified jeep, so don't give yourself 100% credit😃

[@OzarkOverlandAdventures]

@@laloolhouvum1634 I wouldn't call my JKU with 2.5" lift and 35s highly modified. LOL. I've done much harder badge trails in my Gladiator that I would never take my JKU on. But my philosophy is whether someone did a badge trail in their own rig or a rental or driving a friend's rig, it's the driver that earned the badge.

[@laloolhouvum1634]

@@OzarkOverlandAdventures i didn't say you're a bad driver. According to our standard a Jeep Rubicon JKU with comes standard with features like lockers, sway bar disconnect, 3.6L V6 engine with 2.5 lift and 35s, after market bumpers, lights, winch etc.. Is a highly modified vehicle in our standard😎😇.

[@NigelNaughton]

Uhhh...just like everyone putting out end of year videos now it's everyone doing top 5 Colorado trail videos? Is there some kind of secret 'overlanding' society meetings that dictate what's to be uploaded? 😳

[@OzarkOverlandAdventures]

To my knowledge only two of us have done a top 5 colorado video. But yes there is a secret overlanding society meeting where we discuss these things. 😂 If anyone else has released a top 5 Colorado video other than me and Rob they did not have approval from the Overlanding Society. 😂😂

[@NigelNaughton]

@@OzarkOverlandAdventures and they will pay dearly I am sure 😜

[@OzarkOverlandAdventures]

@@NigelNaughton most likely fined and forced to drive a stock AWD minivan for a month.

[@kevinstarski1598]

Interesting how we all have different comfort zone for things...except for the first one (Flat Tops)...everything else seemed really sketchy, nerve wracking, dangerous, where you have to put your vehicle thru a lot of stress also...not my idea of fun...other people find it appealing to see what trails they can "conquer"...

[@OzarkOverlandAdventures]

It can be scary at first but once you have some experience you realize what you and your rig are capable of and it's a lot of fun.

[@shaweehillsworkshop4226]

cause you know.....toyota..... I spit out my drink

[@OzarkOverlandAdventures]

😂😂😂

[@ascentoffroad]

Then there’s a Toyota on every trail in the video 😂

[@galeaiken3841]

My Jeep friends always giving me crap about my 4Runner too. I go everywhere they do .

[@velazquezjaime149]

👉❤️

[@Wooooptywoop]

Flat tops sucks. Dont go... lol

[@johnpalmieri]

Check out Ellwood Pass on East Fork road outside Pagosa Springs Co. There is a staging area at the bottom, East Fork Campground right at the start, and tons of dispersed camping along E Fork road two-six miles from the parking area. After you traverse Ellwood, head into the mining town of Platoro and get burgers and beer. 🥸

[@OzarkOverlandAdventures]

Sounds awesome!

[@GPstar87]

Do you guys have a video of your Flat Tops trip on Transfer Trail, up to the lakes? I'd love to watch that!

[@bbarcadventures7757]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJvZe2qlg5uDbJo Matt & Cara, since you both like Taylor Pass, Pearl Pass and Schofield Pass, I'd recommend Italian Creek and Upper Reno Divide to American Flag Mountain. Cara will enjoy the "technical" part of Upper Reno Divide. 37" tires or larger recommended.

[@OzarkOverlandAdventures]

I'm pretty sure Cara would walk it and make me drive it. LOL. Definitely have to do that one!!

[@bigled3009]

Merry Christmas! Happy holidays! Love the content can’t wait for 2023 and to see what y’all have in store for us.