There is no better time than riding in the fresh open air on your 4-wheeler and Sayers Gulch Road offers the opportunity to hit the 4-wheeler trail. While Sayers Gulch 4-wheeler trail is not terribly long, just 2.1 miles in length, it does offer quite a ride through the San Isabel National Forest region. 4-wheeler riders will begin the trail at South Fork Lake Creek Road, approximately 2.7 miles southwest of Highway 82. The road ends at the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness boundary.
4-wheeler riders be warned, Sayers Gulch is a pretty rough road with a significant stream crossing at the beginning of the route. The stream can rise rapidly when it rains, becoming more dangerous than it looks. The 4-wheeler trail continues into an alpine valley filled with willow bushes and beaver ponds. Watch out for hikers gaining access to the Sayers Gulch Trail, # 1465, and the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness from Sayers Gulch Road.
Since this area is under park management, this may be a good point to review a few of the rules for 4-wheeler riders. Stay on designated trails for 4-wheelers and don't travel off road. Cross streams only at designated fording points or where the trail is meant to cross the stream. 4-wheeler riders should always wear their safety gear and never ride the trails alone. Always take two or three other 4-wheeler riding friends with you. Make your goal leaving the trails better than you found them and don't be afraid to pick up someone else's trash.
4-wheeler riding gives you the opportunity to get away from the pressures of everyday life, and can be a great sport for the whole family. Being careless on the trails could result in having them closed to 4-wheeler riders. A little common sense and courtesy will help ensure that 4-wheeler riders always have new horizons to travel in southern Colorado.
