Potts Mountain Trail Ride - October 28, 2023 (Overnight Ride)

Added to Calendar: 10-28-23, 10-29-23

TheGuardianJLU

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October 28, 2023


Group 1

MembersLocation of StayMaterial Onboard
@The_Rock Lead The Pines CampgroundWinch, Lockers, Recovery Gear, Tools
@TheGuardianJLUThe Pines CampgroundWinch, Lockers, Recovery Gear, Tools
@NachoThe Pines CampgroundWinch, Lockers, Recovery Gear, Tools
@3VOLVE The Pines CampgroundWinch, Lockers, Recovery Gear, Tools
@OneArmedSaintThe Pines CampgroundWinch, Lockers, Recovery Gear, Tools
@22BlueWillyThe Pines CampgroundN/A
@JustOnlyMEThe Pines CampgroundWinch, Lockers, Recovery Gear, Tools
@MikeyswillysN/AWinch, Lockers
@Jeepin_Donnie HotelWinch, Lockers, Recovery Gear, Tools
@CookieMonster HotelWinch, Lockers, Recovery Gear

Group 2

MembersLocation of StayMaterial Onboard
@R3 Lead The Pines CampgroundWinch, Lockers, Recovery Gear, Tools
@granitecreep The Pines CampgroundWinch, Lockers, Recovery Gear, Tools
@QuackGoesDuck The Pines CampgroundWinch, Lockers, Recovery Gear, Tools
@gman392 The Pines CampgroundWinch, Lockers, Recovery Gear, Tools
@LASTLB The Pines CampgroundWinch, Lockers, Recovery Gear, Tools
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Trail Restrictions
Stay on the main trail or obstacle routes; black arrows mark obstacle routes. The Potts Mountain Jeep Trail is classified as a road and is open to street-legal motor vehicles, hikers, equestrians, mountain bikers and eBikes.

Members, feel free to post information about Potts Mountain in this thread.
 
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Date dependent, but count me in. I’ve read the trail has some challenging spots. What’s the minimum build required?


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22BlueWilly said:
Date dependent, but count me in. I’ve read the trail has some challenging spots. What’s the minimum build required?


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Really depends on the driver, from the stories I have read about it they have seen a stock liberty get through it, minus some scrapes to the skids, and a stock Rubicon fared very well, but again skids helped a ton. Majority will tell you have a lift, and tires at minimum, lockers are helpful but plenty have went through without them. Plus, if I recall we had a member (at the time) of this club, she had a stock Rubicon and she completed Potts Mountain... what was her name... eh it escapes me... but it's doable.

It will be a game of pick the right line so we will need to work together. At minimum would like those attending with winches, we can spare 2-3 people without a winch, but you'll get sandwiched with those that do have one incase we need it. By then I should have my bumper and winch installed.
 
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22BlueWilly said:
Wow. Nice that it’s “optional” :)


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Isn't it? Although kind of wish they showed the full episode on that section to see if they conquered it or winched. It looks harder to climb when it's wet and slippery but imagine if it was dry... looks like those tires wanted to climb.
 
I have been a few times and cannot imagine a stock vehicle making it through there. I would not take anyone without at least some lift and 35s.
There are a couple of obstacles that do not have bypasses and then there are some of the more challenging ones that are optional. It is not really doable as a day trip, or at least would be very tough to do. All the times I have gone people usually meet up at the nearby Campground and just head over from there.
 
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Is that grey Rubicon stock? It doesn't seem to have any larger or aggressive tires nor a lift but maybe it's just me. From the video, all looks doable but I know videos never do it justice.
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Everybody is certainly welcome to give it a shot. I have no doubt a very experienced driver would find a way. The v you go down at the beginning, the rock garden right after that, and the climb next to the tree are all challenging imo.
 
Sign me up (date depending)

Can we have a slightly later start time due to the 3.5 hr travel time? Maybe 9:30-10? Or are people planning on a hotel the night before?
 
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