Shoecreek Virginia?

Has anyone ever been trailing here? I'm interested in trails and not mud holes. Input please?!

 

Check out that trail, Google it whatever. Best I have been on since salt shed closed a few years ago.

 

Alright cool, Im planning a trip up there this fall. I've heard a lot of good things about it. Now just have to test it out to find out for myself. It'll be my first "trail" ride. So I'm planning on taking a few buddies and hammocking for the weekend there are spots to do that right?

 

There are quite a few water crossings. Don't go for a couple days after a hard rain. Other than that, you can get through the main trail with a stock 4x4. The left fork of the main trail, after the second water crossing, is a bear with open diffs. It gets very slippery when it's wet, but the main trail is still passable.
Basically, it's a fire road with extra obstacles on the sides. Bring a friend with a second truck, and enjoy!

 

Thanks! I'm excited. But there are camping spots right?

 

There's camping all over. http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=37.788912,-79.098623&spn=0.013074,0.03298&t=m&z=16 Right after the first and second water crossing, there are spots to camp. Primitive, no water.

 

I would sooner check out the Big Levels trail. There is a Youtube of it where a couple J##ps have a sped up video of most of it. I don't recall much water other than a few muddy holes, but there are bypasses. If you take Big Levels trail from the Coal Rd side, I would take the switch backs, it will be about a 4 hour drive. There are camping spots all over the trail and even parking too.

It's Forest Rd. 162 between the Blue Ridge Parkway and Coal Rd.

 

I'm looking at going. What kinda time line do you guys have in mind?

 

are you still planning on making a trip this fall? I'm in if it's before I leave VA towards the end of Sept.

 

F.Y.I...
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/south-east/243780-shoe-creek-meet-26-jan-2013-a.html