| Difficulty: | Number: | Miles: | Altitude: | Obstacles: | Time: |
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| Easy 2 | BLM2759 | 7.78 | 9,600 ft. | NA | 1-2 hours |
Kremmling Field Office
Kremmling, CO 80459
Closure:
July - Best
August - Best
September - Best
October - Early snows possible
Accessed:
From Kremmling, CO. head east on US-40 E/Park Ave toward 7th Street. Continue to follow US-40 E for 12.0 miles. Turn left onto County Hwy 20 and go 3.4 miles. Turn left onto the Smith Mesa Road, BLM2759.
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Lower section photo by: Adam M |
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The road will drop over a ridge and head down across a low saddle with some small groves of aspen.
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Looking north toward Elk Mountain photo by: Adam M |
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The road will climb up the other side of the saddle and come to an intersection. The road on the right is Mount Bross, BLM27591, which climbs to the top of Mount Bross. Stay to the left and you will head into aspen trees.
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Road through the aspens photo by: Adam M |
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You will come out into an open area and then come to another intersection. The road on the right is another part of the Mount Bross 4WD road. It climbs through aspens to the top of Mount Bross and connects with the first Mount Bross road. Stay to the left and continue through the aspens.
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More aspen along the road photo by: Adam M |
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The description from this point on is from viewing Google Earth.
The road will continue to climb through the aspen trees along the side of Mount Bross until you come to a sharp hairpin curve to the left. After making this curve you will pass a dispersed campsite on the right. Next you will come to a large intersection. The road on the left heads down Jensen Creek following some power lines. This is BLM27595 wich will pass another dispersed campsite on the left side of the road. Past the campsite the road will go just over a quarter of a mile before it crosses onto private property and continues down the creek. Back at the intersection continue to the right to stay on the main road. You make a left curve and pass under a power line as it heads through some aspens that have been thinned. After climbing a bit more you will come to another intersection. The road on the right is Smith Mesa, Lower, BLM2762, which heads north along the east side of Smith Mesa. Continue to the left and head west through some open areas and small aspen groves. After making a curve to the north you will come to another intersection with a dispersed campsite on the left. Behind the campsite a faint two track road, BLM27596, heads west then back east below the road your on. Stay to the right and continue to climb up Smith Mesa.
You will continue to head north through open areas and then pass under a high power line. You will pass a spur road on the left, BLM27597, which is a two track that only goes a short distance. Continue right and you will come to a spur road on the left and right that both go a short distance to access areas that were thinned. Continue straight through the intersection and you will head into a thick pine forested area. The road will continue up through the forest and come to an intersection with BLM27598 on the right. This is another access road for forest thinning that goes less than a half mile. Continue left and you will come out into a more open area which has been thinned. The road will head back into the trees passing another short spur on the right. You will head through more aspen trees coming out into some open areas and then make the last climb up to a loop turn around where the road ends.