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Lost Canyon Four-Wheel Drive Road
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9,000 Feet
(2805.5 Meters)
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| Difficulty: |
Moderate first 2 miles accessible by 2 WD vehicle
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| Elevation Gain: |
3,570 Feet
(1112.8 Meters)
from Highway 24 to Columbine Mine
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| Ending Elevation: |
12,570 Feet
(3918.3 Meters)
Columbine Mine
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| Length: |
8.5 Miles
(14.17 Kilometers)
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Filed By: Richard
(Enid, Oklahoma)
Difficulty: Easy
Number of People Encountered: 0-10 ppl
Recommend to a Friend: Highly
Report: I did this road on a Suzuki DRZ 400 S dual sport bike. All mileages were off my odometer. At the Granite Store take FR 398 to the west for 2.9 miles to the intersection with Flume Creek Road (FR 398A). This intersection is clearly marked with a FR sign. Go straight if you want to do the Flume Creek Road. Turn left to take the Lost Canyon Road. At about the 8.6 mile point you come to an abandoned log cabin on the right. The road is surprisingly easy up to this point. Take the left fork (lower road) to go to the Basin Gold mine, an active mining operation by a husband and wife, who spend four months in the summer working the mine. They offer gold panning, etc. for a small fee and have very limited snacks for sale. Back at the abandoned cabin, take the right fork (upper road)to continue up the road to the Columbine Mine. The road gets a little rougher and steeper from this point on with more rocks on the road. At the 9.8 mile point, I came to a triangular fork in the road. To the right led to a dead end road with a pretty good view to the south. To the left led to where the mine apparently used to be. Continuing to the left I came to a couple of abandoned cabins at the 10.5 mile point. At the 11.2 mile point, the road becomes fairly faint and looks as if people have created their own road by continued travel. The road ends at the 11.7 mile point overlooking Twin Lakes. I never did see any sign of the Columbine Mine. I was informed later that this was totally an underground operation. I saw two bikers coming down hill from the upper sections and two jeeps at the top.
Conditions: This road was very easy compared to many I have done in the Leadville area. For a bigger challenge, do the Mount Zion trail or Birdseye Gulch up to Mosquito Pass just north of Leadville.
Water Availability: No water available on this road.
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