So did you pretty much do all of the trails you were capable of or was there a lot more you want to go back to do? I’ve been to northwest OHV park 3x now and am already bored of the same few trails for the same few hours each time
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We wheeled for 5 hours on Friday and 7.5-8 hours on Saturday. We were able to hit all but one trail that we wanted to hit but ran out of daylight and did not want to try it at night. We only did one or two trails twice and probalby an hour or so total of stopping and talking and things like that. If we were with a group, there is not way we would have been able to cover nearly as much ground. I could probably do another 6-7 hours rerunning trails in the opposite direction or rerunning trails with different lines. Beyond that would be duplicating runs, but thats not really a bad thing in my mind if its not every weekend. If you go with a group of 3-4 vehicles it would also slow down how fast you could cover it all, especially if you spend any time stopped and talking.So did you pretty much do all of the trails you were capable of or was there a lot more you want to go back to do? I’ve been to northwest OHV park 3x now and am already bored of the same few trails for the same few hours each time
Thankfully the weather was fantastic for us, lows in the 40s and highs in the low 70s. Probably close to the point now that I would probably want some AC at night. I would probably remove the flares on a Raptor before hitting Barnwell. There are areas that are not wide fender friendly on the easy trails.Nice! This park is my "to go to" list. Hoping to get up there next month before it gets hot.
I’m certainly not selling my 2 door Bronco, but the GX would suit my wife’s needs well and serve as a better tow rig than the Bronco. I still have a 2000 Ford Expedition for boat duties for now.My wife and I heavily cross shopped a used GX460 to the Bronco before we settled on the bronco. They are wildly capable with a small lift and cutting the side steps off and have significantly more belly ground clearance than the bronco. The tow rating is also so much better with the GX than the Bronco. The top off, looks, and mpg for the Bronco won out but it was a very close decision.
Looks like a blast, Eric! We're glad to see you're making the most with your Bronco!I spent this past weekend camping and wheeling in Barnwell Mountain OHV Park in Gilmer TX. I took my 4 door badlands non-SAS and my brother brought his lifted GX470 on 32s. Barnwells maps system is not the greatest, but we used a combination of the Maprika app and OnX and the signs to keep track of what trail and the difficulty. Their rating is a 1-5 system and both the Bronco and GX were solid 2-3 capable.
We were both running 16 lbs in the tires and felt that the KO2s did great. On one trail called Binder Boulevard I dropped pretty hard on my rear right bumper and got a solid dent, but thankfully the parking sensor survived.
There was a 3 that neither of us could climb out of due to a couple of 24" vertical ledges. We both lacked to the approach angle to get the front tires near the ledge to climb, and I am pretty certain that even if I pushed the front up on the skid plate, I would not have the breakover to get the rear tires anywhere close.
The GX even on smaller tires has a full 3" more ground clearance, so he used his skid plates much less than I did. Mine took an absolute beating, but the only bend/dent was on the transmission cross braces that hang down. I spent alot of time rear locked, and had to front lock in ~10 places to make climbs. The GX has advancetrac that did wonders for him with a bit of the skinny pedal.
There was about 2" of rain on friday morning, but the trails dried super fast and weren't slick Friday afternoon. It helped keep the Texas dust down a bit on Friday. By Saturday it was extremely dusty and covered everything.
We camped out at the "Camp Mabey" and were the only ones at that camp, even though the park was packed in the open areas. We ran into very few people on the trails we ran surprisingly. We definitly plan to return. Here are the pics.