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There seems to be growing interest in doing this rocky. bumpy, ledge filled trail. It is not one of my favorites, but because of the incredible views (at the end) and the photo op on the rock outcropping it is worth doing, at least once.
EDIT: (7/15/15) Well, 15 rigs went up the trail yesterday as planned. There were some bumps and bruises along the way, but everyone made it to the top and got some great pictures. Well, except Grouper , his camera wasn't working. If any of you have a picture of his rig on the overlook, please post it up so he can see it and perhaps get a copy of it. If you go to page 34 of this thread you will be able to see pictures that were taken on the trail on the 14th. More pics will be added once these Folks return from Ouray. Here is my pic.
We will be meeting at the Dewey Bridge at 8 AM. Thanks for all the replies.
Make sure everyone brings lots of cold drinks and something for lunch. We will spend several hours at the overlook, visiting, eating and shuffling rigs out onto the overlook for photos.
Interested parties: Moab Junky, Velociraptor , Santacruz , Wasp , jeepconvert , axamo , Instigator2100 , magic2119 (- wearin_oakleys) , (-Mad Hatter) (perhaps) plus one Crazynorwegian, FSUgly, Grouper , dockbox and last but not least.....Trailrunner14 also flatlander2 and Lmmmmm, he fell off the right side of the fence. !!!
Back up list: apolkadot , NW FJC . If there is only one peron on the BU list a week before Summit, consider yourself in the group.
Holy COW! Now we're cooking with heat. What an impressive line up we have. I hope you folks are as interesting as your forum names. They almost tell a story.
Moab Junky (MJ) was lost in the desert, suddenly a Velociraptor from Santacruz swooped down and stung him in the ars like a Wasp . Luckily, a Jeepconvert who was now in a more reliable vehicle, (TOYOTA) pulled out his ax and amo. He was the Instigator of 2100 rounds and blows to that dam Velociraptor. He really worked his Magic, like 2119 times. Jeepconvert was so coooooool, he was wearin-oakleys and this madd hat, (plus one size) Out of nowhere, this Crazynorwegian, shows up with this Fsn Ugly, smelly Grouper he found on the dock, it was in a box........He placed it on the trail and the wounded Velociraptor ate it and got a bad case of the runners. 14 days later, MJ, the CrazyNorwegian and the Jeepconvert were saved.
CAMPING: There are now at least 5 people (rigs) interested in camping Tuesday night and running a trail on Wednesday. If you have room to throw in a bundle of wood for a fire, that would be awesome. I may weld up a rack that I can slide in my front receiver to haul wood on, if I get it done I will be able to bring all the wood. I may need help sliding it out and ditching somewhere while we run the trail. I know you folks are driving a long ways and hauling wood is a hassle.
I've never camped down there in July. It may or may not be buggy. Something to think about. Someone mentioned dryer sheets as a mosquito deterrent. Worth a try.
EDIT: I ran this trail today, 6/29/15 on my bike. It was 80 degrees at 7 am and smoking hot by 11. Make certain you, your passengers and your rig is up to the task. Bring lots of extra water. Also, for those of you who are camping Tuesday night, I will be bringing my fire pan so we can grill steaks or whatever you choose to bring. I finished my rack so I will bring enough wood for all, so don't bother bringing any.
EDIT: The group running the Top of the World trail on the 14th has grown to 15 vehicles. In order to complete the trail in a somewhat timely fashion, (no hurries, no worries) I feel that this is "about" where we need to be. Some of these folks may not be able to make it so keep in touch if this is something you would like to do.
Just to reiterate an important piece of information. This trail is not super easy nor is it super difficult. That being said, some lift, some skids, a locking device and a compressor or air tank are some off the tools you will need to get the job done. If you don't have a jack don't worry, I'm sure there will be dozens of them bolted onto most of these rigs.
If any of you guys/gals are bone stock and have no locking devices or traction control please shoot me a PM.
Looking forward to a great day on the trail.
I too want to get a picture of my FJ like this, our 2007 JK, sold in 2014.
