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@crhedBngr: more info about ATV and Jeep trails around the Maysville area from a local business:
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Off Roading - ATV and 4WD Adventures
The Mountains around Salida and Buena Vista have a rich history in mining. In the late 1800’s, Maysville, west of Salida, was actually one of the largest towns in the county because of all the mines in the area. While the mining activity is long over,
the mountains have been left with a network of old roads, that in most cases are still available for use today. Often the drive to a trailhead is just as much fun as the hikes we go on, and on many occasions we just drive the roads to see the country side, spot wildlife, or to take on the challenge
“do you think we can get our truck up that?”.
SALIDA AREA - Maysville (11 miles west of Salida) is a great starting point for these adventures.
There are dozens of forest roads that literally head up into the mountains in every direction. Get yourself a copy of the San Isabel National Forest map, or the Latitude 40 map for Salida and Buena Vista trails, and you are set to go (we always carry copies of both of these maps). Some favorites have been forest road 240, which starts just on the other side of highway 50, and follows the North Fork of the South Arkansas River up to a stunning basin at 12,000 feet. The first four miles are paved, but once you pass the Angel of Shavano Campground it quickly becomes steeper and more interesting. There is a great waterfall just past the campground as well. Once you have crossed over the river, there is a big switchback, and as you turn back towards where the river should be, look for a pullout on the right. You will need to hike about 100 yards, but it is well worth it! Another favorite, forest road 221 (and offshoot 222), which starts as the Greens Creek Road two miles east of Maysville is alsoa great one to explore. After a few miles of flat easy travel, these roads (to use the term loosely) take you up the ridges and higher valleys to the south of Maysville into some very wild country that is very much worth checking out. If you like those routes, forest road 210 starts another mile east of 221, and takes you up into another complex of routes that is also great to explore. Further to the South is Marshall Pass, with another great complex of routes, and well we could go on all day. If playing on rough backcountry roads sounds like your kind of fun,
there is no end of places to go.
Colorado Mountain Vacations
It’s no wonder that it’s been so difficult to locate SM’s remains.