Yes it s a shorter drive but it ll take you a long time.
Marble colorado devil s punchbowl.
The big draw for 4 wheelers however is the trip through crystal canyon featuring spectacular devil s punchbowl a deep pool of water below a dramatic waterfall.
The crystal mill on the western side draws tourists by the thousands.
The road is a very long shortcut from marble to crested butte.
This is truly one of the most famous and notorious trails anywhere.
Aspen co rocky area the devil s punchbowl a popular cliff jumping spot is a section of large rocks where water pools along the roaring fork river near independence pass just past mile marker 50 on independence pass road hwy 82.
The challenge is to get to it and away from it.
The water was very cold and probably only 12 ft deep because i touched the bottom when i jumped.
A similar natural area with the same name can be found near schofield pass more information on that site can be found at devil s punchbowl schofield pass.
The devil s punchbowl has several wrecked jeeps that have tumbled off the cliff piled on top of one another and over a dozen people have died in jeep accidents in that spot.
Connect to the mentioned trails for a full day s adventure.
The punchbowl is in the middle of an intimidating 3 4 mile of narrow shelf road with very few turnouts.
A similar natural area with the same name can be found near independence pass more information on that site can be found at devil s.
The road is plenty wide enough for one vehicle but almost never wide enough for two.
After watching many people jump off devil s punchbowl i decided to hike up the back side longer way to the top.
To avoid 4wd go redstone on highway 133 to turnoff to marble.
From crested butte head northeast through gothic over scholfield pass down the devil s punchbowl to crystal 8 miles to marble out to highway 133 to redstone etc.
It was a fun experience.
Scenery along the entire trip is unsurpassed.
Glenwood springs colorado 16 contributions 3 helpful votes.
Silver was mined from crystalline quartz after which the town was named.
Marble is 45 minutes south of glenwood springs just off colorado 133 on the west elk loop.
Several historic buildings still remain.
Devil s punchbowl is a beautiful pool at the base of a waterfall.
Several fatal accidents have occurred on this trail including the worst in colorado history.
Backing up is very dangerous.
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In july 1970 nine tourists died when their vehicle plummeted off the ledge above the devil s punchbowl.
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