We did the Miner's Loop which started and ended in the ghost town of St. Elmo and included Hancock Pass, Alpine Tunnel, Cumberland Pass, the "ghost town" of Tincup, and Tincup Pass. None of these trails were difficult. I did many miles in 2wd. But, it was great scenery. I may go back and center just on the Hancock area to explore the gold mines morel. Here are some pics:






See, Jeepin is a family thing...

 

We sure have some beautiful country here!! Nice pics Miz, thanks for sharing!!

 

Sorry I missed the Asian Express. Maybe next run...

 

Great pics. Looks like a fun place to see. I want to take my wife, son and mom on a off-road scenic trip, but my mom is afraid of any kind of off-roading so maybe this will be a good one to go to.

 

I love those trails...but this is the first time I've heard them referred to as the Miners Loop

 

sounds good to me man were trying to run out next weekend but im running this weekend at jenny creek if your interested a bunch of xjs are going.

 

you have NO idea how badly i want to go out to colorado.....even if the trails arent hard, whats in those pics is the kinda of place i want to explore.....beautiful country, i love the old structures of the mine......its just some of the most breath taking scenery in the world as far as im concerned

very good pics man

 

I have never heard it referred to that way either.

 

Wow, 12,000 feet is pretty high up, how do the Jeeps run at that height, is there a big power loss? It seems like there would be without forced induction. Beautiful scenery around there though.

 

That used to be a big problem with my CJ-7. It also has 4.56s but with HEAVY 35s. Even at 7,000 feet it would top out at about 45-50 mph.

The Cherokee does better as it's lighter, has the same gearing, and only light weith 32" ATs. From St. Elmo (about 9,000 ft.) I drove the trail in 2wd with no problems for several miles until it got a little rocky.