Chicken Creek Trail 4-19-18
Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2018 6:31 am
We didn't get much snow over winter here in SW CO. I went up in to San Juan NF to check it out this week. There was just a little snow in shady areas up around 9000-9500 feet. I ended up on a few different FS roads and eventually looped back over to Transfer Campground. That is where I picked up the Rim Trail and headed back down to Mancos. It was about a 4 hour outing with no obstacles to speak of. We got twisted up good at one point where the FS had blocked the trail near the power line and gas line right of ways. On the way back down from the utility right of ways, I saw there was a "go around" the FS obstacle and took it. The two tracks are all pretty dry and dusty with very little overflow from irrigation ditches that occasionally run along side the trail.
West Mancos River Overlook
West Mancos River Overlook