The Potts Mountain Jeep Trail (Is No Joke!)
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Some friends and I polished off the Virginia Triple Crown hike and decided to hit Potts Mountain Jeep Trail along the way. This trail is no joke and probably should not be attempted alone. Do as I say not as I do! The first 2 miles are relatively easy but the fun starts shortly after that! The trail took us approximately five hours to do but we stopped for an hour at the top for lunch. Not for the faint of heart, lockers, winch, rock sliders and skid plates highly recommended.
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Nice video Scott!
@TrailExpedition
7 ай бұрын
Thanks! It was an awesome trail!
"Probably a rock!" Looked like a fun trail.
@TrailExpedition
8 ай бұрын
Thank you captain obvious 🤣 it was a very fun trail with enough obstacles to make it very engaging.
Great video! We have a similar setup on ours and the metalcloak skids have been well worth the money.
@TrailExpedition
7 ай бұрын
Totally agree! Especially since these things have horrible break over angle. Between the metal cloak skids and JCR rock sliders, they have saved me on several occasions.
@S.and.T.Adventure
7 ай бұрын
@@TrailExpedition extended sliders are on the list. I also added the rock hard rear shock skids. I’ve noticed the rear frame side lower control arm bracket takes the most abuse
@TrailExpedition
7 ай бұрын
@S.and.T.Adventure I actually need to get myself some of those because I have noticed the same thing.
Oh man this is perfect! I’m hoping to head there next year. Did Union Springs / Flagpole this year. 🤙
@TrailExpedition
8 ай бұрын
You’ll love it! It was a great trail! I’ll have to look into Union Springs and Flagpole.
@dls1423
8 ай бұрын
Careful, this is a completely different animal, I’ve done both. Better have skids rock sliders and winch or it could be a nightmsre
@TrailExpedition
8 ай бұрын
Both as in Potts Mountain and Union Springs? Which one is more difficult in your opinion?
@DarksideOffRoad
8 ай бұрын
@@TrailExpedition Potts would be. union is easy, just fun.
@TrailExpedition
8 ай бұрын
Right on. I definitely used my skids, rock sliders and winch on that trail. Not the hardest trail I’ve had the JTRD on but definitely one of the hardest.
Just recently did this trail for the first time myself. Lotta fun but we had a 2 hour delay stuck behind some inexperienced 4Runners that thought they could do the trail.
@TrailExpedition
5 ай бұрын
Aww dang, that’s never fun. Luckily, we had the entire trail to ourselves when we went. That trail is very underrated. It’s easily one of my favorite trails I’ve done.
Speaking of your metalcloak skids.. The one that goes over the diesel fuel filter.. About how low does that hang below the bottom of the frame? (Trying to compare against the ASFIR4x4 one I have on mine... I keep getting hung up and curious if that's a bit smaller.)
@TrailExpedition
8 ай бұрын
I’ll snap a pic or two and send them to you via FB messenger.
What are the mods on your JTR? Tire size?
@Warped2023
8 ай бұрын
Kudos to your camera guy and getting me to want to ride that trail.
@TrailExpedition
8 ай бұрын
2” AEV lift, 37” Falken Wildpeak AT, Metal cloak skids, JCR rock sliders, Badlands Apex 12k winch. Those are the big ones. A bunch of smaller mods as well.
@TimT0564
8 ай бұрын
@@TrailExpedition Thank you. That helps gauge what I was looking at and comparing to my own Jeep JL370 with AEV lift and 37s.
@TrailExpedition
8 ай бұрын
@TimT0564 no problem! My Wrangler would have handled this trail much easier due to the better departure angle. It is a challenging trail but very doable.
No bed camping?
@TrailExpedition
8 ай бұрын
No, we had all of our hiking gear so I slept in my backpack tent.
Which direction did you take? West to East or East to West?
@TrailExpedition
Ай бұрын
We started at the lower trailhead and went East to West.
@WarHammerGladiator23
Ай бұрын
Thank you. I can't wait to tackle this trail.
@TrailExpedition
Ай бұрын
@WarHammerGladiator23 dude it’s awesome! Currently on my list of top five favorite trails.
@WarHammerGladiator23
Ай бұрын
@TrailExpedition I just completed Peters Mill Run, Flagpole Knob and Union Springs this past Saturday. That trip was my first outing, so I'm apprehensive but excited to try Potts Mountain.
@TrailExpedition
Ай бұрын
@WarHammerGladiator23 oh man. Peter’s Mill Run can be done in two wheel drive. Potts is an entirely different beast. Make sure you have a winch and recovery gear!
Stop stacking bro…
@TrailExpedition
5 ай бұрын
Ok 👍🏻
@zomic5438
4 ай бұрын
@@TrailExpedition Potts MT has become even more of a beginner trail because people like you continuously stack. If you can’t wheel without stacking, just stop.
@TrailExpedition
4 ай бұрын
You got it bro…