Dangerous Shelf Road - Radical Hill Trail

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Charles Wells Moab Book: amzn.to/3R6RSfu
Radical Hill is a narrow and dangerous shelf road trail located in Summit, County Colorado. In this episode, Todd and I conquer this amazing Colorado high country trail. Todd is driving his Ford F-150 on 35” mud tires, Brandon joined us for Webster Pass and then the first obstacle in his Lexus GX-470 on 33” tires and my Jeep JKUR is on 35” tires. This trail is narrow but only for one little spot and it definitely isn’t as narrow as Devil’s Punchbowl trail or as intimidating to me as Black Bear Pass.
Drone footage shot with DJI Mini 3 Pro - Auto exposure settings and active track
Camera footage shot with Canon M50 and kit lens, Todd’s Samsung phone and GoPro Hero 7 Black
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These are all Amazon Affiliate links, and purchasing here does not cost you any more but I do get a small commission. Thank you for your support! - Geoff
Intro: 0:00
First rocky spot: 1:27
First obstacle: 2:19
Second obstacle: 5:21
Tippy spot: 7:24
Slight off-camber: 8:57
Narrowest spot: 10:58
Shelf road: 12:30
Final climb out: 16:26
Success!: 18:11

Пікірлер: 69

@klm404 Жыл бұрын

This is my favorite off road video. No loud music, you can hear the tires gripping for traction... it just feels like I’m there with you on the trail.

@Colorado4x4 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate it. - Geoff

@speterbilt Жыл бұрын

awesome video and editing. none if that loud ass music. just rocks crunching under the tires. i'm subbing for this great editing.

@Colorado4x4 Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I appreciate it! - Geoff

@troymurfin6927 10 ай бұрын

I did this trail last Sunday. It will absolutely test your comfort zone. When we reached the top, there was about a dozen white mountain goats. That made it worth the climb.

@Colorado4x4 10 ай бұрын

It sure does! There’s most always goats up there. It’s great! - Geoff

@DefiantOffroad Жыл бұрын

Whew. Looks like a little pucker-factor in some spots!

@Colorado4x4 Жыл бұрын

Just a little pucker factor 🤣

@DefiantOffroad Жыл бұрын

@@Colorado4x4 🤣🤣🤣

@broncotrail Жыл бұрын

wow this looks like a blast - i need to hit this trail this summer!

@coloradomallcrawlers Жыл бұрын

Great stuff man!

@Colorado4x4 Жыл бұрын

Thanks bro!

@zr2overlander323 Жыл бұрын

Man that off camber at the 9:00 mark! Def need to put this one on the list to do! Drone footage was epic!

@Colorado4x4 Жыл бұрын

Thanks! That spot at 9:00 really just looked worse than it was. Even the supposed off camber spot before that wasn’t bad, but that’s just me. Stacy didn’t come on this trip or I would have had her spot me out the passenger window and I would have put my passenger tire closer to the edge, out of the rut and up on the bank. I think my Jeep sits a little tall with 3.5” lift and 35s and it felt good to me. It’s a great little trail! Thanks for watching. - Geoff

@Iceman_777 Жыл бұрын

Awesome job Geoff !! You really captured how steep and narrow the trail is. That day was one of the best on the trails ever. 🙏

@Colorado4x4 Жыл бұрын

It was a great day buddy! I loved it

@edwardjenner1381 Жыл бұрын

"that wasn't bad, was it?" It's never bad until it's really bad. Great video, my palms are sweating just thinking about trying this.

@Colorado4x4 Жыл бұрын

😂 Shelf roads are always like that! To be honest, I was pretty spooked before we ran it. The “tippy spot” that everyone complains about was not bad at all. The actual shelf road portion wasn’t too bad either. It’s narrow but short. I’m glad I checked it off the list but I don’t have any desire to run it again really. It’s worth running though. Radical Hill has always evaded me due to snow or other people in the group not wanting to run it. Devil’s Punchbowl is definitely more narrow and way longer. It’s not as bad as Black Bear or Devil’s Punchbowl. - Geoff

@edwardjenner1381 Жыл бұрын

@@Colorado4x4 Thanks, good to know. Someone I wheel with said I should do Black Bear and would be fine, so I guess I should put this on my list.

