Orange County CAF's: up to no good

How did it go?

 

I'll be on this thread from time to time. When you guys set something up a little closer to me, I'll be in!

 

http://www.fs.usda.gov/detailfull/cleveland/alerts-notices/?cid=stelprdb5340229&width=full

It's called maple spring road.
It's open.

tab Tuesday meet tomorrow be there or be L7

 

Awesome link! I wish they would show when the page was last updated, though.

By the way, the road to the summit is not called Maple Springs. That would be the trail from the end of the paved road to an area called "Four Corners." Following that, there are options to go to Harding Truck Trail (looks like the preferred path on TW) to "Santiago Peak," or up North Main Divide...

This is useful: http://www.r5.fs.fed.us/cleveland/recreation/ohv/mvum2009/trabuco_north_august2009.pdf
And the trail "codes" are in the previous link provided.

EDIT: For the record, that makes it look like HTT up to Santiago Peak is closed to motorized vehicles, but I was there just a week ago and it was in fact open.

 

Only one other Taco 2x4 with an Icon 3" lift, Gibson exhaust, CB and a few 50cc dirtbikes in the bed. Real nice guy, but he's not really on the forums much. Meet wasn't bad, until somebodies Integra got hot wired and jacked, and the guy flew into an S-turn at 100mph...totaled the car and ditched it before the cops arrived.

I made it to the summit twice in the last week. Maple Springs just goes up the switchbacks after passing the town of Silverado. The road that we turn right on to get to the summit is North Main Divide, and they only close that when we have a really hard rain. I've even seen it open while covered in snow.

x2 on the CB radios.

 

2 way radios and Subway! so we can stop wherever and eat and just to be safe I think I'll buy a wilderness pass again

 

Thought you only needed one if you're parking the vehicle?

 

If the trail is closed you can rent a key from riverside county for 100 bucks for a year. You get the 100 back wen you return it.

 

Yea.. but its only $5 at BIg5 that's including tax. So if we decide to stop and kick back somewhere up there to eat it won't be a problem

oh! and if we don't stop anywhere you can re-use that pass as long as you don't scratch the month or date

 

What!!!? Didn't know that was possible!? Isn't that just a liability for the county? Say some idiot buys the key and decides to go mudding up to Santiago Summit during a flash flood and slides off the mountain...who's at fault?

 

The general store in Silverado also sells them. Not a bad place to stop and get some water and snacks too if anybody forgets.

 

So can anybody go to this?? I'd be down to go

 

I've never heard of that! I've been up there a number of times and the gate has been closed, figured I was out of luck.

 

I'll put you on the list. You're in

 

Sign me up, I'm down to go.

 

June 3, 2012
SUNDAY

10am

~Silverado~

Meet up address:

Cook's Corner
19152 Santiago Canyon Road,
Trabuco Canyon, CA 92679

18 more days to go!

~List~

1.Goflight2
2.Blueinstinct
3.The Traveler
4.Rmesa1
5.stmpjmpr
6.Bosworth5
7.Bosworth5's friend
8.Runningtaco47
9.f3nd3r (50/50)
10.tattoo981 (50/50)
11.xgalvanxgx
12.trooper12
13.CedtheEntertainer
14.?
15.?
16.?
17.?
18.?
19.?
20.?

EVERYONE ARE WELCOME TO JOIN!
OC members there's plenty of time to prep for this meet (18 Days to go) 4x4, 4x2 Prerunner Friendly!

 

Wow, the list is growing quickly. I'd be impressed if even 10 Tacomas showed up. Might end up bringing the girlfriend...

 

So on a scale 1 to 10 what is the difficulty of this trail???

 

His fault it's a public road. It also would be the first second or third time that has happen. My buddy helped recover a jeep that was on the side of the mountain. It was pretty muddy took 3 trucks to anchor and winch.

I've been up there once during heavy rain it's do able but you got to e smart. I was at 10 psi going really slow made it to the main devide and just turned around.

We had a group run on here a while back, we went up there all The way through to corona thought the gate was locked when a guy with a jeep came up. We asked if he had a key he said yeah, and explained that you can rent one from the county of riverside.