Taylor River Rd 742

2630 McR Points

Motorcycle Type : Cruiser

Almont is the last community before going to Taylor Reservoir, so be sure to gas up in Gunnison which has full services. Almont is usually pretty full of adventure seekers, as there are several outfitters located there. Beyond the small town, you'll travel up a narrow canyon entirely lined with trees, some aspen and cottonwood, but mostly spruce and fir.

The route travels along the Taylor River which is a respected trout fishing stream. This route leads up to the large Taylor Park central valley in the Rockies and then to many old mining towns, mine locations and 4WD roads. The pavement stops just after reaching the reservoir, so this route is only described to there.

While the climb from Almont (8,022') to Taylor Reservoir (9,420') isn't very much, the road lets you feel as though you are truly going "into the mountains." When you get to the top, the views expand tremendously as you can see so many 12,000' peaks. Mid fall when there are leaves changing and snow on the peaks is a great time to be there. Although late spring isn't too bad either. Well--summer works all right, too, and is warmer.