Coalmont ride for Saturday 03/31

[SundayRdr]

Well pick a weekend then......but after takeover. Mine is apart for re-engineering. Nothing like a few good trails to show your flaws.

Honestly the takeover will be out next ride unless we get out and hit the creeks with @Yankee. There's things going on every weekend this month

 

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[Delton]

Now that I know that Coppenger Cove is what y’all been referring to as Coalmont, I have to agree. Used to ride in there all the time in late 90s in Jeeps with Middle Tennessee Trail Runners as well as all the area around Monteagle ...

I recognize quite a few of the hills from Docs latest videos


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The locals call it different names. Most call it all the Gulf. Coppinger cove is on the far end. We seen quite a few Jeeps there last time I was there but that's been several months. The trails run a little more challenging in the side we were on in my opinion.

 

[Delton]

Honestly the takeover will be out next ride unless we get out and hit the creeks with @Yankee. There's things going on every weekend this month

That's why I said after takeover. I'm staying close to home and making changes til takeover. Don't wanna break anything lol

 

[Delton]

That trail I got stuck in that rut is called Miners pass.

 

[Delton]

I'm gonna get with another fb group and learn some trails there. Several members are very knowledgeable about that area. Found out there's even a trail from Pelham to the gulf. Pelham is just a few mins from my house. They meet at Stuckeys on exit 127. Don you need to be doing some mapping during these rides. I wanna learn all I can.

 

[elkaholic]

I'm gonna get with another fb group and learn some trails there. Several members are very knowledgeable about that area. Found out there's even a trail from Pelham to the gulf. Pelham is just a few mins from my house. They meet at Stuckeys on exit 127. Don you need to be doing some mapping during these rides. I wanna learn all I can.

Had to google that location. Think I know the trail. We used to run it in Jeeps as our Halloween night ride ...


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[Delton]

Had to google that location. Think I know the trail. We used to run it in Jeeps as our Halloween night ride ...


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Was it worth a crap? That'd save me a crapload of fuel not having to climb Pelham mtn. And save me about 30mins of drive time

 

[elkaholic]

Was it worth a crap? That'd save me a crapload of fuel not having to climb Pelham mtn. And save me about 30mins of drive time

20 years ago, it was great. Given my driving skills, I judged trails by what percentage of the time I had my front ARB locker on ... that used to be a 20% trail when dry (fairly high ) and 80-90% when wet. One of the few places where I laid the Jeep over (unfortunately I had the hard top on).

There’s a lot of water under the bridge so it could have changed radically


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[Delton]

20 years ago, it was great. Given my driving skills, I judged trails by what percentage of the time I had my front ARB locker on ... that used to be a 20% trail when dry (fairly high ) and 80-90% when dry. One of the few places where I laid the Jeep over (unfortunately I had the hard top on).

There’s a lot of water under the bridge so it could have changed radically


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Well now I'm even more curious lol