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dusy ershim trail
- Thread starter john
- Start date
- Location
- Bakersfield, CA
Yeah, we've done a few XJ runs on Dusy. It's a very scenic trail, but it's long, about 33 miles. It's best to run it in three days, but four is really the way to go. Ershim Lake is the best place to camp, and it's a great place to stay for a couple of nights. The trail is not difficult, most would say it's moderate, and you would want a locker and 31" tires minumum, and some rock rails.
Handlebars
NAXJA Member #135
- Location
- Albuquerque, NM
Don't forget spare parts! This is as close to a wilderness experience you can have with your Jeep. The trail follows a 100 yard wide corridor through the Dinky Lakes Wilderness. Bring cold weather gear, too. You'll spend most of the time around 10,000 feet.
Get all of my photos from that trip here. This is one of my favorite trails because you are so far away from civilization for so long. This also keeps the traffic very low.
Get all of my photos from that trip here. This is one of my favorite trails because you are so far away from civilization for so long. This also keeps the traffic very low.
FarmerMatt
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Down on the Farm
That trail likes to eat small children. If you have kids make sure they're on a short leash.
Matt
Matt
onetallmj
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- San Bernardino Ca
Man, I have wanted to run the Dusy trail for a while now.
How would a long bed MJ do as far as tight turns? Mine has about 5" of lift with 33" tires, hope to be locked front and rear by this summer.
Let me know if anyone is going, I would like to run it with someone that has been there before.
Wade
How would a long bed MJ do as far as tight turns? Mine has about 5" of lift with 33" tires, hope to be locked front and rear by this summer.
Let me know if anyone is going, I would like to run it with someone that has been there before.
Wade
ChuckD
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Kerman, CA
Watch the Sierra Chapter, I'm sure I'll want to squeeze in Dusy again this year. Maybe September, maybe the mosquitoes won't be biting then.
http://home.comcast.net/~cdutke/dusey/dusey.htm
http://home.comcast.net/~cdutke/dusey/dusey.htm
Handlebars
NAXJA Member #135
- Location
- Albuquerque, NM
The white truck is a Toyota. He got a bit of body damage, I'm pretty sure an F150 would get more due to the extra width. That is a really tight trail, you have to dodge trees and rocks the whole way and it is easy to get distracted and hit something. Heck, Curtis lost a mirror to a tree that just randomly fell down and hit his Jeep as he drove down an easy part of the trail!
I've only run the trail from south to north, it would probably be easier going the other way because you would be going down the long and rocky Thompson Hill. That is where you gain almost 1000 feet elevation in one mile, that is steep!
I've only run the trail from south to north, it would probably be easier going the other way because you would be going down the long and rocky Thompson Hill. That is where you gain almost 1000 feet elevation in one mile, that is steep!
Joe
NAXJA Member #887
- Location
- Fillmore, California
ChuckD said:
Chuck,
Let's make plans to do another run sometime in september. Last year was great weather. Dusy would be a great trail to run.
Joe
sintax
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Corona, CA
Thats the kind of wheeling I want to be doing. Damn the desert and its lack of trees and lakes. I think I'll need to get that whole tow rig thing figured out ASAP so I can start getting myself further away from home.
-Scott
-Scott
