Wurtz Four-Wheel Drive Road is located in the northwest part of Colorado and is part of the White River National Forest. This is an ATV ride for everyone. There are trails that are rated easy to extremely difficult. As with all National Forest lands, certain regulations apply such as you must have your ATV permit displayed in a clearly visible place on your ATV. Additionally, make sure your muffler and spark arrestor is installed prior to riding your ATV on these National Forest Lands. Helmets are a must in the State of Colorado.
These are multi-use trails and not only will you come across other ATVers, there are cross country skiers, four-wheelers, motorcycle riders, snowmobile enthusiasts and snowshoers, this is especially true when you're riding on the easier portions of this ATV trail. Getting to this ATV trailhead is easy. Simply follow I-70 to the Minturn exit (#171). Take Highway 24 through the town of Minturn and continue 13 miles to road #705. The turn off on the right (west) side of the road is hard to see but look for a small parking area immediately before the road sign. This is the ATV trailhead and parking is allowed.
When riding this ATV trail, you will experience high mountain meadows where there are snow patches nearly year round. If you don't have experience navigating your ATV in snow, it's a little different, make sure you have experienced ATVer along for the ride who can help you learn the proper navigation techniques for this type of terrain. You will also see a good number of logging areas, especially on the two wheel drive dirt road that brings you to the ATV trailhead. The actual road is primarily embedded rock with good traction and a few very steep sections. There is a spur road off to one side towards the end of the ATV trail that ends in a private property area.
Most of this ATV trail is lush and dense. The forest has narrow trails with only room for one ATV and no passing. there are loop arounds every few miles in case you need to turn back for any reason. There are some good views of the mountain ranges to the west.
