mopar31898
Member 2023
Add me to the list please.
Memorial day weekend ride Uwhurrie 27-29 May
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Added to Calendar: 05-27-23, 05-28-23, 05-29-23
Mikeyswillys
Member 2023
I’m in campsite 14 will be me and my wife and 2 dogs. If you want to camp decide now. There wasn’t much to choose from tonight.
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mopar31898
Member 2023
I guess put me on the list for this one. I'll be at camp site 49, tents only loop.
I did Dickey Bell back on 3 December 2022 Conditions were fairly dry, temps in the 50’s, mostly sunny.
The climb section of the trail is pretty eroded towards the top, especially on the far right line. I ran up the lower part, crossed over at the middle, and took the left line the rest of the way up. I was solo, with another 700 miles and 3 more BOH trails ahead of me in the next 4 days, so I was playing it very, very cautiously. I stopped and scouted several times on the left line, and even then it was still challenging. Didn’t need to winch anywhere, but definitely had to be meticulous about picking the line. Locked the rear but left front open because had to quite a bit of tight steering for the line.
The right line on the other side from me looked un-runnable for my Jeep (JKUR with 2.5” on 33’s). Big, angled, undercut ledge near the top, with a lip that I’m sure I would’ve hung on even if I managed to get my front tires over it.
Other than the climb, the rest of Dickey Bell is just a nice drive in the woods with some fun little spots to play on. But the climb is pretty challenging in a stockish Jeep.
The climb section of the trail is pretty eroded towards the top, especially on the far right line. I ran up the lower part, crossed over at the middle, and took the left line the rest of the way up. I was solo, with another 700 miles and 3 more BOH trails ahead of me in the next 4 days, so I was playing it very, very cautiously. I stopped and scouted several times on the left line, and even then it was still challenging. Didn’t need to winch anywhere, but definitely had to be meticulous about picking the line. Locked the rear but left front open because had to quite a bit of tight steering for the line.
The right line on the other side from me looked un-runnable for my Jeep (JKUR with 2.5” on 33’s). Big, angled, undercut ledge near the top, with a lip that I’m sure I would’ve hung on even if I managed to get my front tires over it.
Other than the climb, the rest of Dickey Bell is just a nice drive in the woods with some fun little spots to play on. But the climb is pretty challenging in a stockish Jeep.
R3
Member 2023
Looks like we have a wide variety of capable rigs and drive talent on this trip. Appreciate the trail report and I am sure that by May the trails will have undergone another change. I am not sure how the weather ( read rain) affects the area trails, I am sure that 1) we will have a good time and 2) there will be stories to tell.
Challenge accepted winches at the ready.
Note: While looking up videos of the area I did find one that did a roll over recovery.... They dragged the rig on it side down the chute and then righted..... I might have done the recovery a bit different to minimize damage.
Thanks for the recon.
Challenge accepted winches at the ready.
Note: While looking up videos of the area I did find one that did a roll over recovery.... They dragged the rig on it side down the chute and then righted..... I might have done the recovery a bit different to minimize damage.
Thanks for the recon.
Uwahrrie has lots of clay on the trail surface. Much more so than anywhere in GWNF or RC. It will definitely be slick and slippery in the rain. Closest thing I‘d compare it to locally would be the south end of Peters Mill trail, the little section of clay you pass through before you get to the little “climb” ledge if you’re running south to north. There’s a stretch of about a hundred yards where the trail surface is packed red clay with some rolling lumps across the trail. Those get a little slippery in the rain. Uwharrie trails are about 90% that kind of surface.
R3
Member 2023
Sounds like a great place to test the new suspension!
