| Difficulty: | Number: | Miles: | Altitude: | Obstacles: | Time: |
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| Easy 2 | FR460 | 0.50 | 8,600 ft. | None | 1/2 hour |
Closure:
July - Best
August - Best
September - Best
October - Best
Accessed:
| Tuscarora Cutoff
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| USGS 7.5' Map: | Gold Hill | ||||||||||||||
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| County: | Boulder | ||||||||||||||
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| Managed by: | Roosevelt National Forest, Boulder Ranger District | 2140 Yarmouth, Boulder, CO 80301 | (303)541-2500 | ||||||||||||
| Summary: | Tuscarora Cutoff is a short spur road off of the Switzerland Trail. | ||||||||||||||
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| Seasonal Closure: |
Natural - Closed by heavy snows. | ||||||||||||||
| Best Time: |
June - May be open unless heavy snows July - Best August - Best September - Best October - Best |
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| Camping: | There are no dispersed camp sites along the road. | ||||||||||||||
| Base Camp: | Not a good area to base camp. | ||||||||||||||
| Fall Colors: | Poor - There are few aspen trees. | ||||||||||||||
| Navigation: |
From Nederland, CO head west on W 2nd Street toward N Jefferson Street 0.3 miles. Continue to follow CO-72 W
for 8.0 miles. Turn right onto Gold Hill Rd and go 4.1 miles. Turn left onto Switzerland Trail and go 2.2 miles. Turn right onto FR460. |
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| History: | |||||||||||||||
| Description: | |||||||||||||||
| Tuscarora Cutoff is a short spur off of the Switzerland Trail road. It only goes a short distance before ending. It once was a steep road down to Lefthand Creek and then into Tuscarora Gulch, on the north side of Lefthand Creek. | |||||||||||||||
| Data updated - June 12, 2016 4WD Road driven - June 24, 2010 Copyright 4X4Explore.com - 2000-2016 | |||||||||||||||