Trails at Apple Valley Farms
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Preface
Our trail time is based on 10-15 trucks on a trail in slightly
damp weather conditions. The stars relate to the difficulty
of the obstacles on the trail. Where many times, the trail
itself may be very difficult. RPM members will guide all trails.
If you would like to switch trail guides after your last trail,
please stop in the office and ask about when the next trail
guide will be leaving. Remember, another member may wheel
at your pace and will make your experience more enjoyable.
Orange is our show trail and good for beginners. Due to wet
weather, many ruts and holes have been dug out, and the trail
has become twice as difficult as last year. Orange is a must
see for everyone, even if just at the Night Run on Saturday
around 9pm. Yellow is very difficult and no comparison to
Orange. This trail has many new hills added since we first
showed it last year. Make sure to try all the hills; they
all have their own unique way of keeping you on your toes.
The Yellow trail is also very diverse, with some trail riding,
man made hills and rock piles. Our showcase trail is our Pink
trail. Now labeled in Red, this trail is slightly more difficult
than Yellow, there are more obstacles and closer together.
Saturday morning this trail tends to be congested due to high
demand and breakage on the trail. This trail takes the longest,
so if you take it first, you may not get back before lunch,
so pack one. We recommend trying the Pasture trail to avoid
any congestion on Saturday morning. Its a great warmup for
our other trail systems. Wide open with lots of hard obstacles
in it... or you can just watch. If your entire group ever
wants to return to camp at any time, please let the trail
guide know.
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Seven New Hill, this trail is located on a new lot of land and the end connects into Melvin's Pasture.
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Starts off with "Stump Hill", a very steep hill that
turns sharply at the top. Watch out! Then there is a steep down
hill into some trees. The "Obstacle Course" is where
you can try five. Some high centering for big rigs, but very
interesting ruts have developed. The next obstacle is newly
added, the "Rock Pile". We found the largest rocks
we could, and put them into a huge pile. Yellow then moves back
into the woods with two very extreme hills called "Insane"
and "No Way". We chose the names appropriately. After
another short path through the woods it comes out into "Wrecked'Em".
This is a series of step-hills that get you up the huge, long
hill. The next obstacle is newly added, and one of the most
interesting. "Tattered" and "Torn" is a
combo hill that is steep, then takes a hard left into "B-breaker",
an extremely off-camber situation. To finish the trail, you
must escalate up "Damaged", a steep side hill.
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This is the hardest of the three colored trails. Most of the
obstacles are off of the main trail, thus they can be bypassed.
This trail also has a downhill obstacle, which can be challenging
in wet weather. "The Edge" is a rock ledge. Then (no
name hill) is a new addition, which only seems to piss people
off due to its difficulty. "Mickey Mouse" is a rutted,
rocky disaster, with rock ledges and stumps. "Cheese Balls"
is a combo hill of three different approach angles: hard, harder,
and hardest! It's a very entertaining hill, especially with
the return hill called "Skids" - self-described. Two
new log hills have been added in 2004. Then the trail gets stumpy,
dippy, and curvy at the "Snake Pit", which is stinky
and slimy. "Bee Hill" is challenging to the most unlikely
vehicles. Then down "Chunked", a greasy, clay hill.
The next three hills are part of "Pitch Fork". Doable,
but rock ledges are becoming exposed making the hill much more
challenging than before. The last obstacle is many members'
favorite. "Ed Style." Four different approach angles,
because everyone's afraid of the center approach. New hill added
is the "Cover Shot" for the 4-wheel & Off-Road
Magazines November 2004 Issue! Check it out!
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The pasture is not a flat green field, with many hills and difficult
obstacles. We don't wheel around cattle, but we may pass them
so be quiet around any cattle and drive SLOW! This trail has
no particular ordering sequence; the trail guide will show it
to their preference. The pasture is about 600 acres of play
land, so I'll describe some highlights. "The Ravine"
is an interesting spring washout that can make you nose-dive,
flex out, slide in, and get stuck. Straddling is the key. A
few hills next to the ravine are full of stumps and loose timber.
The "Car Woods" is a pass through of a car graveyard
to go down a steep slide past a lightening tree up to "Lost
Marbles". This is a rock hill full of rounded field rocks.
It's a deceiving hill; imagine wheeling on marbles. Watch for
flying rocks! Then you move into "Tornado". This is
a logged off area, full of stumps and a few hills.
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This is the hardest trail! Mud, Mud and MORE MUD! Winch and
locker required, or a friend willing to winch you through.
Please be prepared for a full day on this trail with food,
TP, etc. There will probably be only one run of this trail
per weekend, so be sure to ask what time it will be leaving.
Remember, we do have recovery equipment to get you out, so
understand if we have to retrieve your vehicle later that
day.
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This is the most fun in the wintertime,
usually shown when another trail finishes early. With the right
trail guide, this trail can challenge everyone! The "Shale
Pit" his our sand play area. The most entertaining obstacle
of ALL trail systems! Please ask your trail guide to see "Hidden
Treasures" as well if you get over there. The "Bowl"
is very fun in snow, due to major driftage! This pasture also
has fun moguls, jumping hills, and two difficult mud holes.
For fun mud, go here!
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