Great Western Trail June-July 2018

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From June 16-July 13th 2018 Katie and I will be making a documentary on the Great Western Trail, one of the 16 designated National Millennium Trails, it spans 3174 miles from the Mexican border in Arizona to the Canadian border in Montana, the vast majority on dirt. So far there's only 250 miles of pavement and most of that is through Grand Teton National Park. The total elevation gained over the route is 356,807 ft!

We're looking for people who would like to join us for either the whole thing or just parts. Whichever you have the time/interest for. It will be a mix of medium-hard difficulty trails and forest service roads requiring sliders as a minimum for some of the AZ trails.

Fuel range of 300 miles on dirt is mandatory as opportunities to fill up will be few and far between often with no bail out options.

It looks like we will be the first people to do this route in in a truck (parts of the GWT are popular on motorcycles).

Take a look at the map and let us know if you can join us for sections, we would love to have you!

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Dude.

This. Sounds. Epic! Wish I could join for even just a day.

Good luck on your mission! Looking forward to following along from the desktop.
 
That's an ambitious run, wish I could. Since it's generally a motorcycle trail I'd be concerned about the width of the 4runner. I'm willing to bet you're going to run into a lot of single track and need a way around.
 
It was designed for all trail uses from hiking all the way up to full size trucks with slightly different paths for each use. I've been quiet recently spending months planning the route and making sure all roads were legal and doable in the 4Runner. Once we complete the route we'll make sure the truck version is posted up on the website along with all the permits needed so other people can follow it without needing to put in so much work. The Montana portion isn't official as the designation of the trail in Montana was highly controversial and no official path was ever made.

That's an ambitious run, wish I could. Since it's generally a motorcycle trail I'd be concerned about the width of the 4runner. I'm willing to bet you're going to run into a lot of single track and need a way around.
 
This trip sounds freakin AWESOME!!! These are the kinda trips I try and do with my 4runner, with or without people. I'm sure you guys have been planning this for months. To drop this with a month of heads up time is too little for me unfortunately. Maybe I could squeeze in that last bit near Phoenix at the end of July.
 
This trip sounds freakin AWESOME!!! These are the kinda trips I try and do with my 4runner, with or without people. I'm sure you guys have been planning this for months. To drop this with a month of heads up time is too little for me unfortunately. Maybe I could squeeze in that last bit near Phoenix at the end of July.

Yeah sorry for the late notice, we've been trying to make sure Katie could get the time off and finally heard back. We'll be starting in Phoenix on June 16th leaving LA on the 15th and heading north to try and get the most favorable weather. Most of the roads in ID and MT don't open until July due to snow.
 
This looks like a blast! Being a flat lander with not much Mtn experience, changing trail conditions would be my biggest concern. The weather has been crazy lately and some areas might not be passable at times. Good luck, have fun, and be safe!
 
From June 16-July 13th 2018 Katie and I will be making a documentary on the Great Western Trail, one of the 16 designated National Millennium Trails, it spans 3174 miles from the Mexican border in Arizona to the Canadian border in Montana, the vast majority on dirt. So far there's only 250 miles of pavement and most of that is through Grand Teton National Park. The total elevation gained over the route is 356,807 ft!

We're looking for people who would like to join us for either the whole thing or just parts. Whichever you have the time/interest for. It will be a mix of medium-hard difficulty trails and forest service roads requiring sliders as a minimum for some of the AZ trails.

Fuel range of 300 miles on dirt is mandatory as opportunities to fill up will be few and far between often with no bail out options.

It looks like we will be the first people to do this route in in a truck (parts of the GWT are popular on motorcycles).

Take a look at the map and let us know if you can join us for sections, we would love to have you!

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I’m still waiting for the Mojave trip video :mad:
 
This looks awesome! Looking forward to seeing the progress and updates!
Hope the trip goes smoothly for you!
 
That looks super cool. Can you share with me the digital link to the full Jeep. I'm very interested and would like to see more details. I can pm you my contact info if you'd prefer not to post it in full.
 
Mexico to Canadian border trip

This looks like a great trip. I sure wish my wife and I could join you, but I don't have a month of PTO/vacation time accrued for this summer.

We just recently toured Mojave National Preserve so I'd be interested in your Mojave video too.
 

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