Taylor Park Colorado- Singletrack, Pearl Pass, Taylor Pass

Hayduke · 08-07-2009, 07:46 AM

Motorcycle Used: XR400R plated

Type of roads/trails: Single track, gnarly jeep roads

Difficulty: Some easy to moderate singletrack, then fairly difficult terrain over Pearl Pass, and coming down the south side of Taylor Pass.

Rode this with Pablo83, Mountain Eagle, and Mommer from West Fest camp this year- Buena Vista and back, but this track starts at the Taylor Park store, follows easy gravel roads for awhile, dives into singletrack including Brush Creek, then it gets fun.

Pearl Pass is a difficult pass on two wheels. Best suited for trail bikes- I wouldn't take my 950 on it.

The most spectacular pass I've ever seen, though, and I'd do it again in a heartbeat!

After Pearl, we headed to Ashcroft, then back south over Taylor Pass. Taylor is easy on the North side, but the south side is very rocky, and one section is litterally in the Taylor River streambed, with basketball sixed rocks under a foot plus of swift water.

The track ends where we hit the main gravel road...and my battery died.

Pablo83 · 08-08-2009, 09:27 PM

Duke, any idea why do I get "upload of file failed" every time I try to post GPX files?

Hayduke · 08-09-2009, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by pablo83

Duke, any idea why do I get "upload of file failed" every time I try to post GPX files?

Not sure, Paul. Uploading has been sketchy lately.

Are you sure you have all the extraneous waypoints deleted, etc.?

Pablo83 · 08-09-2009, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Hayduke

Not sure, Paul. Uploading has been sketchy lately.

Are you sure you have all the extraneous waypoints deleted, etc.?

Fuck if I know.

What'a an extraneous waypoint? I deleted all the waypoints. The file is 444 KB.

It's not a big deal, it would just be nice to know what the hell I'm doing wrong.

BigDogAdventures.com · 08-09-2009, 03:45 PM

Hey Heyduke,

that stinkin' pearl pass has turned me back at least 3 times----always very deep snow--now I'm too old to try----shit

Here was one attempt----it was near the top then I hit some 8 ft. snow drifts.

Yes that is one mean mutha--coming from the North it was the toughest place I'd ever been on a dirt bike---I was on a DRZ400 in this picture--years ago.

I may be blowing thru your area soon---I'll try to stop and say hi.

Hayduke · 08-10-2009, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by pablo83

Fuck if I know.

What'a an extraneous waypoint? I deleted all the waypoints. The file is 444 KB.

It's not a big deal, it would just be nice to know what the hell I'm doing wrong.

Might just be a server issue, then. It's been a bit wonky. try again!

Mark- it'd be good to see you again! Pearl is open now, btw.

gaspipe · 08-10-2009, 07:21 PM

I rode over Moquito, Weston, Tincup, Taylor and Pearl last year to get from Leadville to Crested Butte. Ended up doing Taylor and Pearl in the dark, and it took a while. Some fairly gnarly stuff in there.

Great route Duke!

Hayduke · 08-10-2009, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by gaspipe

I rode over Moquito, Weston, Tincup, Taylor and Pearl last year to get from Leadville to Crested Butte. Ended up doing Taylor and Pearl in the dark, and it took a while. Some fairly gnarly stuff in there.

Great route Duke!

Credit for the route goes to Pablo83. I was just following and making tracks.

fotobo · 08-10-2009, 07:50 PM

I rode over Pearl a couple of years ago on what was supposed to be a dual sport ride, going from Crested Butte to Leadville. Later on we joked that it was more like a cruel sport ride. I wouldn't mind doing again though, using your tracks.

I will be out there around Labor Day. I'll stop by and see you. Don't know if you remember but I stopped by last year while doing the TAT with my two riding buddies Dick (Dickosaurous) and Ken (Rufus)

Pablo83 · 08-10-2009, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by gaspipe

I rode over Moquito, Weston, Tincup, Taylor and Pearl last year to get from Leadville to Crested Butte. Ended up doing Taylor and Pearl in the dark, and it took a while. Some fairly gnarly stuff in there.

Great route Duke!

Wow, I thought Pearl was tough pass. The nice part was the amazing scenery. Doing it at night sounds brutal, and cold.

MotoJim · 08-12-2009, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by BigDogAdventures.com

that stinkin' pearl pass has turned me back at least 3 times----always very deep snow--now I'm too old to try----shit

I'm not buying it Mark. The day I took this picture of my LC4 at the top, one of our group was 70 years young.

