Off road trails - Wyoming

[dchemphill1]

I am headed out to Utah this summer but as I travel out I-80 through Wyoming, I want to drive an off-road trail or two. Anyone experience any good (not too technical) trails close to I-80 in Southern Wyoming?

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[Steve Jennings]

I am headed out to Utah this summer but as I travel out I-80 through Wyoming, I want to drive an off-road trail or two. Anyone experience any good (not too technical) trails close to I-80 in Southern Wyoming?

Thanks

Monument Ridge BoH Trail . Easy due to Forest service improvements and the view is spectacular. Try to find the white buffalo ranch just south of the trail start.

 

[JL MADDOG]

The Monument Ridge trailhead is approx. 145 miles North of I-80 at Rock Springs. Go North on Hwy 191 to Bondurant. It's not exactly close but, as @Steve Jennings the views are spectacular.

There is a trail very close to I-80 at Green River, just West of Rock Springs, called Pilot Butte.


Pilot Butte

• Accessible By
  Overland, High Clearance 4x4, SxS, ATV, Dirt Bike
• Trail Length (mi)
  25.8
• Open Dates
  01/01-12/31
• Managed By
  Bureau of Land Management

Lat/Long 41.63274, -109.30801

 

[Idmt]

Not off road trails, but if you venture a bit north to Guernsey, there is a National Park Service has a rather obscure spot just on the south side of town that is quite interesting. Its a spot where the Oregon Trail passed through that was over some relatively soft sandstone and the ruts left by the wagons and the horses pulling them have left impressively deep ruts.

 

[dchemphill1]

The Monument Ridge trailhead is approx. 145 miles North of I-80 at Rock Springs. Go North on Hwy 191 to Bondurant. It's not exactly close but, as @Steve Jennings the views are spectacular.

There is a trail very close to I-80 at Green River, just West of Rock Springs, called Pilot Butte.


Pilot Butte

• Accessible By
  Overland, High Clearance 4x4, SxS, ATV, Dirt Bike
• Trail Length (mi)
  25.8
• Open Dates
  01/01-12/31
• Managed By
  Bureau of Land Management

Lat/Long 41.63274, -109.30801

So does a stock Rubicon count as high clearance 4x4? Or do you need a modified 4x4?
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[LooselyHeldPlans]

So does a stock Rubicon count as high clearance 4x4? Or do you need a modified 4x4?
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When I see recommendations like that, think of them in the context of all motor vehicles. In that sense, a Rubi is absolutely a high clearance 4x4. The only time I ever question my vehicles ability is when the signs start saying things like “heavily modified” 4x4s and certain risk of damage.

You might want to check out Chris Schontz’s “Venture 4wd” you tube channel. He recently spent time in Wyoming and visited some areas that made me really want to drive up myself.

 

[JL MADDOG]

So does a stock Rubicon count as high clearance 4x4? Or do you need a modified 4x4?
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A stock Rubi counts as a high clearance 4X4. So did my Willys in stock form.

When I see recommendations like that, think of them in the context of all motor vehicles. In that sense, a Rubi is absolutely a high clearance 4x4. The only time I ever question my vehicles ability is when the signs start saying things like “heavily modified” 4x4s and certain risk of damage.

You might want to check out Chris Schontz’s “Venture 4wd” you tube channel. He recently spent time in Wyoming and visited some areas that made me really want to drive up myself.

Exactly and that is one of the considerations given when describing the difficulty of a trail.

 

[3TV]

The Trans America Trail goes through Wyoming. This would need to be done in summertime, but the section of the trail that crosses the Teton's is beautiful, and can be done easily in a stock Gladiator Mojave.

 

[Jrp267]

We did this last summer with a stock JLUR and a JT Mojave.

So does a stock Rubicon count as high clearance 4x4? Or do you need a modified 4x4?
Thanks

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