Anyone able to provide some guidance regarding Hutchinson Hill Road Trail in Brookline NH?
Background.. I am a novice at off roading, attended Off Roadeo at Gunstock in 2022, Non-SAS OBX with stock 33” Badlands wheels and tires..
Last weekend I took what I thought was the HHR trail from north to south getting on where Osgood Road turns into Hutchinson. I had watched a few videos posted here about the trail and felt like I could maybe handle it. It hasn’t really rained in weeks, so figured it should also be pretty dry. My son came with me (who has never been off road) and was my spotter. I brought shovels, tow rope, saw, and some 2” thick boards. Not thinking I would really need any of these things, I ended up having to need to be in 4L the majority of the time and about 6 or so times had to get out and make my lines to crawl over some good size rocks. I would not have cleared these rocks if we hadn’t lined out a path and in some cases moved some rocks in case I slid off of one side. Used the board as plank to clear some rocks twice, and encountered a downed tree across the trail (saw didn’t work with my available power in the Bronco, so had to lift and move it).
My confusion is that the videos I watched looked like a completely different trail.. Mine was mostly closed in, single track, sides were trees and rocks, lot of erosion, tons of rocks. So while, that was fun and was happy I got out without any damage, I’d also like to get to speeds above 5mph and looks like I may have missed some turns out to where the trail opens up under/along the power lines.
Does anyone know what I did wrong, besides almost getting in over my head, and how I may be able to find some more open area in/along that trail area? Thinking about heading back this weekend and would like to try to plan my route a bit more.. entry point, exit point, etc…
Background.. I am a novice at off roading, attended Off Roadeo at Gunstock in 2022, Non-SAS OBX with stock 33” Badlands wheels and tires..
Last weekend I took what I thought was the HHR trail from north to south getting on where Osgood Road turns into Hutchinson. I had watched a few videos posted here about the trail and felt like I could maybe handle it. It hasn’t really rained in weeks, so figured it should also be pretty dry. My son came with me (who has never been off road) and was my spotter. I brought shovels, tow rope, saw, and some 2” thick boards. Not thinking I would really need any of these things, I ended up having to need to be in 4L the majority of the time and about 6 or so times had to get out and make my lines to crawl over some good size rocks. I would not have cleared these rocks if we hadn’t lined out a path and in some cases moved some rocks in case I slid off of one side. Used the board as plank to clear some rocks twice, and encountered a downed tree across the trail (saw didn’t work with my available power in the Bronco, so had to lift and move it).
My confusion is that the videos I watched looked like a completely different trail.. Mine was mostly closed in, single track, sides were trees and rocks, lot of erosion, tons of rocks. So while, that was fun and was happy I got out without any damage, I’d also like to get to speeds above 5mph and looks like I may have missed some turns out to where the trail opens up under/along the power lines.
Does anyone know what I did wrong, besides almost getting in over my head, and how I may be able to find some more open area in/along that trail area? Thinking about heading back this weekend and would like to try to plan my route a bit more.. entry point, exit point, etc…
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