Seriously, the key to riding Pearl is just pacing yourself. In most cases no one's handing out a trophy anyway.

JimR

BigDogAdventures.com · 08-12-2009, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by MotoJim

Seriously, the key to riding Pearl is just pacing yourself. In most cases no one's handing out a trophy anyway.

JimR

The difficulty is not what stopped me each time---it was 4 ft. and deeper snow.

I know there have been years that the pass never opens up at all.

MotoJim · 08-12-2009, 07:03 PM

Yeah, I know ...... I was just giving you a hard time because of your comment that you are too old. To steal some words from Malcolm Smith, ya don't get too old to ride ya get too old to crash.

begeberg · 06-26-2011, 08:54 AM

This looks like a nice loop trail opportunity around Taylor Park and then back to Buena. May try it in early September but it might kill off me and my flatlander buddies.

Pablo83 · 06-27-2011, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by begeberg

but it might kill off me and my flatlander buddies.

If it does, be sure to post pics.

08-08-2009, 09:27 PM	#2
Pablo83 Sleep, Wrench, Ride Joined: Aug 2008 Location: Woodland Park, CO Oddometer: 4,515	Duke, any idea why do I get "upload of file failed" every time I try to post GPX files? __________________ Bikes: DR350 \| GR650 Street Tracker \| NX650 Turbo \| Catamount Cycles Events: 2013 Monkey-Butt 500 \| BreckTrek 2013

08-09-2009, 03:45 PM	#5
BigDogAdventures.com Fart Letter Joined: Sep 2003 Location: Mt. Vernon, Illinois Oddometer: 3,859	Pearl Pass Hey Heyduke, that stinkin' pearl pass has turned me back at least 3 times----always very deep snow--now I'm too old to try----shit Here was one attempt----it was near the top then I hit some 8 ft. snow drifts. Yes that is one mean mutha--coming from the North it was the toughest place I'd ever been on a dirt bike---I was on a DRZ400 in this picture--years ago. I may be blowing thru your area soon---I'll try to stop and say hi. __________________ Mark Sampson Click here for BigDogs full length DVD movies http://bigdogadventures.com/Video.htm www.bigdogadventures.com Why in the heck did you buy a 250 ?? "Because they were all out of 175's" "The less the merrier" "I'm so old, I don't even buy green bananas"--Quote: Jimmy Dickens "The older I get--the bigger my rear sprocket gets" "It takes 12 HP to ride around the world--the rest is wheelspin" BigDogAdventures.com screwed with this post 08-09-2009 at 04:29 PM

08-10-2009, 07:21 PM	#7
gaspipe Just a dude.... Joined: Jul 2004 Location: Pickwick Lake, Tennessippi Oddometer: 11,205	I rode over Moquito, Weston, Tincup, Taylor and Pearl last year to get from Leadville to Crested Butte. Ended up doing Taylor and Pearl in the dark, and it took a while. Some fairly gnarly stuff in there. Great route Duke! __________________ gaspipe [the original] I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle. -- Winston Churchill

08-10-2009, 07:50 PM	#9
fotobo KTM rider Joined: Sep 2007 Location: Coweta, Ok Oddometer: 1,525	I rode over Pearl a couple of years ago on what was supposed to be a dual sport ride, going from Crested Butte to Leadville. Later on we joked that it was more like a cruel sport ride. I wouldn't mind doing again though, using your tracks. I will be out there around Labor Day. I'll stop by and see you. Don't know if you remember but I stopped by last year while doing the TAT with my two riding buddies Dick (Dickosaurous) and Ken (Rufus) __________________ "I don't want a pickle, I just wanna ride on my motorsickle" (Arlo Guthrie)

06-26-2011, 08:54 AM	#14
begeberg That'll leave a mark.. Joined: Mar 2007 Location: Cornfield heaven Oddometer: 2,185	Hayduke.. This looks like a nice loop trail opportunity around Taylor Park and then back to Buena. May try it in early September but it might kill off me and my flatlander buddies. __________________ Life is like riding a bicycle, where balance is a good thing.

08-12-2009, 07:03 PM	#13
MotoJim Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2001 Location: Searching.... Oddometer: 194	Yeah, I know ...... I was just giving you a hard time because of your comment that you are too old. To steal some words from Malcolm Smith, ya don't get too old to ride ya get too old to crash.

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