Welcome! The go-to recommendation for everyone seems to be Hill 60. It’s always a good time and easy to find. And no gates to ruin your fun. Here’s the entrance to that: https://goo.gl/maps/MK7RBnokzaJYeNsAA
And there are a ton of “newbie” posts on the forums with other recommendations. The Back Roads Mapbook really is your best resource though. Hope to see you out there!
Welcome! There are endless logging roads you could have a lot of fun on with a full sized truck. Unfortunately most of the "real" offroad trails on the island seem to be made by quads and UTVs, so they're pretty narrow even for my 4runner. You'd get some pretty serious pinstripes. Many of the trails I've seen also have pretty sharp ditch crossings that your long wheelbase could present a challenge.
There are a bunch of forum posts with recommendations already, so look for those to get a better idea, but here are a couple off the top of my head.
Hillcrest Rd - https://goo.gl/maps/NZj6YkMxcBYbi4YB6
Start there, and you can go up and over Chemainus River Park. Especially good in the summer, when you can take a dip in the river to cool off.
Ash Main outside Port Alberni - https://goo.gl/maps/Eah95EPQRaNAz2DR6
Start there, and you could do 100s of km of logging roads. Tons of camping and side trails to check out.
That place was amazing. It's about 1500m elevation. It was at the end of a forest service road by a radio tower, here's the location: https://goo.gl/maps/AaoXiwLEuznqRbQE7
We had a pretty great trip, despite all the rain and mosquitoes. It was a good reminder of why we live on the island instead of the interior! We took the ferry to Prince Rupert, then drove the Cassiar Hwy up to Watson Lake, and the Alaska Hwy back down through Lillooet and Whistler to Vancouver. The 20 hour ferry ride was a bit of a nightmare. It would be much better if we had got a sleeping cabin.
We saw more bears than I can count, lots of moose, bison and foxes too. Did a bit of light offroading, but it was more of a overlanding\camping trip with lots of highway miles. I've decided to build a small teardrop trailer for trips like this. It'll make it much more comfortable to have a dry\bug-free place to hang out and cook. That'll be the next project.
I also picked up this winch from North Shore Offroad while I was driving through Prince George. $400 for a 9500lbs winch! Not bad. Thanks for the tip on that Rob.
Welcome! The go-to recommendation for everyone seems to be Hill 60. It’s always a good time and easy to find. And no gates to ruin your fun. Here’s the entrance to that: https://goo.gl/maps/MK7RBnokzaJYeNsAA
And there are a ton of “newbie” posts on the forums with other recommendations. The Back Roads Mapbook really is your best resource though. Hope to see you out there!
Oh yeah, Mount Arrrowsmith would be a good one too. Shane had a good post about it: https://www.vioffroad.com/forum/routes-destinations/mt-arrowsmith-mt-cokely
Welcome! There are endless logging roads you could have a lot of fun on with a full sized truck. Unfortunately most of the "real" offroad trails on the island seem to be made by quads and UTVs, so they're pretty narrow even for my 4runner. You'd get some pretty serious pinstripes. Many of the trails I've seen also have pretty sharp ditch crossings that your long wheelbase could present a challenge.
There are a bunch of forum posts with recommendations already, so look for those to get a better idea, but here are a couple off the top of my head.
Hillcrest Rd - https://goo.gl/maps/NZj6YkMxcBYbi4YB6
Start there, and you can go up and over Chemainus River Park. Especially good in the summer, when you can take a dip in the river to cool off.
Ash Main outside Port Alberni - https://goo.gl/maps/Eah95EPQRaNAz2DR6
Start there, and you could do 100s of km of logging roads. Tons of camping and side trails to check out.
Hope that helps! Enjoy :)
That place was amazing. It's about 1500m elevation. It was at the end of a forest service road by a radio tower, here's the location: https://goo.gl/maps/AaoXiwLEuznqRbQE7
We had a pretty great trip, despite all the rain and mosquitoes. It was a good reminder of why we live on the island instead of the interior! We took the ferry to Prince Rupert, then drove the Cassiar Hwy up to Watson Lake, and the Alaska Hwy back down through Lillooet and Whistler to Vancouver. The 20 hour ferry ride was a bit of a nightmare. It would be much better if we had got a sleeping cabin.
We saw more bears than I can count, lots of moose, bison and foxes too. Did a bit of light offroading, but it was more of a overlanding\camping trip with lots of highway miles. I've decided to build a small teardrop trailer for trips like this. It'll make it much more comfortable to have a dry\bug-free place to hang out and cook. That'll be the next project.
I also picked up this winch from North Shore Offroad while I was driving through Prince George. $400 for a 9500lbs winch! Not bad. Thanks for the tip on that Rob.