Those are all fun trails you are right you will have no problem But there is one spot on 4 that was a little fun i almost rolled my runner you wont miss it but i think it is hat way cus the rain and mud i dont trhink it would be bad if you could hug the side but it was so muddy you would slid in the hole you could not fit your finger between the rock and my door . we are gona try and make it back up then

firemedic ... cool, i hope to see you there ... look for us Friday evening at Camp #3 ... or at the trailhead Saturday morning at 9:00 AM <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/grin.gif" />

Hey Ray! I think I'll be able to make that trip. It's been waaaayyyyy too long since I've been on the trails. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="images/icons/frown.gif" />

I'll be sure to drag along Jasean with his Toy and Neal with his Monty.

I didn't get to read all these posts yet... is Smiley going to make this trip? I think he needs to. Heh heh.

As long as i get the trooper running by then i'll be there. hope to bring a few folks along as well. we'll be coming from eastern NC so its going to be a nice drive. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Roll Eyes]" src="images/icons/rolleyes.gif" /> i've never been there before, were do you stay? is there a campground like at uwharrie? what all should we bring, i'm hoping to bring a trailer incase something goes wrong there, they look like some nasty trails <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/grin.gif" />

hmmm...so is the general consensus that I shouldn't try even the moderate trails in my lwb with 31s? I'm not a novice, but would like to avoid bashing my truck <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="images/icons/smile.gif" /> I MAY have sliders in time for that trip, and I'll feel a lot better if I do.

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">Originally posted by Eric Upchurch:
<strong>i've never been there before, were do you stay? is there a campground like at uwharrie? </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">Campground, yes...like Uwharrie, not even close. Bring your own water and take a shower before you leave home. They did have one uni-sex port-a-jon at the campground we stayed at last time.

If you do bring a trailer, you may have to leave it parked at the road with the cars. The campground we were at required significant ground clearance to access. The ones closest to the trails looked a little nicer, but they were all full by the time we got there so we ended up staying at one that was 3-4 miles from the trailhead.

-chris

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">Originally posted by stony-man:
<strong>hmmm...so is the general consensus that I shouldn't try even the moderate trails in my lwb with 31s? I'm not a novice, but would like to avoid bashing my truck <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="images/icons/smile.gif" /> I MAY have sliders in time for that trip, and I'll feel a lot better if I do.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">Sliders would be nice, I didn't have them last time and made it out with only a dent in the exhaust tip.

You should be fine with only 31's and carefull driving. Plan on needing a tug every now and then as well as having to give one. If you wanted to, you could come to asheville first and I'd be willing to loan you my 33's for the weekend(assuming I can borrow your 31's to get to work that weekend).

if you want a nice campground.. look at crawford's campground. its catered to wheelers. they have primitive and sites with hookups. has a full shop with all tools and welder and whatever, even gas. also has a bath house with showers, toilets, sinks, etc. very nice place. has a rock garden and mud pit to play in if you want also.
its about 5 miles from tellico if i remember correctly. around $7 for primitive per person and $15 if you go hookups.

If you wanted to, you could come to asheville first and I'd be willing to loan you my 33's for the weekend(assuming I can borrow your 31's to get to work that weekend).

Man, thanks for the super nice offer...but I'd be afraid I'd tear up one of your tires, and I wouldn't be able to pay you right away...thanks again though.

Paul (phines),
good to hear from you, man ... that would be cool if you and the Blacksburg gang could make it! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/grin.gif" />

wow ... interest is definitely growing ... i plan to camp both Friday and Saturday nights at campground #3 which is north of the trailhead as rodeo_chris has mentioned and has plenty of room for multiple camp sites and many vehicles ... there is camping available at Stateline Campground with room for parking trailers very near the trailhead if you get there in time to reserve space (first come first serve)

stony-man,
you can ride with me Saturday morning and get a feel for the trails before taking your Montero on them if you like ... me, I hit trail 6 with 31s on my first time at Tellico and loved it ... with your LWB (4-door) vehicle the most likely damage would be your rear bumper getting scraped going down Fains Ford creek crossing, but this can be avoided with care <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="images/icons/grin.gif" />