The views are outstanding.
For the record, I'm not a professional off road driver. I am not doing this trail for any type of monetary gain. I'm just an old redneck who knows the way and am happy to "help" others get to the end and back safely. Everyone needs to do their part. There are 500 foot drop offs on this trail, if you drive off one of these your airbags are NOT going to save you!!!
I have done this trail in a 2 door Jeep and yesterday my Wife and I made it 2.6 miles in on our dirt bikes, helped a guy in a stock 4 runner for an hour. After stacking countless rocks and burning off lots of tread on his new tires, he turned around. We also turned around. Mom was not enjoying the jarring of all the rock ledges on her bike.
I will make a list of the interested parties so others can see what kind of group is forming. If you decide not to come please let me know and I will delete your name. If you want to join the group let's get your name on the list. Joining the group or Cancelling last minute is no problem at all.
This is not a super easy trail, nor is it all that difficult. Slow going AND PROPER TIRE PLACEMENT WILL GET YOU THROUGH JUST FINE. If you don't have a locker or some kind of electronic traction device I would admonish you to choose another trail. That being said, we will stick together, make it as fun as possible for everyone and honor this motto, "No FJ left behind".
Jeepconvert brought up an important point. He was running a trail and one of the radiators of a trail buddies rig puked. The only water folks had to fill the radiator with was bottled drinking water. Everyone had to sacrifice their water to get this rig moving. Please bring some extra water for emergencies. I for one will bring a nato 5 gallon can full of water. Good tip JC.
We will be meeting at the Dewey Bridge at 8 AM. Thanks for all the replies.
If you are headed North out of Moab, just before you cross the Colorado River bridge you will turn right on Hiway 128. You will follow the river north east for 29 miles. Just before you cross the river you will turn right on a gravel road. From there you will be able to see the remains of the historic Dewey Bridge. Yes, a kid from our town burnt it down. Now it looks exactly like it would have if no one kept restoring it.
Traveling south on hiway 128 you will want to turn left immediately after you cross the Colorado River. Then wait at the first parking lot on your right.
There is a parking lot that has a vault toilet. We will meet in this lot so that folks can air down and mill about until everyone arrives.
Speaking of airing down.... This is almost a must on this trail. I will go down to 18 pounds. I feel that at that level I get a smoother ride, more traction and do not lose too much clearance. There are no gas stations around. You will need to be able to air your tires back up. Please be responsible for airing your own tires back up or make arraignments with a trail buddy prior to the run.
I for one have a small compressor that does a pretty good job. It has alligator clips and I clip them directly to the battery. That being said, I have to wait for it to cool a bit between tires. It's just too small to air up lots of tires. You can get a powertank or buy a small compressor of your own.
Speaking of no gas stations, Again, this trail is 29 miles from Moab. That means 58 miles of pavement. The trail is 9 miles one way. It will be slow going. Bringing extra fuel may or may not be necessary, something to think about.
Hopefully we can get a good sized group together and have a very memorable day together on this trail.
I may camp down there somewhere and be up for another trail in the morning. Perhaps Dome Plateau or even the easier Onion Creek, which takes you up the valley that is shown in the second picture above.
More pics of the so called trail. This picture was taken on the back half of the loop. We can split into two groups after the photo op if there are some who wish to take the more difficult route back. Last week a very built trio of jeeps checked it out and decided NOT to go this route. I'll be returning the same way we came up.
The jeep in front of us just broke a sway bar mount and needs a tug up this ledge.
Our Jeep with three inches of lift and 35's had no issues on this more difficult section of trail. It may be worse now.
Camping might be impossible with the heat. But if it is cooler than normal we will camp. Found some awesome spots along the Little Dolores River, 1.8 miles from the road we will be on.
Mom cooling off by the river. Yes, that is a trail crossing. Not for my FJ.
DON'T FORGET TO THROW IN A BATHING SUIT, THIS WATER WILL BE CRYSTAL CLEAR IN JULY AND VERY REFRESHING!!!
