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Fern Creek 091024

October 24, 2009 by Mike Shannon

Fern Creek

Trail Run on October 24, 2009
Report and photos by Mike S., Trail Leader
View trail information for Fern Creek

Bill S.
Yellow 2020 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon
Roger R.
Gray 2021 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 4xe
Mike S.
Silver 2004 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon
Ryan S.
Red 1999 Jeep Wrangler
Walt S.
Gray 2022 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon 392
Bob S.
Green 1997 Jeep Wrangler

After completing Illinois Gulch we were all getting tired. Fern Creek would be the seventh trail of our marathon day of wheeling. It was getting late so we did our best to make good time up the trail. Again, snow cover made the trail interesting where it would otherwise be a simple trail in dry weather.

We were soon off the trail at Rampart Range Road and ready to air up and find a good meal. Unfortunately, we forgot how long and washboarded Rampart Range Road could be. It seemed like it took an eternity to get to the end of the road. We aired up in the dark and were very grateful for pavement as we headed back into town. Since we were all headed north, we ended up eating at the El Meson Mexican restaurant off of Santa Fe in Highlands Ranch. We split up from there with some of us knowing we were going to hit the trails again on Sunday, but this time it would be with the promise of fresh snow on the more difficult trails of Metberry Gulch, Longwater Gulch, and Hackett Gulch.

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Reports from Other Days: 6

Use the arrows or dots to flip through the previews of the other reports for Fern Creek. Click one of them to read more and see all of the photos from that day.

May 10, 2008

Led by Monica I.
We drove up Rampart Range Road for what felt like quite awhile, and finally we were at the trailhead for Fern Creek. We figured it would be a quick trip down to the intersection with Long Hollow Road, and we were right. For the most part, the trail was pretty…
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