Well, in that case … this is Leadville, Colorado. Take Fifth Street east of town. It will become County Road 1, which turns to dirt as it climbs up into the historic mining district. Just stay on the main dirt road all the way up to Ibex City (a ghost town). Here, the road gets a bit rougher and hooks up to the right through Ibex Mining Company property toward Breece Hill. Once you get up to treeline, you'll see a place where you can hang a left and drive to the base of Ball Mountain, park your vehicle, and hike up to the top.
If you do this in winter, most of the route is not driveable by car/truck/etc. You will either need to hike it all or commandeer a snowmobile. 🙂
I can't remember, sorry. 😕 I wasn't really myself that day. Something just felt off. I sure had fun, though!
I'm asking cause we're constantly looking for unique road trip routes in the US, that's why i'm so curious (: Kansas was never ever in our minds..
Well, in that case … this is Leadville, Colorado. Take Fifth Street east of town. It will become County Road 1, which turns to dirt as it climbs up into the historic mining district. Just stay on the main dirt road all the way up to Ibex City (a ghost town). Here, the road gets a bit rougher and hooks up to the right through Ibex Mining Company property toward Breece Hill. Once you get up to treeline, you'll see a place where you can hang a left and drive to the base of Ball Mountain, park your vehicle, and hike up to the top.
If you do this in winter, most of the route is not driveable by car/truck/etc. You will either need to hike it all or commandeer a snowmobile. 🙂