east TN trail ride anyone?

[jims89broncoII]

I was thinking about hitting up windrock early to mid dec. anyone want to get something planned?

[red93terror]

ill be there. on a 4 wheeler though. dont wanna roll my ranger

[jims89broncoII]

well i dont plan on hitting any of the real hard trails. my bII isnt ready for that yet haha

[B2 Addict]

Man, I got trail rides going on to the west of me, & now to the east of me!:annoyed: If things keep going as well as they are right now, hopefully soon I will be able to get some decent tires, fuel the beast, & have some non stop trail ridin' to do! :icon_thumby:

I wanna get in on these trail rides in a bad way, it's driving me insane! :icon_twisted: Right now I'm limited to a friends property & occasionally the nearest mntn (near Winchester Tn)which is an hour drive for me on backroads, lots of good ridin' up there though! :icon_bounceblue:

[red93terror]

@jims89 i rarely ever do anything too stupid out there. its not smart with no cell service. i stick mainly to muddy stuff and trails as opposed to climbing. once in a while ill stop and watch them do rattle rock, but i dont have enough roundies to try that on a quad

[red93terror]

b2 addict you should totally come out. i usually go 2 weekends out of a month, so ill let the both of you know exactly what weekends im going

[B2 Addict]

b2 addict you should totally come out. i usually go 2 weekends out of a month, so ill let the both of you know exactly what weekends im going

I want to seriously bad, things are getting better funds wise, just not quite there yet. :sad:

Heck, I still owe RangerSVT & Railman a meet up at LBL! ;brownbag;
Once the funds pick up a little bit more, ya'll be seein' a lot more of the ole tan beast....& my B2 also. :icon_rofl:

I'm now obligated to a west run & an east run, just be patient..... the times, they are a comin'! :icon_cheers:

[railman]

hey B2, i could possibly make it down to a trail ride near you....

and may even try a East TN g2g....would have to be a Sat.-Sun. thing though...don't want to spend the majority of the time drivin' back and forth, if ya know what i mean....

l8r, John

[jims89broncoII]

i could make it down that way also. its only about 2 hours from me unless your west of nashville.

as far as a run out east i was thinking around dec 12 - 13th. i still have a few more things i need to get ready on my BII, but nothing to major. if someone would rather go somewhere else lets plan it where its within reasonable distance for everyone so we can all enjoy it weather its trucks, atv's or whatever! itll all be fun! i just need to get out for a day or 2!

[railman]

B2 is east of Nash...which would be a 2 hour drive for me....and it is central to all of us ( relatively speaking :D )

so if ya got some trails ya wanna share let us know:icon_thumby:

and the 12th-13th sounds good to me....

l8r, John

[jims89broncoII]

heck i say we all meet in a cental location. if he's east of nashville than it should be a little under 2 hours from me! that is if B2 is able to ride by then!

so is the date set for the 12 - 13 th of dec? cause im good for that!

I could possibly get a few of my friends to come in their jeeps. (pretty much stock right now) but still fun!

[B2 Addict]

If anybody wanted to come this direction, we could go ride the mntn. I have only rode the one major trail that goes through but there are quite a few that cut off & go different directions, I don't know where the others go, but the "main" trail ends up coming out in North Alabama in the middle of BFE.

On the "main" trail, you basically start out on the top of the mntn & then come to a point where you drop down into the valleys, ride a creek bed for a bit, after a while you come to an open spot & then the trail runs beside the creek. You can see several trails going up the mntn to the left of the creek, but I've never been on 'em.

The "main" trail took me about 4+ hours to ride last time I was there. It's not super challenging but there are some spots....it is worth the ride just to get into the woods. I don't remember anything that would stop a "stocker" , but I'm sure there are spots out there. From my house to the trail head, ridin' the trail, & coming back from N. AL on the black top is a full day

The top of the mntn is a little over an hour S.E. of me so ya'll would have a long ride. Ya'll let me know something, I ain't sure what kinda ridin' ya'll are looking to do or if it would be worth the long drive, but trust me, these ain't gravel roads! It's all considered public land & I was told we can ride there all we want by the park rangers themselves, they don't come over there, they watch the other side of the mntn which is off access.

Looking back, that post shouldn't have been so long, but......oh well!

[jims89broncoII]

sounds like a good trail to me. id be down for it!

[railman]

sounds like a good trail to me. id be down for it!

