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Old 05-17-2005, 08:54 PM #1
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Off Roading in CT

For the few of us in CT, I wanted to share a great place to go off roading, and low and behold, it is in little ole' Ellington (Just north of Hartford, wedged between 91 and 84).

Porter Road, a town road, was never "completed" so after the first 1/2 mile, it turns into a great dirt road that quickly turns technical, with several water crossings and reasonably-sized obstacles. In addition, there are several different trails back there where you can loop around. I haven't had the courage to run the entire road yet, but I have heard it can be done by a stock vehicle.

For a bit more speed and less technical stuff, Soapstone state park has several miles of great dirt roads, which are generally well-kept but do include a few easy technical sections and water crossings. Lots of fun for novice off-roaders, or those who enjoy speed more than technical stuff.

E-mail or PM me if you are interesting in more details.
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hey CT chapter prez , any meets in the near future ? Im always in the Hartford / East Hartford / Windsor Locks areas
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We haven't had much activity lately. PM me if you are around a certain weekend. I live in the area you frequent and there are a few beginner trails we can hit. Just let me know when you are around.
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that sounds like a lot of fun dude, if you do plan an even I'd be sure to go.
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I would be interested in going out. Live NW of Hartford. Thanks for the tip. There also seems to be stuff out by the Barkhamsted res. and into Mass.
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No one else from the CT area is on here?
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Not a lot of us around here anymore. Not too many good places to go, but there's a few.
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Not a lot of us around here anymore. Not too many good places to go, but there's a few.
1 new one here....
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CT offroaders

I,m from CT on the coast (Waerford). I will be giong to check out that road you are talking about soon , maybe tomorrow. Not many places to go around here but I find places whenever I can. Easier to explore if you have an old truck with crappy paint as most trail around here are overgrown from not being used(lame ) Any dirt "road" sounds awesome to me !
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No one else from the CT area is on here?
I'm game, just gotta convince the wife to let me take out the new 5th gen . Let me know when you wanna do it!
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No one else from the CT area is on here?
I'm here now, too. West Hartford. Any new trails around?
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Depending on when and where myself as well as one of my buddies with a 4th Gen would probably be interested in any meet ups or offroading.
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South Windsor here! Would like to find some rookie trails in the area to play on....

Wondering if Connecticut is still issuing beach passes for 4x4..??

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ct trails

me and a couple other guys have found several awsome trails and we go just about every weekend so let me know and we shall fill you in on meeting places and times
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Wow that looks like a great spot! Can you send me a PM with your next meet up or this location I would love to check this out!
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