Lockwood Creek to Miller Jeep Trail - 09/08/2018

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Open invite to do the Miller Jeep Trail from Lockwood Valley up to Alamo Mountain. Great views from the top!

I've never done this trail, but from what I read online, minimum requirements indicate at least 33" tires with a small lift (2" or greater?), and at least one locker. Videos of most of the trail look easy, but a couple of hard spots with substantial rocks and some v-rutting, and a stream crossing.



 

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Won’t be able to make it. I have some suspension problems at the moment, waiting for new suspension to come in and install. Keep the invites coming tho!
 
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Brian Wells said:
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The initial meeting will be at the WLA meetup around 0930 to 1030ish. It would be great if you could make that, GPS coordinates are in the Rally Point. I'll be camping with @Barclay that night and there are some OB friends that will be meeting us in Frazier Park for a day run. My number is 310 994-4679.
 
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I hope you guys have a great time on the trail! I look forward to getting the tires and lift on my truck to be able to make this run. I’ve gone for a drive up to Alamo from Hungry Valley a few times. Good camping up there. Nice and peaceful. Be sure to stop by the 4x4 park in Hungry Valley on your way out.
 
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It was much more intense from when I was last on the trail 15 years ago. As @Barclay previously mentioned, mild lift with 33” tires and at least one locker is the minimum. We had a FJ 60 with no lockers and that turned a 4 hour trip into almost an 10 hour trip (I think, I lost track of time). If you have the above, there shouldn’t be an problems with good spotters. Good luck!!!
 
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Narbob said:
It was much more intense from when I was last on the trail 15 years ago. As @Barclay previously mentioned, mild lift with 33” tires and at least one locker is the minimum. We had a FJ 60 with no lockers and that turned a 4 hour trip into almost an 10 hour trip (I think, I lost track of time). If you have the above, there shouldn’t be an problems with good spotters. Good luck!!!
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Thanks for the info! Sometimes the websites read hard when it's not so great to hear first hand account
 
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Narbob said:
It was much more intense from when I was last on the trail 15 years ago. As @Barclay previously mentioned, mild lift with 33” tires and at least one locker is the minimum. We had a FJ 60 with no lockers and that turned a 4 hour trip into almost an 10 hour trip (I think, I lost track of time). If you have the above, there shouldn’t be an problems with good spotters. Good luck!!!
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Pictures man, Pictures!
 
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@Narbob forgot to mention that we had to haul a ~500lb boulder downhill to get a good enough line for the FJ to make it through ... so, yeah, sorry about that trail modification.

For the record we hit the trailhead around 12:30, and I did check the time before we turned in, and it was about 2am. Mike and Mimi told me they didn't make it home until 6:30am!

This is the spot the FJ got hung up on the first time; I don't think we have photos of the second spot as it was getting dark. If you can make it past those two spots, you should be fine. It's the last 1/4 mile that's the toughest.

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Barclay said:
@Narbob forgot to mention that we had to haul a ~500lb boulder downhill to get a good enough line for the FJ to make it through ... so, yeah, sorry about that trail modification.

For the record we hit the trailhead around 12:30, and I did check the time before we turned in, and it was about 2am. Mike and Mimi told me they didn't make it home until 6:30am!

This is the spot the FJ got hung up on the first time; I don't think we have photos of the second spot as it was getting dark. If you can make it past those two spots, you should be fine. It's the last 1/4 mile that's the toughest.

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@Barclay Im not sure if I forgot to mention those things or if my mind blocked it!!! BTW, 4 new KM2s are installed...
 
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