North Georgia USA Off Road Suggestions (Fire Roads / Trails)

[FlyBoyJohn]

Southeast Grenadier Friends, as I'm brand new to the brand and real off-road capability, I would like to get some suggestions for fire roads/trails in North Georgia that might allow me to explore the capabilities of my Trialmaster. Any suggestions?

 

[anand]

Georgia Traverse would be a perfect relaxing drive - https://www.georgiaoverland.com/map.html

 

[j3t3r]

I've been wanting to hit up some trails around there:

• Sarah's Creek
• Earl's Ford
• Beastly Knob OHV Area
• Coopers Gap Rd
• Winding Stair Gap

Some of these with a stock truck, and also dependent on weather conditions, might become challenging, so I was kind of waiting to go with at least another vehicle to help with potential recovery. It might be fun to start a thread on the forum and pick one weekend to head out there and meet up.

And also agree with @anand that Georgia Traverse is great starting point to researching places to drive in North Georgia. Some of the Traverse goes through the roads surrounding Cohutta Wilderness; it's mostly FSR and not really super technically but very beautiful and worth the trip!

 

[FlyBoyJohn]

I've been wanting to hit up some trails around there:

• Sarah's Creek
• Earl's Ford
• Beastly Knob OHV Area
• Coopers Gap Rd
• Winding Stair Gap

Some of these with a stock truck, and also dependent on weather conditions, might become challenging, so I was kind of waiting to go with at least another vehicle to help with potential recovery. It might be fun to start a thread on the forum and pick one weekend to head out there and meet up.

And also agree with @anand that Georgia Traverse is great starting point to researching places to drive in North Georgia. Some of the Traverse goes through the roads surrounding Cohutta Wilderness; it's mostly FSR and not really super technically but very beautiful and worth the trip!

Definitely interested in a meet up and drive.

 

[FlyBoyJohn]

After pulling down the Trails Offroad app, I decided to go up Nimblewell Gap Road (which was really just a pretty well maintained dirt road) and then down Old Bucktown Road, which Trails Offroad ranks as a "moderate" difficulty trail. The Grenadier did well. Didn't have to lock any diffs and was able to stay in high range without any problems whatsoever. Total time to run ~4 miles of Nimblewell and ~2 miles of Bucktown was about 2 hours, up and back. Bucktown will really show you how nicely it handles in mud, over rocks and up some very rutty "road"

 

[Catpaw4x4]

After pulling down the Trails Offroad app, I decided to go up Nimblewell Gap Road (which was really just a pretty well maintained dirt road) and then down Old Bucktown Road, which Trails Offroad ranks as a "moderate" difficulty trail. The Grenadier did well. Didn't have to lock any diffs and was able to stay in high range without any problems whatsoever. Total time to run ~4 miles of Nimblewell and ~2 miles of Bucktown was about 2 hours, up and back. Bucktown will really show you how nicely it handles in mud, over rocks and up some very rutty "road"

Another QR!!
She got dirty and scratched!! Peter's Mill Run outside of Woodstock VA going into George Washington National Forest / Shenandoah National Forest - a proper intro to her "purpose build" ability - this was the midway "resting" pond.
Cheers!

 

[Jmelliott07]

Also interested in some meet ups/drives. I signed up for the Aug. 3 OEX course in High Point, NC.

Definitely interested in a meet up and drive.