GSMTR planning

[Stumpalama]

Don't hijack the thread trolling for dates...

 

[Jakes40]

its kind of big.....

That's what they all say!

 

[Skrewball]

found the stuff i had finally.....

here are some pics to give you an idea on how big the map is.

Cover


One side


Other side

 

[Devilmans Hand]

cool, looks like its worth the $5.

Nice to see a real topo map. I wonder if they'd mail them if requested.

 

[Skrewball]

this will show the comparison between that other online map and this one.


the small one is 8x11.

Here are some trail tips that i put together 2 years ago.


Hard Trails

1. Rattle Rock
2. Baby Rattle Rock
3. Rail Trail (If your running trail 39, lets say from the furthest point from the parking lot to the the closest, after you travel a pretty good distance, you will come to a very noticeable fork in the trail, if you take the left fork that is Cadillac hill, it will get rough as soon as you make the left, alot of people think Cadillac hill is the top of 3 but its not.)
4. Trail 39
5. Trail 15
6. Little Mule (when you get to the top of 15, make a left and take the first right, thats Little Mule. At the end of that trail take a left and look for Rattlerock on the right.)
7. End of Trail 3
8. Atomic Ridge


Moderate Trails

1. Trail 16 (has a nice waterfall)
2. Trail 38 (Little School Bus)
3. Trail 12 (go in on 9 and go up the creek which comes out on 13. If you go in on 13 its down hill the whole way.)


All of this is from some locals that i was in contact with 2 years ago. Hope this helps!

 

[Stumpalama]

When you say "hard" trails, what do you recommend as far as truck setup i.e. tires, lockers etc? Are the trails tight or open?

 

[Von Hayek]

Here are some trail tips that i put together 2 years ago.


Hard Trails

1. Rattle Rock
2. Baby Rattle Rock
3. Rail Trail (If your running trail 39, lets say from the furthest point from the parking lot to the the closest, after you travel a pretty good distance, you will come to a very noticeable fork in the trail, if you take the left fork that is Cadillac hill, it will get rough as soon as you make the left, alot of people think Cadillac hill is the top of 3 but its not.)
4. Trail 39
5. Trail 15
6. Little Mule (when you get to the top of 15, make a left and take the first right, thats Little Mule. At the end of that trail take a left and look for Rattlerock on the right.)
7. End of Trail 3
8. Atomic Ridge


Moderate Trails

1. Trail 16 (has a nice waterfall)
2. Trail 38 (Little School Bus)
3. Trail 12 (go in on 9 and go up the creek which comes out on 13. If you go in on 13 its down hill the whole way.)


All of this is from some locals that i was in contact with 2 years ago. Hope this helps!

This is extremely helpful. Thanks Vince!

 

[smtyblt]

This is the top of Rattle rock which is the easy section.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yyrf3HN0VTA&feature=player_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOQcTl6C_0I&feature=player_embedded

 

[Stumpalama]

Looks like i'll need those bigger tires.

 

[Von Hayek]

Looks like I won't be going on Rattle Rock.

 

[TRFCSUX]

Chicken

 

[Stumpalama]

Chicken

will you be willing to drag my broke ass out?
What is the suggested tire size and truck build for a trail like this? If I can sell the F350, I may be able to afford the necessary mods to run a trail like that.

 

[smtyblt]

will you be willing to drag my broke ass out?
What is the suggested tire size and truck build for a trail like this? If I can sell the F350, I may be able to afford the necessary mods to run a trail like that.

locked front and rear 38's or bigger with some flex. Crawl box is very nice to have. the Bottom of rattle rock is doable with less the middle of rattle rock is the hard spot with lots of big holes and a few big climbs.

A good winch is also neccesary.

and Cam telling you to give it more throttle.

 

[Stumpalama]

locked front and rear 38's or bigger with some flex. Crawl box is very nice to have. the Bottom of rattle rock is doable with less the middle of rattle rock is the hard spot with lots of big holes and a few big climbs.

A good winch is also neccesary.

and Cam telling you to give it more throttle.

Yeowza! That's good info. I'll certainly drive to the trailhead and cheer on the carnage.

 

[Von Hayek]

Chicken

Glad to hear you'll be running it!

 

[smtyblt]

BEASLEY Can do anything LOL

 

[TRFCSUX]

Cam and vince just make it look hard, I'm sure we can all make it.

 

[Stumpalama]

Well, 36 or 37's are in my future prior to GSMTR. Steve, I'm game if you are;/

 

[TRFCSUX]

You don't know if you don't try.

 

[Von Hayek]

You don't know if you don't try.

Sometimes the way you find out that you cannot do it sucks.