| We had a good small
group of us going to Wheeler Lake. Jeff, in his 4Runner, Keith in his
Amigo, and me in my Montero Sport. Wheeler Lake is just outside of Breckenridge.
The trail starts out by Montgomery Reservoir.
See map. This trail is rated an 8 if you go all the way to the lake.
It's definitely a fun trail, but not meant for the casual 4 wheeler. Despite
having three inches of lift on my Montero Sport, I still bashed in my
side steps and put some good scrapes on my ARB bumper. Although this trail
has only 4 main obstacles, by no means is the rest of the trail boring.
There are plenty of large rocks to negotiate and other smaller obstacles.
This trail is also known for being a narrow trail through the tall protruding
dense brush with the ends snapped off. If you don't want a large number
of scratches on your rig then I would suggest not doing this trail.
You start out by going under part of an old mine. Like
going under a bridge.Within a very short time you are at the first obstacle.
If you take the more difficult route to the right you will need at least
31" A/T or M/T tires and at least one differential locker to make
it all the way through. Or take the bypass to the left. I tried the
more difficult route to the right. But to no avail. I was not able to
make it up the whole obstacle. Within a very short time you reach the
second main obstacle. There are two main forks here. Each fork has several
routes as well. From there, we picked our way through the narrow windy
trail. Then you come to the mud pit, which was dry, by the way. If the
mud pit isn't dry, then it's kinda nerve racking to go though because
of the hidden large rocks and possibility of deeper holes. So you have
to know the correct line to take. I would recommend going with someone
who has done this part before. The next fun obstacle or obstacles is
bowling ball hill. Up to the base of bowling ball hill, a vehicle could
make it with minimal mods such as 31" A/T or M/T tires, sway bar
disconnects. Why is it called bowling ball hill you ask? You guessed
it! Because of the bowling ball size rocks and sometimes larger then
bowling ball size rocks in this section of trail. This part of the trail
changes constantly so be aware! At the top of bowling ball hill there
is a sharp turn, followed by the last obstacle. This obstacle was at
one time a very nasty obstacle. But in the last few years it has eroded
apart, plus it appears that lots of people started making a short cut
to the right of this obstacle. Even taking the correct line isn't nearly
as difficult as it was a few years ago. Once youmake it past this final
obstacle it's just a short climb to the lake and then you're there.
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