Crystal Mill / Marble Colorado

[leftyguns21]

has anyone done crystal mill trail recently that can provide some insight/pictures. I've watched numerous YouTube videos on the road but all are out dated. I am going up this Friday and wondering what to expect.

 

[leftyguns21]

anyone.....:fishing:

 

[nopnotme]

Haven't been there a while brutha let me know how it goes!
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Crystal Mill Road

 

[ARC]

Went a couple weeks ago. Not sure what info you are after. There is one rock that takes a little effort to get around or over above the punch bowl. Other than that it's a shelf road.

 

[leftyguns21]

Went a couple weeks ago. Not sure what info you are after. There is one rock that takes a little effort to get around or over above the punch bowl. Other than that it's a shelf road.

that's basically what I was looking for, just wondering what the road is like and what to expect. I had heard there was a slide too and wasn't sure if that affected the road. I have never driven it before and just getting prepared

 

[Jimmy_D]

Our 4-wheel group in Crested Butte did it about a month ago. We ate at the BBQ place in Marble and then did the Lead King loop that circles back to the trail that goes from Marble -> Crystal -> Schofield Pass. We backtracked to Crystal once we hit the Marble -> Schofield trail so everyone could take the usual Crystal Mill pictures (it's only a couple of miles out of the way). We then headed back the way we'd come to go through the Punch Bowl and up to Schofield. It was actually in better shape than it has been the last number of years; possibly in the best shape I've ever seen it. I would highly recommend that you take in the Lead King loop because it's probably the most spectacular scenery you're going to find up there. It adds some time to the trip but it's definitely worth it.

 

[NateMob]

Our 4-wheel group in Crested Butte did it about a month ago. We ate at the BBQ place in Marble and then did the Lead King loop that circles back to the trail that goes from Marble -> Crystal -> Schofield Pass. We backtracked to Crystal once we hit the Marble -> Schofield trail so everyone could take the usual Crystal Mill pictures (it's only a couple of miles out of the way). We then headed back the way we'd come to go through the Punch Bowl and up to Schofield. It was actually in better shape than it has been the last number of years; possibly in the best shape I've ever seen it. I would highly recommend that you take in the Lead King loop because it's probably the most spectacular scenery you're going to find up there. It adds some time to the trip but it's definitely worth it.

Was that a day trip or an overnighter? Looking to go up there next weekend.

 

[Jimmy_D]

Was that a day trip or an overnighter

Day trip. We went over Kebler Pass and McClure Pass from Crested Butte to Marble to cut down on total trip time.

 

[leftyguns21]

made the trip yesterday, camped, and returned today. we went up from the marble side to crystal then back to marble. the road was sketchy in a few spots but overall not too bad. the drive back down today involved a ton of maneuvering for upcoming traffic. several jeep groups and others going up. the drive up yesterday wasn't too crowded at all. a 4wheeler lost a wheel and was blocking the road for a bit, gave us some time to take a break. it was raining pretty good today and the road got slick in a few spots.

i would love to make the loop but i dont feel i have the technical skills to drive it or the car capable of it. Ive read it gets much tougher past crystal.