TrailDamage.com

Welcome!

These pages feature trails run by the members of TrailDamage.com (why that name?), a club based in Colorado. Here you can find information about trails in Colorado, Utah, Arizona, California, Texas and Wyoming. Each trail page contains a description of the trail, as well as trail features like rock climbing, water crossings and mud. Pictures, maps, and Google Earth information (what is Google Earth?) are featured here, with many more pictures and movies within each Trail Report.

Latest Trail Report: Mount Herman Road on January 2, 2010

Sign at Rampart Range Road Trail at Rampart Range Road End Ruts in the Road

Trail run by Bill S., Matt K., Terry and Tim:
"We met at McDonald's in the town of Monument and aired down our tires there. Looking up at Mount Herman, we did not see too much snow. This was our first trip of the new year and we planned on playing in some snow, so we hoped to find some before the end of the day. The sun was out and it looked like it would be a very nice day, so there was a chance we'd only find dirt roads. "
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The Last Ten Runs

Mount Herman Road: ran January 2, 2010
Balanced Rock Road: ran January 2, 2010
Ice Cave Creek Road: ran January 2, 2010
Hotel Gulch: ran January 2, 2010
Metberry Gulch: ran October 25, 2009
Longwater Gulch: ran October 25, 2009
Hackett Gulch: ran October 25, 2009
Mount Herman Road: ran October 24, 2009
Balanced Rock Road: ran October 24, 2009
Ice Cave Creek Road: ran October 24, 2009

Featured Member of the Month: Austin III

Austin III has been a member of TrailDamage.com since July 31, 2004 when he ran Red Elephant Hill with us. He drives a green 1998 Jeep Wrangler (TJ). Since he joined the group, Austin ran 2 different trails in 2004, 4 different trails in 2005, 2 different trails in 2006, 6 different trails in 2007, and 4 different trails in 2009 with a total of 17 different trails. The last trail he ran was Boreas Pass on August 1, 2009. See Austin's TrailDamage.com member page for more pictures and information, including vehicle modifications and future plans.

Member Trail Recommendation

Alanna recommends Gold Bar Rim as one of our favorite Utah trails (Grand County):

Why does Alanna recommend it?
"This trail was awesome, it has a vertical of slick rock that is pretty steep for me in my stocker. It was a little nerve wrecking having to go up and then down it during the day."

Invite Only

The only way to join the club is to be invited by a current club member. We have quite a few members! We're not the usual kind of 4x4 club -- there are no membership fees and no meetings. We're just a group of friends who get together as often as possible to run trails in the area.

Trail Damage 2009 Winner

Chad on Sidewinder

The best Trail Damage of 2009 goes to Chad running Sidewinder on October 17th, 2009. He managed to make all of the tough obstacles look easy, only to break a rear axle shaft on the easiest pile of rocks. It took some effort to get off of the trail but he managed. It definitely could have been worse!

We don't have any 2010 contenders yet.

See winners from previous years

TrailDamage.com and Google

We like what Google does with mapping and satellite imagery, so we use Google Maps and Google Earth to provide even more information about the locations of trails and obstacles. Google Maps make searching for trails easier in Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Wyoming, California and Texas. If you really want to see it before you get there, use the Google Earth Placemarks and Tracks found on the trail pages of this site to check out the terrain first.

Get Stuff

The 2010 wall calendar is available for purchase! It's also time to add the 2009 DVD to your collection. You can also get whole seasons of full-sized images and movies from other years on DVD, as well as cool stuff featuring the TrailDamage.com logo. Check it out!