Iron Gap( Winchester TN) July 19th

Guys, We're having a ride the 19th at Iron-Gap. All are welcome to attend. Should be in for a good challenging ride. Lots of rocks and mudholes, as well as a creek to cross. Should be an all-day ride.

Place: Iron gap, keith Springs mountian, Winchester TN.

Time: 9(A.M.) CST.

Meeting place TBD soon.

Directions:

From nashville:
Take I-24 to exit 127, should be the Winchester Pelham exit or hwy 64. Take hwy 64 towards winchester. The road to Iron gap and keith springs is the third road past the 41-a exit( to the left). ( should be right after an MX track). This is rt 16, stay on rt 16 to the mtn, up the mtn. Take 1st road to your right, ( should be Iron gap road), follow for about 1/4-1/2 mile to community center on left.( Park here). In order to park, you must have a permit. One permit needed per tow vehicle. (Permits can be purchased at the store further down the main rt 16 south( they are $5 each). Just unload at the community center and follow the 4-wheeler tracks to the store, Then meet back at the community center, take Iron-gap road to the end( it dead-ends with a driveway to the left and a dirt road to the right, take the dirt road, and follow to the trails.

From Chattanooga:
Take I-24 to exit 134, should be on hwy 41-A, heading towards Sewannee and Winchester. Follow road down mtn, take hwy 64 w towards Fayetteville. Look for the 3rd road to your left ( should be right after an MX track).This should be rt 16, stay on rt 16 to the mtn, up the mtn. Take 1st road to your right, ( should be Iron gap road), follow for about 1/4-1/2 mile to community center on left.( Park here). In order to park, you must have a permit. (Permits can be purchased at the store further down the main rt 16 south( they are $5 each). Just unload at the community center and follow the 4-wheeler tracks to the store, Then meet back at the community center, take Iron-gap road to the end( it dead-ends with a driveway to the left and a dirt road to the right, take the dirt road, and follow to the trails.

Hope ya'll can attend.

I can't believe this, nobody wants to ride ?

Uh, we got several on the other forum coming, and a few on the CATVR forum maybe coming. Mostt i guess just watch and don't post, either they ain't computer savy or sumthin else.

Supposed to be a good turnout from what i've heard.

Dont know how many on here may be local to that area, but I and others that have to travel already have the Windrock ride the next weekend to come to. A little to close together.

That's fine, i don't expect everyone to make it. i won't be at the Windrock ride this year, thinking seriously about just boycotting the whole Windrock altogether.

Wyld wrote:

That's fine, i don't expect everyone to make it. i won't be at the Windrock ride this year, thinking seriously about just boycotting the whole Windrock altogether.

why boycott windrock?

Thinking about it, but just a thought. Gas is one factor and work another, plus seems most of the good trails are becoming gravel superhighways.

Might make it up there once this year, but i know there are plenty other good places i have not yet rode, that are just if not better riding than WR,

Iron Gap. Isn't that private property, and the place where TWRA officers were threatening to fine people and confiscate their machines for riding there?

pull them rhinos over boys :(lmao: hope that dont happen!

wvyankee2 wrote:

Iron Gap. Isn't that private property, and the place where TWRA officers were threatening to fine people and confiscate their machines for riding there?

No, some private property, but we know owners. It follows a county unimproved road( real primitive). TWRA was there a while ago but more towards the Alabama border. You can still ride there, just after the TWRA sign( bear cove wma, supposed to be for Walls of jerico) you have to stay on the trail. Main reason for this is farmers past the deep mucky mudholes were tired of atvers tearing up the creekbeds and sidehills.

Only time they threatened people was the rock crawlers for riding thru the creekbeds and when they have water in them. but that is what they( TWRA officials) told me.

Windrock is nice.......BUT, I hear they are cracking down to a 10mph speed limit on the gravel roads, and they also started prohibiting camping at the unloading area. I was there last year and it was nice, but there are too many other areas I am going to check out first before I go all the way back down there. Since I got on this forum and the Cumberland ATV forum, I see that there are MANY places in KY and TN that I had never even heard of. Brimstone, Royal Blue, and several others have made me raise an eyebrow to possible road trips. Don't get me wrong, I had a good time at Windrock when I went, but I think it is getting too strict (at least from what hearsay I have gotten from my buddies).

