Check out all that there is to see and experience at the Empire 4-Wheeler Trail in Denver with your 4-wheeler! Empire is a small town with few services you will need to pack along everything you will be needing with you for your 4-wheeler ride.
From the parking area you won't be able to see the high mountains. First, you have to drive up the mountain road past some old mines, stop and take a few photographs, once on top of the mountains, there are even more photo opportunities.
The mines are not blocked off but do not enter them. There are gases in some old mines that you cannot smell nor see but they can kill you in minutes. Never explore old mines. Also, many old mines have become bat habitats, and you really don't want to surprise several hundred bats that are sleeping just a short distance inside.
Once you are near the tree line on your 4-wheeler, the area opens up. These are multi-use trails so expect to see other traffic such as other 4-wheelers, motorcycles, and jeeps. Some parts of the 4-wheeler trails are rough and will require some technical skill to pass. If you have experience riding intermediate to hard trails on your 4-wheeler this should be a piece of cake. The more power your 4-wheeler has, the easier this section of 4-wheeler trail will be for you.
Remember, you are in higher elevations and even in August, snow is a great possibility. Dress appropriately in layers and remember even though it might be comfortably warm where you parked and got going at the 4-wheeler trailhead, the higher elevations may be cold. Another great photo opportunity past the old mines is an old cabin near Bill Moore Lake, there is abundant wildlife in the area so have your camera ready! An Empire Trail 4-wheeler adventure is one that you will remember forever.
