How Trails Got Their Names?

[SeeingSpots]

I'm always fascinated by how things get their names and how they're universally accepted:

Metal Masher, Chinaman, Devil's Crack - Who comes up with these names and how do they stick for so long? Did someone just roll up one day and say to their group "Hey Fellas! I'm gonna go up this......eerrrrr.......ummmmm.......pickle-lookin thing right here."

Jim

 

[SeeingSpots]

What the heck? Mods can you deleted these extra posts? Not sure why it posted 3 threads?

 

[DaveS98]

derp lol

 

[SeeingSpots]

Well...this had all of the makings of a good thread.

Derp indeed. Lol

 

[travisk]

Chocolate Thunder?

 

[SeeingSpots]

Chocolate Thunder?

You guys suck....lol

 

[XJsportG]

All the trails around around here got there names from their location or features around.

Big Levels Trail - Big Levels Wildlife Management Area
Shoe Creek - Runs along the Shoe Creek near Crabtree Falls
Flag Pole - Runs up to Flag Pole Knob
Dictum Ridge - Runs along Dictum Ridge
Potts Mountain Jeep Trail - Goes along Potts Mountain
2nd Mountain - Goes up 2nd Mountain connecting to Dictum
Long Run - Trail North of Dictum and 2nd Mountain running along the ridge tops of many mountains making it a Long Run

We don't really have any cool trail names out here.

 

[souske]

Chocolate Thunder?

somebody had an explosive case of the rhea?

 

[DrMoab]

Golden Spike in Moab got it's name because the guys who made the trail started at each end and met in the middle. Like the Transcontinental railroad, hence the name Golden Spike.

Names like Metal Masher are pretty obvious. Someone obviously mashed some metal on that trail. Same with Steel Bender.

 

[cf_collins]

Driveshaft trail, back flip trail

 

[karstic]

Here's a good thread on the Hammers and a bunch of other trails out in Johnson Valley

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/johnson-valley/841367-history-hammers-other-jv-trails.html