VA or WVA trails
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JK Newbie
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VA or WVA trails
Does anyone know of some good legal trails where you can offroad and camp in the va/wva area? The jeeps going would be stock so nothing crazy.
thanks for any info
thanks for any info
JK Enthusiast
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From: Nokesville, va
out at george washinton forest is the only ones i know of in VA. down by blacksburg there are some great offroad trails down there. me and my buddy just went down there last weekend. (edenburg gap area..meh not that great for jeeps) most of them are ATV trails. or crappy OHV trails. i took my stock jk on a difficult ATV trail not to much just some small trails and rocks so it was a little fun.
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Here's directions (not mine, but they get the job done) to Shoe Creek/Crabtree Falls, which is a forest service fire road that's definitely stock do-able.
h ttp://db.tt/vEGFzsL
To end the trail, it looks like you're going to drive through someone's yard, but you're not -- you'll see as you get closer. The trail starts at the bottom of the mountain and goes to the top, where there's a parking lot for a place where you can hike down to see Crabtree Falls. If you don't want to go back down the mountain on the forest service fire road, there's a gravel road that leaves the parking area that takes you down the other side of the mountain.
h ttp://db.tt/vEGFzsL
To end the trail, it looks like you're going to drive through someone's yard, but you're not -- you'll see as you get closer. The trail starts at the bottom of the mountain and goes to the top, where there's a parking lot for a place where you can hike down to see Crabtree Falls. If you don't want to go back down the mountain on the forest service fire road, there's a gravel road that leaves the parking area that takes you down the other side of the mountain.
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Here's directions (not mine, but they get the job done) to Shoe Creek/Crabtree Falls, which is a forest service fire road that's definitely stock do-able.
http://db.tt/vEGFzsL
To end the trail, it looks like you're going to drive through someone's yard, but you're not -- you'll see as you get closer. The trail starts at the bottom of the mountain and goes to the top, where there's a parking lot for a place where you can hike down to see Crabtree Falls. If you don't want to go back down the mountain on the forest service fire road, there's a gravel road that leaves the parking area that takes you down the other side of the mountain.
http://db.tt/vEGFzsL
To end the trail, it looks like you're going to drive through someone's yard, but you're not -- you'll see as you get closer. The trail starts at the bottom of the mountain and goes to the top, where there's a parking lot for a place where you can hike down to see Crabtree Falls. If you don't want to go back down the mountain on the forest service fire road, there's a gravel road that leaves the parking area that takes you down the other side of the mountain.
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From: northern virginia
This guy kept pretty detailed trip reports of a lot of his off road trips in the Virginia and West Virginia area. You can even buy the gps way-points for a specific trail ride or all of the trail rides.
ht tp://4x4icon.com/offroad/index.htm
ht tp://4x4icon.com/offroad/index.htm
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From: Alexandria, VA
If you go to the Forest Service web site you can download the Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM), which indicates all of the trails in the GWNF. I've only been on FR 93 and there were a number of established campsites right off this FR. It's also a great place to go if you're stock and have never been off-road before.
This particular FR is off Route 55 (map 4 on the MVUM), which is near the intersection of I-66 and I-81. It's about an hour from Gainesville.
This particular FR is off Route 55 (map 4 on the MVUM), which is near the intersection of I-66 and I-81. It's about an hour from Gainesville.