@Colorado4x4 Жыл бұрын

Black Bear is a must do. It’s spooky but it wasn’t terrible for me. It’s a beautiful trail too. There’s so many great trails out there!

@Colorado4x4 Жыл бұрын

For me, the order of worst to easiest as far as scariness goes: 1 Cliffhanger in Moab. 2 Devil’s Punchbowl. 3. Black Bear. 4. Radical Hill. We haven’t ran Blanca yet but I heard those little shelf sections are spooky

@jxyzbyyy8567 Жыл бұрын

Wow! Great video. And great driving, especially that dude in the F150.

@Colorado4x4 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@Iceman_777 Жыл бұрын

Thanks !! I had just bought some new 35 inch mud tires the week before. I was not impressed that day with how they did. Had to gas it to get up obstacles.

@leviennis1274 Жыл бұрын

Amazing! Wow! Hahaha, young Dub dancing!

@Colorado4x4 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Levi! Hahaha. Wyatt loves dancing his soccer celebrations 😂

@prodriquez Жыл бұрын

Great Video and definitely one of my favorite trails... Followed by one of the best views in Colorado!

@Colorado4x4 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Philip! It’s a really great trail! The views are amazing. I also love that there is a whole massive network of connected trails up there - Geoff

@skud1971 Жыл бұрын

Awesome drive.

@Colorado4x4 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@tomcaldwell5914 Жыл бұрын

Geoff. great stuff. Did not know a lot about Radical Hill but it’s got some gnarly wheelin’, for sure. Beautiful and the intro with the drone and music was spot on, buddy. Thanks for sharing.

@Colorado4x4 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Tom! Hope you are doing well. You can see old Red Cone off in the distance there on the drone shots. Hopefully I will have more videos coming out soon. Summer has been busy with kids activities!

@anakinmcmahan781 Жыл бұрын

I love the dude wheeling in the F150!

@Colorado4x4 Жыл бұрын

He gets it! He ain’t skeert!!!

@jeffclark2725 Жыл бұрын

Yea,it's one thing in a jeepstee,the footprint of the F 150 much bigger

@outlaw9232 Жыл бұрын

Looking forward to this Geoff!

@mybucketlist5940 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful area! Great shots of the views!

@Colorado4x4 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@OverlandPNW Жыл бұрын

Wow that shelf road was sketchy! Nice driving!

@Colorado4x4 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@xziang Жыл бұрын

Nice thanks for making the video. Also suprised with the f150.

@Colorado4x4 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Bob! Todd does an awesome job in his truck. Love wheeling with him - Geoff

@JEEP-N-DIRT Жыл бұрын

I finally found your channel again. I started a little for fun channel here on the east coast jeepNdirt and was motivated by the areas you cover. I thought I had subscribed but evidently I didn't LOL. Glad I found your channel again. I'm trying to get out west to do these type of trails for my channel. I spent some time out there a few years ago on my Adventure motorcycle (BMW R1200GSA) but it was too big for me to tackle some of the trails you highlight. The whole time I was wishing I had my jeep. LOL. Great stuff man. I'm now subscribed.

@Colorado4x4 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment! Lots of great trails in Colorado to wheel! Mild to wild and everything in between with scenery to boot! Thanks for subscribing! - Geoff

@adz762 Жыл бұрын

Another great video Geoff! I'll have to try this one. I'm not stranger to shelf roads with exposure. The guy in the F150 with open diffs surprised me 😂

@Colorado4x4 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Adam! Todd is awesome to wheel with because he makes it happen! Thanks for watching my friend

@TwoFeatherChannel Жыл бұрын

nice trail gave that Ford 1x4 a workout

@Colorado4x4 Жыл бұрын

It’s a fun little trail. Todd rocks it in his F-150!

