Got this trip report back about last weeks ride down the Log Corral Trail. I was planning on running the trail soon. I never remembered hearing that it was this difficult. I wonder if it's changed or if I have a bad memory? This reportee is a very experienced driver. He's run it all including Elvis in his '93 FZJ. ????
"Hi,
Just wanted to give you some info on a tough trail that was previously run by the AZLCA (over 5 years ago, maybe longer). It is about 14 miles north of the Bush Highway turn-off on AZ87. It starts out across from the Mud Springs turn-off, and winds up to a saddle, about 3 miles from Bartlett Lake. There were 7 vehicles: one Rubicon, one Scout heavily modified, one Wrangler, one Jeep Cherokee (well set up), one Unimog, one Grand Cherokee and me. Since it had rained yesterday and the day before, the entire trail was very wet/muddy. I have the tracklog of the trail, but I wouldn't run it again without several well set up vehicles (some with winches) and some rock stacking gloves.
I needed to get winched twice, and I wasn't the only one. Several of the other vehicles were also winched, and we had one rollover (the Mog!). There were several blown tires, and lots of trail side fixes and some non-fixes (blown front diff). We started in at ~ 9:00 AM, and came out at dark (just barely, about 5:30PM). We didn't see anyone else on the trail, except two cowboys with their horse who came up from Bartlett Lake. There is lots of brush, in some areas it is almost a tunnel effect. Lots of off camber spots, and I used my lockers (both of them) many, many times. There is a rocky section that has some large rocks scattered all around, with water running down them. All the vehicles had major trouble here (I was able to make it up OK, but needed a winch twice in less than 50'). Several times someone was stuck in the mud (lots of water flowing in the creek, and the ground was nearly saturated in places).
Quite a day! There was also some body damage, but those vehicles didn't really mind since you couldn't see those areas due to fact that there was quite a bit already there. There was one nasty, wet, rocky hill that only three of us were able to climb up (me, the Mog and the Cherokee). My nerfs and bumpers were checked out regularly with some loud bangs and thumps. It would be an easier trail if there wasn't so much water flowing everywhere, but then we wouldn't have had as much fun either.
The Log Corral Trail has been adopted by the Mesa Four Wheelers, but it didn't look like anyone had been through there in months (brush everywhere, fences down, etc.). There was a little trash, but not too much. This run was sponsored by the other four wheel drive club that I am in (AZ Dust Devils)."
"Hi,
Just wanted to give you some info on a tough trail that was previously run by the AZLCA (over 5 years ago, maybe longer). It is about 14 miles north of the Bush Highway turn-off on AZ87. It starts out across from the Mud Springs turn-off, and winds up to a saddle, about 3 miles from Bartlett Lake. There were 7 vehicles: one Rubicon, one Scout heavily modified, one Wrangler, one Jeep Cherokee (well set up), one Unimog, one Grand Cherokee and me. Since it had rained yesterday and the day before, the entire trail was very wet/muddy. I have the tracklog of the trail, but I wouldn't run it again without several well set up vehicles (some with winches) and some rock stacking gloves.
I needed to get winched twice, and I wasn't the only one. Several of the other vehicles were also winched, and we had one rollover (the Mog!). There were several blown tires, and lots of trail side fixes and some non-fixes (blown front diff). We started in at ~ 9:00 AM, and came out at dark (just barely, about 5:30PM). We didn't see anyone else on the trail, except two cowboys with their horse who came up from Bartlett Lake. There is lots of brush, in some areas it is almost a tunnel effect. Lots of off camber spots, and I used my lockers (both of them) many, many times. There is a rocky section that has some large rocks scattered all around, with water running down them. All the vehicles had major trouble here (I was able to make it up OK, but needed a winch twice in less than 50'). Several times someone was stuck in the mud (lots of water flowing in the creek, and the ground was nearly saturated in places).
Quite a day! There was also some body damage, but those vehicles didn't really mind since you couldn't see those areas due to fact that there was quite a bit already there. There was one nasty, wet, rocky hill that only three of us were able to climb up (me, the Mog and the Cherokee). My nerfs and bumpers were checked out regularly with some loud bangs and thumps. It would be an easier trail if there wasn't so much water flowing everywhere, but then we wouldn't have had as much fun either.
The Log Corral Trail has been adopted by the Mesa Four Wheelers, but it didn't look like anyone had been through there in months (brush everywhere, fences down, etc.). There was a little trash, but not too much. This run was sponsored by the other four wheel drive club that I am in (AZ Dust Devils)."
sounds like a fun run
and it doesent look like it will get fixed till after this week end
well take pics
