Black Bear Pass
Can you drive to the top of the pass and then turn around and return to Hwy 550 in a regular pick up truck. I've seen vids of the section from the Stairsteps into Telluride and I know my truck is no...
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On the climb from 550 to the pass itself, there's one switchback where I'd turn around if I didn't have good ground clearance or traction.
This is a GM streetview of that spot:
https://goo.gl/maps/rCkr8c9ocVx
Another view of that step from above:
After that set of switchbacks the road over Black Bear Pass to Ingram Basin looks open and relatively straight.
http://www.off-road.com/trails-events/trails/exploring-the-infamous-black-bear-trail-54560.html
From this description it sounds like backtracking from the pass would be going against traffic, which may be too heavy to do it politely.
This is a GM streetview of that spot:
https://goo.gl/maps/rCkr8c9ocVx
Another view of that step from above:
After that set of switchbacks the road over Black Bear Pass to Ingram Basin looks open and relatively straight.
http://www.off-road.com/trails-events/trails/exploring-the-infamous-black-bear-trail-54560.html
From this description it sounds like backtracking from the pass would be going against traffic, which may be too heavy to do it politely.
