Ontario BS Thread

Just a heads up anyone planning on coming to ardbeg Eugene and I are leaving now as rains coming tomorrow morning/ through tonight

 

Dood, that sux...

 

That and too many drunk Red necks being noisy all night

 

The correct term is "Southern Truck Enthusiasts"
Obligatory pictures.


I'll upload video later.

 

I'll see about uploading some of the stuff from my knock off go pro when I get home. At the trailer now.

Oh and good call on leaving for sure. Here in fenelon it was raining all night. Probably doing the same out there

 

Trail closes October 15th. Maybe when the leaves starting changing we can do a run.

Also was talking to @Joe23 about doing a run in the Peterborough area. Easy trails, based on of4wd. Can do a bunch of them in a day and then camp out at my uncles place where we have the snow runs.

 

That's relatively early. I thought they closed later like in November for the snowmobile trails

 

One of Eugene pictures on instgrram showed a sign that said that date. Just going off of that for now lol

 

Oh ya maybe ardbeg closes at that time. Minden is open later I believe

 

Stitched few shots together, nothing big this time.

 

Fall colour run feeler.
Okay, this run may interest some people. I am planning on doing this some time in the fall. It is in the Oshawa/Peterborough area so its is pretty close for those in the GTA. Additionally this is for people who want to try some offloading and camping. The first 2 trails are easy peezy (based on OF4WD scale) and then the third is a bit tougher (2 out of 5). The trail heads of each trail would take 47mins of driving to visit if you were to go to each one and not run the trail (from 1 to 2 to 3 would be 47 mins) which means they are pretty close to each other. After we run all the trails, my family has a piece of property close to the area we could all go and camp on. It is off the 115 highway maybe 10-15 mins from the 401.

The three trails:
Boundary Road 1+ trail-14.2 km
Trail Description
Boundary road is an un-assumed road in which people enjoy in the winter as a snowmobile trail and ride in the warmer months when looking to go for a scenic drive. The road can be passed in a fairly stock vehicle however can be very muddy in the spring thaw time. Private and conservation land is to the north and south of the road so please stay on the road and enjoy the view. Enfeild Rd, Wotten Rd, Avery Rd, Fowler Rd, Longsault Rad and Murphy Road are allowable.
Cautions
Private and conservation land to the north and south of road, do not enter areas. Policed frequently.

Reports in mid 2012 state lost of garbage on side of trail, a clean up was done by the OF4WD and OFSC clubs in October 2012.
User Groups
ATV, Dirt Bikes, Equestrians, Hikers, Mountain Bikes, Snowmobiles
Terrain Type
Mud, Sand, Tree Cover, Water 6
Truck Requirements
Front Tow Points, Rear Tow Points, Stock Vehicles

Wild Turkey Road 1 trail-5km
Trail Description
A fun and simple trail / um-assumed road making your drive home or away a little more exciting. Follow BallyDuff road as per the gpx track provided.
Trail Highlights
A nice grassy picnic spot is near the beginning. Very good wildlife as it runs along the North side of Fleetwood Conservation area.
User Groups
Snowmobiles
Terrain Type
Rock, Water less than 3";
Truck Requirements
Stock Vehicles

Hogsback 2 trail-3.2km
Trail Description
Mainly rock and hard packed dirt base. Starts with a deep mud/water hole (with bypass) Hill climb at the end is steep and lose rock. Holes can be deep after a rain. 24". Private land all around trail, stay on the trail / un-assumed road. Exit slow as someone has been pulling an old fence across the trail at the start of Dranoel Rd.
Cautions
This area has seen recent development. Please stay on trail and maintain a low profile to ensure continued access to this trail.
Terrain Type
Rock, Water 24
Truck Requirements
Front Tow Points, Min 33 Tires, Rear Tow Points
Directions
From Omemee take Ski Hill Rd. South to Hoggsback Rd. (may be at Hillview Dr.)

In Addition to those three trails, we are also right by the Ganaraska forest (http://www.grca.on.ca/forest.html) which has trails open apparently to motorized vehicles (I would have to call and see how many roads for trucks and what not. This is paid though. The other ones are on crown land. I haven't checked the length of each trail but I am assuming it would only take a couple hours to run all of them (haven't downloaded and checked the routes)

@Joe23 was also thinking of doing Minden for a fall colours run. It is also pretty close compared to Ardbeg. Additionally, we could head up to @llamasmurf neck of the woods and run the VMUTS trail which is a bunch of logging roads but lots of beauty views. This is a bit further up in North Bay.

People interested:
1. @Joe23
2. @tacoma16
3. @Taco-Can
4. @Thyces

 

only problem with minden is its not stock friendly.
armour and breathers are pretty much a must for that trail. You can do it stock otherwise but without skids damage becomes a lot more likely. And without breathers...well the water crossings are pretty deep to do without. Water in the diff would be likely.

 

Who's the guy in the red Chebby with the tractor tires on backwards..?? Damn that thing looks kinda funny..!

 

Fair enough. Depending on who wants to go we can figure out what trail.

One of the drunk rednecks?

 

drunken redneck.

They seemed to just try and get them stuck in the mud and break them lol.
Really weird guys but oh well.

 

Just curious who would be down for a just a camp as well some time? Probably not this year but next spring/summer?
I'm thinking algonquin or something. I know my girlfriend wants to go again so we'd be going again next spring I know its far off but just wondering who else would be down?

 

I am down to camp anytime

 

I'll see about a fall trip not sure yet, possibly not as far will have to see.
Just know she keeps saying she wants to go again since we haven't been since the spring. So probably try and go somewhere a little closer this fall. Then thinking algonquin in the spring next year.

 

I'm most likely down for the next one.

 

This I'm definitely down for.