DITTO:icon_thumby:

i too am down for this.....

if the 12th-13th is fine for everyone else...we should post this up in the Events Forum...maybe some others would like to join us:dunno:

l8r, John

[jims89broncoII]

im fine with the dates. we just need to see if B2 is up for it since I guess he will be our "trail guide" since he knows the place. and also get a meeting place and time.

[B2 Addict]

im fine with the dates. we just need to see if B2 is up for it since I guess he will be our "trail guide" since he knows the place. and also get a meeting place and time.

Man, I'm up for it! If ya'll are willing to make the trip all the way here, how could I say no! Find the best way for each of you to get to Tullahoma, TN. & make sure you want to make the trip, the trail head is app. 30 minutes or so from there. Keep in mind, I only know the trail I have ridden the few times I have been, most of the time I was by myself & didn't want to take any more chances than I already was with no cell signal! :icon_surprised:

Would ya'll want to make it a day trip or what? If we just follow the trail I know, it would probably take up to 5 hours.....depending. Once we come out in Alabama, (if I remember correctly) it's roughly 45 minutes or so back to Tullahoma. Add at least 6 to 7 hours to your drive time to Tullahoma & back from where you are & that will be roughly how long your day will be.

[jims89broncoII]

i just looked it up on mapquest and your actually closer to chattanooga then nashville right? mapquest says right at a 3 hour drive for me. so add about 6-7 hours to that?

[B2 Addict]

i just looked it up on mapquest and your actually closer to chattanooga then nashville right? mapquest says right at a 3 hour drive for me. so add about 6-7 hours to that?

Tullahoma is closer to Chattanooga, I'm in Murfreesboro so I'm closer to Nashville. I just have to go through Tullahoma to get to Winchester to the trail head. I figured it might be closer for someone coming from the east to just go to Tullahoma & meet there, from the west, people would most likely be coming through Murfreesboro anyway.

Tullahoma is an hour drive for me. Yep, add 6 to 7 hours to your round trip from home, you would be looking at a 12 to 13 hour day. Not trying to discourage you cause I'm all up for going, just putting it in perspective to let you decide. :icon_thumby:

[railman]

i just looked it up on mapquest and your actually closer to chattanooga then nashville right? mapquest says right at a 3 hour drive for me. so add about 6-7 hours to that?


actually, you must double the drive time ( there and back ) so Mapquest says 3hrs ( 178 miles ) from my house to Tullahoma....

so 6 hrs drive time plus 6-7 hours from there to ride the trail and back...13 hr day.....

sounds like a ball to me....would prolly be too cold to bring a tent and plan to camp...but will pack a bedroll and supplies.....cause ya never know:shok:

btw, i vote for Sat. so if anything were to happen.... have Sunday to get fixed...

count me in fella's:icon_thumby::icon_thumby:

l8r, John

[jims89broncoII]

ill have stuff packed just incase also. Sat sounds good to me! Count me in also!

I've got a little list of things to do to get ready the B2 ready for the trip but when isnt there a list!

[B2 Addict]

Alright, so right now it's me, railman, & Jims89! :headbang:

railman, you are right, it gets cold as he$$ down in the valleys, especially this time of year. Nothin' we couldn't handle, but if we could make it a day it would be cool. I just hate for ya'll to have such a long drive down & back..:shok:

If you are willing & can afford it though...:icon_cheers:

Saturday the 12th is good for me, we can work out times & all & exchange #s. I will ride my pimp van up to the trail head a day or 2 before to make sure they haven't closed it off & find a meeting spot in Tullahoma. I have never seen it closed off, but I will make sure before ya'll make the journey! :icon_cheers:

[jims89broncoII]

so we meet up in Tullahoma sat morning (dec 12th)... we need to get this thread moved or start a new thread in the event forum and see if anyone else wants to join.

[B2 Addict]

so we meet up in Tullahoma sat morning (dec 12th)... we need to get this thread moved or start a new thread in the event forum and see if anyone else wants to join.

I ain't sure how to go about moving it or what not, if railman checks back in I think he does. I gotta get off here a bit, if it hasn't been moved, I will start a new thread in events! Middle TN trail ride I guess?

[railman]

i'll start a thread:icon_thumby::icon_thumby:

woohoo.....can't wait...

and Jim, your not the only one who has a list.....:icon_welder:

l8r, John