We saw 3 wild turkeys by the river. Pretty cool.
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Nice camp spots with afternoon shade.
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EDIT: (7/15/15) Well, 15 rigs went up the trail yesterday as planned. There were some bumps and bruises along the way, but everyone made it to the top and got some great pictures. Well, except Grouper , his camera wasn't working. If any of you have a picture of his rig on the overlook, please post it up so he can see it and perhaps get a copy of it. If you go to page 34 of this thread you will be able to see pictures that were taken on the trail on the 14th. More pics will be added once these Folks return from Ouray. Here is my pic.
We will be meeting at the Dewey Bridge at 8 AM. Thanks for all the replies.
Make sure everyone brings lots of cold drinks and something for lunch. We will spend several hours at the overlook, visiting, eating and shuffling rigs out onto the overlook for photos.
Interested parties: Moab Junky, Velociraptor , Santacruz , Wasp , jeepconvert , axamo , Instigator2100 , magic2119 (- wearin_oakleys) , (-Mad Hatter) (perhaps) plus one Crazynorwegian, FSUgly, Grouper , dockbox and last but not least.....Trailrunner14 also flatlander2 and Lmmmmm, he fell off the right side of the fence. !!!
Back up list: apolkadot , NW FJC . If there is only one peron on the BU list a week before Summit, consider yourself in the group.
Holy COW! Now we're cooking with heat. What an impressive line up we have. I hope you folks are as interesting as your forum names. They almost tell a story.
Moab Junky (MJ) was lost in the desert, suddenly a Velociraptor from Santacruz swooped down and stung him in the ars like a Wasp . Luckily, a Jeepconvert who was now in a more reliable vehicle, (TOYOTA) pulled out his ax and amo. He was the Instigator of 2100 rounds and blows to that dam Velociraptor. He really worked his Magic, like 2119 times. Jeepconvert was so coooooool, he was wearin-oakleys and this madd hat, (plus one size) Out of nowhere, this Crazynorwegian, shows up with this Fsn Ugly, smelly Grouper he found on the dock, it was in a box........He placed it on the trail and the wounded Velociraptor ate it and got a bad case of the runners. 14 days later, MJ, the CrazyNorwegian and the Jeepconvert were saved.
CAMPING: There are now at least 5 people (rigs) interested in camping Tuesday night and running a trail on Wednesday. If you have room to throw in a bundle of wood for a fire, that would be awesome. I may weld up a rack that I can slide in my front receiver to haul wood on, if I get it done I will be able to bring all the wood. I may need help sliding it out and ditching somewhere while we run the trail. I know you folks are driving a long ways and hauling wood is a hassle.
I've never camped down there in July. It may or may not be buggy. Something to think about. Someone mentioned dryer sheets as a mosquito deterrent. Worth a try.
EDIT: I ran this trail today, 6/29/15 on my bike. It was 80 degrees at 7 am and smoking hot by 11. Make certain you, your passengers and your rig is up to the task. Bring lots of extra water. Also, for those of you who are camping Tuesday night, I will be bringing my fire pan so we can grill steaks or whatever you choose to bring. I finished my rack so I will bring enough wood for all, so don't bother bringing any.
EDIT: The group running the Top of the World trail on the 14th has grown to 15 vehicles. In order to complete the trail in a somewhat timely fashion, (no hurries, no worries) I feel that this is "about" where we need to be. Some of these folks may not be able to make it so keep in touch if this is something you would like to do.
Just to reiterate an important piece of information. This trail is not super easy nor is it super difficult. That being said, some lift, some skids, a locking device and a compressor or air tank are some off the tools you will need to get the job done. If you don't have a jack don't worry, I'm sure there will be dozens of them bolted onto most of these rigs.
If any of you guys/gals are bone stock and have no locking devices or traction control please shoot me a PM.
Looking forward to a great day on the trail.
I too want to get a picture of my FJ like this, our 2007 JK, sold in 2014.
The views are outstanding.