@j.r.777 Жыл бұрын

I think I found the next trail to hit. How far away is it from Sterling?

@Colorado4x4 Жыл бұрын

It’s right by Montezuma which is close to Keystone

@TroutStalker1 Жыл бұрын

How long does it take to get to the top of Radical Hill from the bottom?

@Colorado4x4 Жыл бұрын

It took us about 1.5 hours

@sinepari9160 11 ай бұрын

Just to show its more about the line you take than tires or vehicle or even if you have lockers.. that guy in F150 knows what he's doing or maybe just drunk.. probably both lol I see his hood up at the top

@Colorado4x4 11 ай бұрын

Yep. I agree with you 💯. It’s not the rig! It’s the driver and Todd is totally sober. He just flat gets after it. He successfully made it up Hell’s Gate without pulling cable, no lockers, by himself on his first Moab trip. People make too much fuss about gear but they don’t even care to learn how to drive, spot or understand lines. I love seeing different rigs wheeling. I get tired of seeing the same Wrangler over and over again. Think about that group of guys that wheel stock Willys military Jeeps on the hardest trails around including Penrose. The one guy said “I love running Pritchett and seeing a Jeep with beadlocks, 40s and one ton axles struggling on an obstacle and I pull up in my Willys. This guy spent more on his wheels and tires than I did on my rig and we’re on the same trail” 😂😂😂

@Iceman_777 11 ай бұрын

No stone cold sober !! Just on Red Bull and adrenaline. We left out of Denver at 98° and we had dust devil's forming from the heat that day near the meet up. We drove nonstop to the trail then ran to 12,625 feet atop Teller Mountain. When I run high trails I pop the hood and keep it running it cools the engine and transmission. It didn't need it but it's habit. The truck was cool and no problems whatsoever. It's Ford Tough !! 😂

@sinepari9160 11 ай бұрын

@@Iceman_777 Awesome brother! Getting it done in the F-150. Just goes to show, most of high mountain passes can be knocked out in most 4WD vehicles, even a Subaru haha. I used to own a 2001 Dodge Ram 4x4 with lunchbox lockers front and rear (lockright's). It would go anywhere my Jeep goes. I don't suppose you could upgrade the F150 front diff to something like that...

@Iceman_777 11 ай бұрын

@sinepari9160 Nice rig !! The front diff is a 8.8 ifs it's pretty stout and has not failed me including the CVs. It doesn't have alot of options but a lunchbox locker could go in it but I've been told it might break the aluminum axle tube. I'm installing a rear locker soon. My plan is to convert the front to solid axle Dana 60 with a mechanical locker and leaf springs but not sure when.

@sinepari9160 11 ай бұрын

@@Iceman_777 Yeah just a rear locker would go a long way.. I've never modded an IFS front so I wouldn't even know the options. I have a 2016 ram powerwagon along with the '20 Wrangler JLUR, both on 37's with 4.56 in the truck and 5.13's in the jeep. It's pretty cool you wheel that regular 4x4 F150.. they must be tough as hell! An 8.8 is actually stronger than the dana 44. Never knew they put the 8.8 ring gear in the front IFS of Fords.

@mikecronan550 Жыл бұрын

No lockers is absolutely dumb on a road like that.

@Colorado4x4 Жыл бұрын

Not really

@Iceman_777 Жыл бұрын

I've been on that trail 3 times now and I'm not dead. The truck is no worse for wear it just ran a trail the other day and also got me to work the day after.

@Colorado4x4 Жыл бұрын

I thought you died?

@Iceman_777 Жыл бұрын

@Colorado4x4 Nope not yet !! We got some new trails to run in 2023 I'm staying alive till then. 🤣

@Colorado4x4 Жыл бұрын

😝😝😝