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Read PostFunTreks trails on Android
FunTreks website offers free tracklog downloads for personal use. This video demonstrates how to download a trail and use it in GAIA GPS. To learn how to use GAIA GPS offline click here. Backcountry Navigator Pro update 2020: FunTreks will no longer provide new products thru Backcountry Navigator in-app purchases. You will be…
Read PostEnjoy the trip!
Tips on how to make the day fun. Awhile back I ventured out onto Diamondback Gulch, a moderate Jeep trail in West Sedona that’s not nearly as well known as Broken Arrow, Soldier Pass, or Schnebly Hill. In fact, on busy Saturdays, it’s one of those trails you can truly enjoy because there will only…
Read PostHatfield-McCoy Trails
The Hatfield-McCoy Trails (Yes, THOSE Hatfields & McCoys!) are named for two families who could never quite get along near the West Virginia and Kentucky border after the Civil War. We had heard about these trails for some time now and decided to finally make the trip. The trails are made…
Read PostPoison Spider Mesa
The only way fully appreciate Moab is to see it with your own eyes and experience it yourself. The terrain and views from the trails are unbelievably gorgeous. The area is on the bucket list of every offroader and near the top of the trail list should be Poison Spider Mesa. The staging area…
Read PostRocker Knocker
Rocker Knocker is a difficult rated obstacle on the Pritchett Canyon trail, and our friends from Moab Friends-for-Wheelin’ Club show the best line up to avoid body damage. A great demonstration of the correct way up.
Read PostArizona Coke Ovens Closed
Off-road trails can lead to some amazing historical sites, but more and more we are seeing that those places are closing to the public due to misuse. In Arizona, the Coke Ovens are going through some major changes these days due to vandalism. We first visited the site in 2001 and were amazed at how…
Read PostGlamis Dunes opens closed areas
When we wrote our first California guidebook back in 2003, about half of Glamis Dunes south of Highway 78 was closed to motorized use. Environmental groups, led by the Sierra Club, had managed to close 49,000 acres to protect what they said was an endangered plant, called the Peirson’s Milk-Vetch. We were told it was…
Read PostFunTreks guides eBooks available
FunTreks has a brand new treat for you: FunTreks Presents, five eBooks of our most famous 4×4 guidebooks. We have taken our trusted trail info and made it available for your tablet and smartphone. The eBooks have the same content as our printed guidebooks. Find your trail quickly by tapping it in the table of…
Read PostFire updates
Our thoughts go out to all affected by fires, and we wanted to share a link that we use for accurate info. Go to http://www.geomac.gov/index.shtml Click “Launch Viewer” on the right side of the screen. From there you will be able to zoom in and see the boundaries of the fire. The site is updated…
Read PostFunTreks team building
“Team building” just an excuse to take a day off. We decided to race.
Read PostFirst SUV?
While many (most?) of the vehicles we see on the trail are Jeeps in the ‘standard’ form, lately we’ve been noticing a greater number of SUVs. It’s not difficult to guess why SUVs are increasingly popular for exploring the backcountry. They’ve been around nearly as long as the Jeep (and similar short-wheelbase vehicles), and since…
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