For the record, I'm not a professional off road driver. I am not doing this trail for any type of monetary gain. I'm just an old redneck who knows the way and am happy to "help" others get to the end and back safely. Everyone needs to do their part. There are 500 foot drop offs on this trail, if you drive off one of these your airbags are NOT going to save you!!!
I have done this trail in a 2 door Jeep and yesterday my Wife and I made it 2.6 miles in on our dirt bikes, helped a guy in a stock 4 runner for an hour. After stacking countless rocks and burning off lots of tread on his new tires, he turned around. We also turned around. Mom was not enjoying the jarring of all the rock ledges on her bike.
I will make a list of the interested parties so others can see what kind of group is forming. If you decide not to come please let me know and I will delete your name. If you want to join the group let's get your name on the list. Joining the group or Cancelling last minute is no problem at all.
This is not a super easy trail, nor is it all that difficult. Slow going AND PROPER TIRE PLACEMENT WILL GET YOU THROUGH JUST FINE. If you don't have a locker or some kind of electronic traction device I would admonish you to choose another trail. That being said, we will stick together, make it as fun as possible for everyone and honor this motto, "No FJ left behind".
Jeepconvert brought up an important point. He was running a trail and one of the radiators of a trail buddies rig puked. The only water folks had to fill the radiator with was bottled drinking water. Everyone had to sacrifice their water to get this rig moving. Please bring some extra water for emergencies. I for one will bring a nato 5 gallon can full of water. Good tip JC.
We will be meeting at the Dewey Bridge at 8 AM. Thanks for all the replies.
If you are headed North out of Moab, just before you cross the Colorado River bridge you will turn right on Hiway 128. You will follow the river north east for 29 miles. Just before you cross the river you will turn right on a gravel road. From there you will be able to see the remains of the historic Dewey Bridge. Yes, a kid from our town burnt it down. Now it looks exactly like it would have if no one kept restoring it.
Traveling south on hiway 128 you will want to turn left immediately after you cross the Colorado River. Then wait at the first parking lot on your right.
There is a parking lot that has a vault toilet. We will meet in this lot so that folks can air down and mill about until everyone arrives.
Speaking of airing down.... This is almost a must on this trail. I will go down to 18 pounds. I feel that at that level I get a smoother ride, more traction and do not lose too much clearance. There are no gas stations around. You will need to be able to air your tires back up. Please be responsible for airing your own tires back up or make arraignments with a trail buddy prior to the run.
I for one have a small compressor that does a pretty good job. It has alligator clips and I clip them directly to the battery. That being said, I have to wait for it to cool a bit between tires. It's just too small to air up lots of tires. You can get a powertank or buy a small compressor of your own.
Speaking of no gas stations, Again, this trail is 29 miles from Moab. That means 58 miles of pavement. The trail is 9 miles one way. It will be slow going. Bringing extra fuel may or may not be necessary, something to think about.
Hopefully we can get a good sized group together and have a very memorable day together on this trail.
I may camp down there somewhere and be up for another trail in the morning. Perhaps Dome Plateau or even the easier Onion Creek, which takes you up the valley that is shown in the second picture above.
More pics of the so called trail. This picture was taken on the back half of the loop. We can split into two groups after the photo op if there are some who wish to take the more difficult route back. Last week a very built trio of jeeps checked it out and decided NOT to go this route. I'll be returning the same way we came up.
The jeep in front of us just broke a sway bar mount and needs a tug up this ledge.
Our Jeep with three inches of lift and 35's had no issues on this more difficult section of trail. It may be worse now.
Camping might be impossible with the heat. But if it is cooler than normal we will camp. Found some awesome spots along the Little Dolores River, 1.8 miles from the road we will be on.
Mom cooling off by the river. Yes, that is a trail crossing. Not for my FJ.
DON'T FORGET TO THROW IN A BATHING SUIT, THIS WATER WILL BE CRYSTAL CLEAR IN JULY AND VERY REFRESHING!!!
We saw 3 wild turkeys by the river. Pretty cool.
DSC04221.jpg
Nice camp spots with afternoon shade.
DSC04222.jpg
