RED CONE (2000)
Written by:   Matt Adams
Trail ran:   Mid-2000
Vehicles in attendance:   Matt Adams 94 explorer, 5.5" lift, 33" tires.
Perry and Teri Schwabs 94 Explorer, 5.5" lift, 33" tires.
Trail difficulty:   7/10, for vehicles tested. Mostly moderate except for several challenging obstacles that make it difficult. The last 3/4 mile decent is a gut-bender for sure. You MUST be confident in your abilities and your vehicle, one wrong steering on the last decent could easily result in serious injury or death.
Location:   Near Keystone/Montezuma
Directions:   Take 285 west to Webster. Head north on Country Road 60. bear right at 3.2 miles. There are signs that direct you to Webster Pass/Red Cone. Webster Pass and Red Cone start on the same trail and branch off later on the trail.

Turns out Perry and Teri Schwab were the only ones I could find that were daring enough to conquer this trail with me!  We hooked up with some stock Land Rover salespeople that were accomplishing the same trail in their stock Land rovers.
This trail is an awesome four-wheeling trail known mainly for it's steep decent near the end of the trail.  more pictures of that later :).  It starts out in the forest with plenty of great obstacles, ruts, and tight turns that need to be manuevered in order to get to the most challenging part.


These interesting obstacles by themselves would make it a great trail, the most exciting part is at the end though.
The steep decent at the end is quite safe however you do have to try your hardest to make sure you stay straight going downhill or your likely to roll, and there is very little to stop you!  Here's a 3-D topo shot of the decent at the end.

This is Vegas sitting on top.  Right about now my heart is racing but I don't have much time to think about it, the wind is blowing about 70 miles an hour (enough to blow you off the mountain if your not careful) and I was ready for lunch which awaited me at the bottom of the hill.

This particular day we chose to go it was extremely windy, but we all made it safely down (not recommended for people with heart conditions) :).  Here's some good pcitures of the decent (sorry didn't get many of my vehicle)  Keep in mind no picture will ever capture the true steepness of this trail.

This trail  has quickly become one of my favorites, I can't wait to conquer it again next year.