2015 T.A.Co. Rock Therapy trail thread

Hey everyone! I made this thread to provide information pertaining to trails and how we do things at Rock Therapy when it comes to wheeling. Feel free to ask questions and/or help others out with trail tips/suggestions. As it gets closer to game time, ill update this first post as much as possible. Looking forward to wheelin with you all!

First and formost, scheduling:
Wednesday - free
Thursday - free
Friday - Be back to BFE by 4:30 for a surprise and group photo (this can last a while...)
Saturday - Sponsored potluck dinner(Time is TBD) RAFFLE is to follow dinner.
Sunday - free (clean up BFE)

Due to the events happening friday and saturday evenings, we'd like to request everyone to run shorter trails those days or start early. Trust us, you wont want to miss these events

Each day we will have a table setup under a tent that says trail sign up on it. There will be pieces of paper with different trails labeled on the top with rating. Obviously, we cant name every trail available... There will be a few with open ended titles for those who wish to run a trail thats not terribly popular. There will be empty spots for names to filled in should you want to run that trail that next day. Once a trail is filled up, we ask to either run that trail a few hours later or earlier of the other group OR better yet, start a sheet for that trail for the next day.

There will also be a spot for any person signed up for that trail to designate themselves as Trail Leader. Make wise choices when choosing Trail leaders, if you have run the trail before, then you obviously have a leg up on everyone else who has not.
Should you be desiganted a Trail Leader, There will be a second laminated piece of paper that lists bullet points of your responsibilities, important phone numbers, etc.... just hold on to it, READ IT and have a great day on the trail!

Should you and your group not want to run with others and do your own thing, thats your choice totally. But we encourage helping us organize these runs and include other people.




TRAILS:

TRAIL GROUP SIZES WILL BE LIMITED TO 10-15 TRUCKS..multiple departure times will be added to popular trails if needed

ALL TRAIL RUNS WILL MEET AT 8AM UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED BY THE TRAIL LEADERS OR THROUGH UNANIMOUS DECISION OF THE GROUP RUNNING THE TRAILS

PLEASE RESEARCH THESE TRAILS BEFORE SIGNING UP OR ATTEMPTING THEM!!!!

IN THE END, ALL RESPONSIBILITY LIES WITH YOU! IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS....ASK ASK ASK!

useful links
GPS Tracks: http://www.myxj.net/blog/utah-gps-tracks/
http://www.traildamage.com/trails/index.php
http://www.rr4w.com/trails.cfm
http://www.4x4trails.net
http://www.utah.com/offroad/moab_area.htm
http://www.4x4now.com/mu4wd.htm
throw up some requests

click here for an explanation of the ratings used by traildamage.com on the following trail descriptions

According to traildamage/4x4trails rating system of 1-10, basing categories off the higher end of the rating range within the trail description and higher of the two trail reporting websites (traildamage.com and 4x4trails.net)

Ratings 6/7+
The Pickle 10
Kane Creek (note: current trail conditions rank the trail higher than 6 TD shows, see 4x4trails.net, rating it a 7 primarily due to the condition of the final rock hill)
Poison Spider (6 on TD, 8 on 4x4)
Golden Spike (8 both TD & 4x4)
Gold Bar Rim (6 on TD, 7 on 4x4)
Cliff Hanger (7 on TD, 8 on 4x4)
Moab Rim (7 on TD, 8 on 4x4)
Hells Revenge (8 on both TD and 4x4) (rides easier than the rating though, high due to optional obstacles)
Fins & Things (7 on both TD and 4x4) (rides easier than the rating though, high due to optional obstacles)
Steel Bender (8 on TD, 7 on 4x4)
Behind the Rocks (8 on both TD and 4x4)
Area BFE - good for night trail running (ranges from 4-10+, lots of trails and playgrounds)
Ten Mile Wash (7 on TD, due to the obstacles at the end)
Flat Iron Mesa (7 on TD)
Hole in the Rock 6 on TD (60 miles round trip, FULL DAY or 2 DAY)
Metal Masher 5-9 rating (optional obstacles bring rating to a 9)

Ratings 4-5
Elephant Hill (5 on TD)
Hey Joe Canyon (4 on TD)
Sevenmile Rim (4 on TD)
White Rim (4 on TD) (FULL DAY or 2 DAY 77miles)
Top of the World (4 on TD)
Rose Garden Hill (4 on TD)
Klondike Bluffs (4 on TD)
Porcupine Rim (4 on TD)
Pole Canyon Rim (4 on TD)
Delores River (4 on TD) more pics on a colorado 4x4 report
Strike Ravine (5 on TD)
Little Canyon 5

Ratings <=3
White Wash Sand Dunes (3 on TD)
Bull canyon (3 on both TD and 4x4) and Gemini Bridges (3 on both TD and 4x4)
Secret Spire (3 on TD)
Onion Creek (3 on TD)
Rock House (3 on TD)
Long Canyon (2 on TD)
Tusher Tunnel / Hidden Canyon (2 on TD)
Yellow Cat Flat (3 on TD)
La Sal Pass (2 on TD)
Lavender Canyon (3 on TD)
Beef Basin (3 on TD)
Boxcar Bridge (3 on TD)
Tower Arch (2 on TD)

 

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In before the lock!

 

Konsta! Get in here and figure out some tentative dates on when we are going to run our trails!! (Rusty nail, Pritchett...)you know.

 

so what's this mo-ab you speak of?

 

Subbed.

 

you too maam

 

So I was thinking.....

Wednesday........Kane Creek
Thursday.....Moab Rim or Cliffhanger
Friday.........Hells Revenge
Saturday.......Strike Ravine

Any other takers????

 

Is there any reason we couldn't run hells revenge and fins and things in the same day? I did it that before but that was just with one other guy...

 

I'd be up for that. Would love to do Fins. It would just be dependent on the kiddo's being able to sit for that long. I'm sure they would be good.

 

All the trails are like info overload for me, I think it will all click once I'm at BFE and get a feel for the setup, hope I get to tag along with some groups of people I don't know also!

 

That would be really hard to do with a group. Hells takes all damn day with a larger group. I would suggest running hells wed or thursday or early early friday so you can make it back in time.

There has been talk of a night run on fins keep your eye out

Not a bad idea either, most choose this route

Id like to run kanes again and forsure top of the world. Other than that im open for whatever

 

just not on friday or saturday

 

Damn... Last year we ran fins in the morning, then my alternator died so we fixed it and ran Hell's at night

Noted Was hoping to do Elephant Hill too but that one is a long one...

 

solution for long days...start earlier