You are right on that Airborne. Wish things were like they used to be, but i guess when they go for progress, us on the old ways have to endure. WR has a 15 mph speedlimit on gravel roads, 10 or 5 mph on the paved road( on top of the mtn). There are several places in TN and KY that allow riding for free. Just costs the gas on getting there.

When you coming home from Afganistan?

Son, I will be there in January, and I will be ready to ride in FEB! I do have several key tasks that have to be done. My wife and baby are in WV, and we gave up our house in FT Campbell. So, first and foremost, I need to get my stuff out of storage and get us into a house. Then, I need to figure out where we are planning a ride. I would LOVE to head to Evarts. It seems to be a feasible trip for most people. I know my camper probably wont be done by then, but I should have my shower, beds and toilet done. I may not have the tv and all the "niceties" (good word) done, but I think it would be enough to be comfortable. There may even be snow in Feb in Evarts. If you have never been up to Big Black and then over to look into VA you are missing out.

I went to Evarts last year for memorial day weekend. With my cousin. He was in a truck with his club and i just went cause i haven't been there before. had a blast.

I have a close friend in Iraq right now( Airforce reserve). He's supposed to be back in the states by october.

Stay safe over there, we all want our soldiers to come home from Iraq-Afganistan soon.

Airborne LT wrote:

Son, I will be there in January, and I will be ready to ride in FEB! I do have several key tasks that have to be done. My wife and baby are in WV, and we gave up our house in FT Campbell. So, first and foremost, I need to get my stuff out of storage and get us into a house. Then, I need to figure out where we are planning a ride. I would LOVE to head to Evarts. It seems to be a feasible trip for most people. I know my camper probably wont be done by then, but I should have my shower, beds and toilet done. I may not have the tv and all the "niceties" (good word) done, but I think it would be enough to be comfortable. There may even be snow in Feb in Evarts. If you have never been up to Big Black and then over to look into VA you are missing out.

Chris,

I will get a cabin at Evarts for us when you get back. You, me and the wife's (baby if she can ride at that time). That is the lest I can do for one of our countries finest. If you are not one of our finest, just let me believe that anyways. Makes me feel like I'm doing something good.... :D

Sounds good..........I think I can spring for some bourbon then for the menfolk! Maybe the Yankster would be down for a road trip too.
I will not say I in the "elite" in the Army, but I still consider myself to be a good Soldier. Maybe a little wilder than most Officers, but I keep it real!!

Airborne LT wrote:

Sounds good..........I think I can spring for some bourbon then for the menfolk! Maybe the Yankster would be down for a road trip too.
I will not say I in the "elite" in the Army, but I still consider myself to be a good Soldier. Maybe a little wilder than most Officers, but I keep it real!!

Chris,

I am not kidding. If you are down for a January ride, so am I. How about it yank. You think you can ride in the cold ?

I am down for riding in whatever. I would like to maybe ride in some snow at Evarts. That would be cool.

Snow is fun.....

Evarts in January! Ok I'm in!

ok, i see you all have gotten away from the original thread on this one.

Back to the original post. Iron-Gap ride In winchester TN, meet @ 9 a.m. in Winchester TN at the speedway market( beside the winchester Tn speedway) Head out no later than 9:30 that morning to Keith springs mountian( which is about 10 miles away). Either Bring your own lunch, or we are going to cook out.

Lots of mud and rocks, if you have mudlites, you are warned you may encounter sidewall failures on this ride.

Shoot i didn't see the topic, just read the posts from the top of this page and thought it was about cold weather riding Sounds like a good ride, be careful and hope you have a good turnout. Tell your guys any of them that want to join us next weekend at windrock they are welcome and they get a free hotdog too

Well, I got some disheatening news yesterday. It may be late January now for me to get home to KY instead of early January. That is not the worst part.........looks like they may be planning to cut our time home before deploying again. We were looking at 18-22 months home then back for another year. Now it is rumored that we will only get 11 months home. I sure hope thats BS.

LT , with only 11 months you would not get all the stuff
done to your rhino you want to get done. and go on many rides...

Yeah no shit. That is why I am not the happiest of campers right now. I know it comes with the territory but damn. 13-14 month deployment, 11 months at home then gone again? It is no wonder they are having a hard time keeping people in.
I do have lots of places I want to ride next year........Harlan, Brimstone, Royal Blue, maybe Coal Creek again. Sure hope I get em all in.