any one know any good off road trails for suv or trusck around fairbanks
2006-10-11 16:42:06 · 4 answers · asked by quicksilver01232002 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
For a serious road trip, just go to Circle or Eagle in winter. You need the gear, the vehicle and the skill if any weather blows in. One time I was shoveling, by hand, the roadway over the pass to get back from Circle. Some of the wind-blown snow berms were 2-3 feet high. Got down the other side and all the 4WD F-350s and Jeeps and semi-tractors were waiting for the state snow plow to come. And I pop out in my Corolla!
So just getting to the end of the public road in snow or mud season can be quite a workout. Check out some of the obscure roadways, small towns and hot springs around. At least if you get stuck, someone else will be along that say.
Living 600 miles to the south, I don't know of particular trails but for full-sized motor vehicles, I'd suggest two approaches:
- a local bookstore may have a local guidebook on off-road locales or, more generally, on wilderness/hunting access.
- look around on Google Earth (satellite imagery) - I find stuff really close to home that I didn't know was there
If you decide to get into "fourwheelers" (ATCs), then:
- you can ride alongside the state highways on those little frontage road/trails legallly. Just come to stop before crossing the roadway at a right angle.
- ask at a Yamaha/Honda/Polaris dealer where to go for beginning/intermediate trails.
- join a local fourwheeler club. There's one down here that takes trip and does trail maintenance service projects in the Caribou Hills. Probably something in your area too.
Either way, consider what emergency gear you have with you. You know - in case the afternoon drive ends up being an extended camping trip with the truck stuck in a mudhole.
Oh, and a negative recommendation: DON'T take it north on the Tundra. Two hunters just recently drove off the Dalton Highway to retrieve some caribou meat. Got totally stuck. They'll have to jack it up onto blocks, wait for the ground to freeze and then drive it out over frozen ground in a few mmonths. And it hasn't been decided how much they'll be fined.
2006-10-16 05:04:11 · answer #1 · answered by David in Kenai 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alaska 4x4 Trails
2017-01-15 03:33:20 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-19 06:06:41 · answer #3 · answered by titman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You mean there are actually roads in Alaska? lol
2006-10-15 06:20:08 · answer #4 · answered by Doubting Thomas 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