Trips & Trails: McGrew Trail
McGrew trail is a legendary track located in southern Oregon that straddles the California border. It’s roughly 26 miles and runs through what, for centuries, was lush forest.
January 25, 2022
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Trips & Trails: Reddish Knob and the Blue Ridge Mountains
It’s sometimes tempting to think that the eastern United States has inferior overlanding opportunities compared to the southwest, the Rocky Mountains, and other wide-open spaces. While the trails in the East might not be as long, there are still plenty of opportunities to explore. Fortunately, Overland Expo East is within easy driving distance of many of the best areas to spend a few nights traversing the ridges of the Appalachian Mountains.
January 18, 2022
Trips & Trails: Crown King Road and Senator Highway in Arizona
Crown King Road and Senator Highway in north-central Arizona is a reminder that this state has
January 11, 2022
Trips & Trails: Cinder Butte Viewpoint
If you’re heading to the Overland Expo Pacific Northwest event in Bend, Oregon in 2022, you’re probably seeking new adventures. Look no further.
December 15, 2021
Trips & Trails: The Cinder Hills of Northern Arizona
If you’ve ever wanted to overland on the moon, this is as close you can get. The Cinder Hills OHV Area resembles the moon’s surface, partially because NASA pockmarked a portion of the Cinder Lakes area to match the Apollo landing sites with a series of controlled explosions in 1967.
November 9, 2021
Trips & Trails: Enchanted Creek Along the Blue Ridge Parkway
The Blue Ridge Parkway traverses 469 miles through Virginia and North Carolina, making it America’s longest linear park.
October 26, 2021
Trips & Trails: Aspen Ridge
For this Trips & Trails, Sterling Noren of Noren Films took Overland Expo’s 2021 Ultimate Overland Vehicle, Honda Africa Twin, on Aspen Ridge. The Honda Africa Twin will be a part of other storytelling throughout the year. Follow the 4Runner’s adventures on its official landing page.
October 12, 2021
Trips & Trails: Colorado BDR Segment 4
By: David Hilgendorf For this Trips & Trails, David Hilgendorf rode Overland Expo’s 2021 Ultimate Overland Motorcycle,
October 5, 2021
Trips & Trails: Overlanding in Oklahoma
Within its borders, Oklahoma holds ten distinct ecological regions, four mountain ranges, and plenty of overlanding opportunities.
September 14, 2021
Trips & Trails: Cinnamon Pass & Engineer Pass
A loop of 63 miles of semi-technical four-wheel-drive trail, the Alpine Loop in Southwestern Colorado may not seem like an overland route, but it is the heart of an area that can provide days and days of exploration and adventure
September 8, 2021
Trips & Trails: Medano Pass Primitive Road
The 22-mile long Medano Pass Primitive Road connects Colorado Highway 69 with Great Sand Dunes National Preserve and Great Sand Dunes National Park.
August 10, 2021
Trips & Trails: Storm Mountain, Bear Gulch
If you’re looking for a great little forest drive with a little bit of difficulty on your way to or from Overland Expo Mountain WEST in Loveland, Colorado, then look no further than Storm Mountain / Bear Gulch.
August 10, 2021
Trips & Trails: The Puppy Dog Route
Deemed by riders all over New England to be one of the most accessible and scenic rides in Vermont, the BMW MOV Puppy Dog Route takes riders from the Massachusetts border through the lush forests of the Green Mountain State all of the way to the Canadian border.
July 27, 2021
Trips & Trails: Washington Backcountry Discovery Route, Section 1 – Oregon to Packwood
We’ve covered the entirety of the Washington Backcountry Discovery Route (WABDR) before, but since this track
July 13, 2021
Trips & Trails: Georgia Traverse
While there are plenty of opportunities to explore across Georgia’s 59,000 square miles, the northern portions
July 6, 2021
Trips & Trails: Movie Road, Alabama Hills
You’ve seen the Alabama Hills many times before in movies, TV, and on the ‘gram, but maybe you’ve never experienced it from the driver’s seat?
Located off picturesque Highway 395 on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains near the town of Lone Pine, Movie Road encompasses viewpoints of high desert and Mount Whitney, the tallest mountain in the continental United States within its 24 beautiful miles.
June 10, 2021
Trips & Trails: Geronimo Trail
The Geronimo Trail stretches across a remote swath of southern Arizona and New Mexico. Covering over 80 miles of rugged high desert, you’ll follow in the footsteps of the Chiricahua Apaches, outlaws, and revolutionaries who passed through this region centuries ago.
June 8, 2021
Trips & Trails: EL CAMINO DEL DIABLO
We could write an entire blog post on the history surrounding the iconic El Camino Del
June 1, 2021
Trips & Trails: Ochoco Mountains
Established in 1911, the Ochoco National Forest is located in the Ochoco Mountains in north-central Oregon. It spans more than 850,000 acres and has lots to offer an overlander: golden canyons, beautiful rivers, geologic oddities, streams teeming with fish, high deserts dotted with sage grass, and 95,000 breath-taking acres of old-growth forest – just to name a few.
May 18, 2021
Trips & Trails: Beef Basin
If you’re into the high desert and historic Native American ruins, the 94 easy miles of Beef Basin Road is just the trail for you. Located southwest of Moab and northwest of Monticello, Beef Basin is circled by amazing places to explore in their own right including; The Needles District of Canyonlands National Park, Manti-La Sal National Forest, and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.
May 14, 2021
Trips & Trails: Delmar Ghost Town
Nevada is home to more ghost towns than any other state in America and Delamar Ghost Town’s haunted history makes for a great overland journey an hour and a half north of Las Vegas. With endless dirt roads, abandoned mines, and free camping on BLM land, this area is prime for your next adventure.
April 28, 2021
Trips &Trails: The Lost Coast – Usal Road
There isn’t a trip that is more uniquely Northern California than the Lost Coast, a collection of mostly dirt roads that starts at Highway 1 between Westport and Leggett and traverses CA State Land Trust lands and Sinkyone Wilderness State Park which includes a collection of beautiful hikes, beach access, and (paid) camping at Usal Beach.
April 15, 2021
Trips & Trails: Santa Rita Mountains
The Santa Rita Mountains are located in the Coronado National Forest in south central Arizona, just north of the Mexican border. They’re zigzagged with a series of winding, mountainous trails. The trails vary in length and difficulty. None is long enough in and of itself to make a full trip out of. However, you could string together a couple to make for a several-day trip.
April 6, 2021
Trips & Trails: The Road to Hana and Beyond
The Road to Hana is perhaps the most iconic route in all of Hawaii, made famous (or infamous) in the 70s when long stretches of the cliff-clinging road were unpaved and subject to frequent landslides that flowed down to the Pacific Ocean. While the route is now paved, it remains a ride to remember – especially when driven in a Jeep Willys – overland style.
March 24, 2021