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Illinois Road

Beginning Elevation:	9,400 Feet (2930.2 Meters)
Difficulty:	Easy to More Difficult
Elevation Gain:	1,400 Feet (436.4 Meters)
Ending Elevation:	10,800 Feet (3366.6 Meters)
Length:	4.5 Miles (7.5 Kilometers) to the Timberline Trail
Other Maps:	Colorado Atlas & Gazetteer
Recommended Season:	Summer to Fall
Road Number:	756
Usage:	Light
USGS Maps:	Taylor Park Reservoir, Pieplant, Mt. Harvard

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General Description

The first two miles of Illinois Road are usually passable by two wheel drive vehicles. There are several dead end roads branching from Illinois Road that may make following this road difficult. After leaving Taylor River Road, Illinois Road follows a creek for one mile, then goes over a ridge and cuts across three drainages. After following another creek for a mile, the road climbs rapidly to a small lake at the end of the road. There is a short access trail from the lake to the Timberline Trail.

Directions from Almont: Travel twenty six miles northeast on Taylor River Road, 742. Turn right on to Illinois Creek Road, 756.

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Recreation Opportunities

Activity		Remarks	On Site
	Horseback Riding	Illinois Creek Road	Yes
	ATV Riding	Illinois Creek Road - access ends at wilderness boundary	Yes
	Motorcycle Riding	Illinois Creek Road - access ends at wilderness boundary	Yes
	Four-Wheel Driving	Illinois Road	Yes

Related Activities

Timberline Trail - This trail follows the timberline directly beneath the Sawatch Range. Following the boundary of the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness, the trail offers great views of Taylor Park.

Timberline (N & S) Trailhead - The Timberline Trailhead lies along Cottonwood Pass Road near the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness boundary. Timberline Trail and the Continental Divide Trail lead north and south from this trailhead.

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Contact Information:

Colorado Tourism Office, 1625 Broadway, Suite 1700 , Denver, CO, 80202, Phone: 800-COLORADO

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