"JR1" (type35bugatti)
07/25/2016 at 14:56 • Filed to: Overlanding stuff
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"JR1" (type35bugatti)
07/25/2016 at 14:56 • Filed to: Overlanding stuff | 9
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You see all those wonderful yellow lines? Those are roads that are not paved. Either gravel or dirt and they are public. Some are only a few miles long but others like the one below are hundreds of miles long.
What I love about this website is when you click on a route you see the elevation change and the other valuable information. The website appears to be made by Mountian bikes but it serves a purpose for anyone wanting to find routes near by or thousands of miles away that are unpaved. The website appears to be community based so anyone who has info to add I’m sure the contribution would be welcome!
Here is the link to the website
HammerheadFistpunch
> JR1
07/25/2016 at 15:09 |
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AH! I love it! I’ve been wanting something like this for years! Granted its only one more tool in the toolkit, but I like it!
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HammerheadFistpunch
> JR1
07/25/2016 at 15:12 |
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oh Utah...
Not a complete map I would say but that skyline drive route sure looks tempting (although there is a lot of pavement on that “gravel only” line down the middle...I know)
BigBlock440
> JR1
07/25/2016 at 15:18 |
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Neat, there’s still a lot missing though. I checked the few roads I know are dirt and public and they’re not on there. Probably because the people that know what roads are dirt/live there and the people who are “connected” isn’t a largely overlapping group here. I was going to add them, but didn’t feel like signing up yet, maybe later.
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JR1
> HammerheadFistpunch
07/25/2016 at 15:19 |
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I’m excited I am just getting into it and having something like this will be incredibly helpful in a state like Ohio where dirt/gravel roads are harder to find.
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JR1
> HammerheadFistpunch
07/25/2016 at 15:21 |
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I am not sure how reliable the map is but I am hoping if a road usually says it is unpaved on this map then it will actually be unpaved.
SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
> JR1
07/25/2016 at 15:21 |
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This is the map service I’ve been waiting for.
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HammerheadFistpunch
> JR1
07/25/2016 at 15:21 |
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Still seems a little limited, but its a great place to start and a fun way to explore new areas.
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JR1
> SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
07/25/2016 at 15:21 |
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I think something like this will be very helpful for planning out trips
Pickup_man
> JR1
07/25/2016 at 15:23 |
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This is pretty cool but I was confused at first because in my area there are a ton of gravel roads not labeled, and some tar roads that are labeled as gravel. After reading more on their site it’s a user submitted database of gravel or mostly gravel routes that people usually mountain bike on and find enjoyable, which makes much more sense than labeling every gravel road out there.
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JR1
> HammerheadFistpunch
07/25/2016 at 15:23 |
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Hopefully the more people that know about it the more roads will be added. How do we get this post (or a better one) shared to Truckyeah or Overland? Maybe then more people will find the website and add roads
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HammerheadFistpunch
> JR1
07/25/2016 at 15:24 |
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Added to overland, you could email Andrew Collins at Andrew@jalopnik.com if you want to sent a tip his way.
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JR1
> Pickup_man
07/25/2016 at 15:24 |
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If you know of more roads to add I suggest going to the site and adding them. You'll only make the experience better for everyone.
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JR1
> HammerheadFistpunch
07/25/2016 at 15:25 |
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I forgot you are head of Overland. Could I maybe be ungreyed or made an author over there good sir?
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HammerheadFistpunch
> JR1
07/25/2016 at 15:27 |
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Well, not the head, but I can add you. Please keep any O&E posts and shares germane though.
4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
> JR1
07/25/2016 at 15:38 |
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I really want something like this for the UK. There’s a few well known off-roading venues up my way, basically fields with hillocks and challenges etc. built into them, but most ‘public’ tracks are protected by the Ramblers Association (no relation to RamblinRover) and as such specify no vehicles apart from access and/or forestry/agriculture. I’m desperate to try overlanding, I even have the perfect trailer! Boo hiss sad face :(
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JR1
> HammerheadFistpunch
07/25/2016 at 15:41 |
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Thank you. And will do I noticed it is more focused than good ol’ Oppo
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JR1
> 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
07/25/2016 at 15:43 |
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Hey you could always be the guy that introduces this website to the UK so more people contribute and you can find all the fun back roads!
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Pickup_man
> JR1
07/25/2016 at 15:46 |
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I could probably spend days adding roads around my area, problem is that really none of them are interesting, there are a few that are interesting though so I’ll at least add those to start.
OPPOsaurus WRX
> JR1
07/25/2016 at 15:55 |
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i looked around me and it all seemed to be paved stuff. The closest ones I could even see the double yellow lines.
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Pickup_man
> BigBlock440
07/25/2016 at 16:03 |
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Same, I’ll probably add a few interesting roads, but my biggest problem is that my area is smack dab in the middle of mid-west-grid-system-gravel-roads-everywhere. I could probably spend a day or so adding in every gravel road that I know. Problem is that most of them aren’t that interesting, I’ll at least start with the interesting ones.
Takuro Spirit
> JR1
07/25/2016 at 16:10 |
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Neat! There are basically NONE in my area, but I added the one I know about that was missing.
Out, but with a W - has found the answer
> 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
07/25/2016 at 16:13 |
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It’s the same over here in Belgium: only pedestrians, bicycles, mopeds and maintenance/farm vehicles allowed on most of the tracks. *sad trombone*
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JR1
> Pickup_man
07/25/2016 at 16:16 |
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The more the merrier I figure. Regardless of if it is interesting or not
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JR1
> OPPOsaurus WRX
07/25/2016 at 16:18 |
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I think sometimes the roads transition between paved and unpaved even if it is on the website
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JR1
> Takuro Spirit
07/25/2016 at 16:19 |
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Hey at least you were able to add one. And I know the site is great I think!
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Pickup_man
> JR1
07/25/2016 at 16:29 |
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This is true. I’ll probably add a few, start with the interesting bunch though. And just to give you an idea, here’s a snippet of the area I’m from
This is just north of Sioux Falls SD, a good %80-%90 of those roads are gravel, and most of the eastern half of the state, and SW Minnesota/ NE Iowa, looks very much the same.
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4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
> Out, but with a W - has found the answer
07/25/2016 at 16:36 |
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Damn pedecycleds. They get to have all the fun. What’s the point of the countryside if you can’t ruin it with a 4x4?
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JR1
> Pickup_man
07/25/2016 at 16:43 |
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Ohh I see so gravel is more of a common way of life there than it is over here in the Midwest of Ohio
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Pickup_man
> JR1
07/25/2016 at 16:46 |
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Very much so, gravel roads easily out number tar roads around here.
Blind Willy
> JR1
07/26/2016 at 16:50 |
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Looks like most of the marked roads are bike paths here in DFW.
I was able to add a road, then it wouldn’t let me add some of the OHV Park trails.
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JR1
> Blind Willy
07/26/2016 at 17:34 |
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Really that sucks. Around me most of the roads are actual roads