I believe its near Princeton British Columbia but will find out exactly

the trail head to whipsaw is east of Princeton BC  on the #3 hwy   if you use google earth the trail head is labelled whipsaw all I know about this area is a early summer or early fall run cause the bugs are suppose to be nuts. I don't know what type or wheeling is involved but I hear its good wheeling

Not just Suzukis, but I am going to Moab with a good group of guys from Portland, OR for 7 days. Anyone is welcome to join! Leaving early on October 6th, 2017 coming back October 13th, 2017.

Is that part of the fall event that Red Rock 4 Wheelers put on?

-Eric

Quote from: CoolMooseMan on December 22, 2016, 12:14:22 PM

Not just Suzukis, but I am going to Moab with a good group of guys from Portland, OR for 7 days. Anyone is welcome to join! Leaving early on October 6th, 2017 coming back October 13th, 2017.

Is that part of the fall event that Red Rock 4 Wheelers put on?

-Eric

Nope, It is a group in Portland called PDX Overlanders, someone just set a date and whoever wants to go is welcome!

the trail head to whipsaw is east of Princeton BC  on the #3 hwy   if you use google earth the trail head is labelled whipsaw all I know about this area is a early summer or early fall run cause the bugs are suppose to be nuts. I don't know what type or wheeling is involved but I hear its good wheeling

I'm going to look this up. Years ago this was on the radar but that changed. 

Eric

Quote from: ebewley on December 24, 2016, 10:53:17 AM

Quote from: CoolMooseMan on December 22, 2016, 12:14:22 PM

Not just Suzukis, but I am going to Moab with a good group of guys from Portland, OR for 7 days. Anyone is welcome to join! Leaving early on October 6th, 2017 coming back October 13th, 2017.

Is that part of the fall event that Red Rock 4 Wheelers put on?

-Eric

Nope, It is a group in Portland called PDX Overlanders, someone just set a date and whoever wants to go is welcome!

I've seen that group on FB. Do you enjoy wheeling with them?

Eric

Quote from: CoolMooseMan on December 26, 2016, 09:25:39 AM

Quote from: ebewley on December 24, 2016, 10:53:17 AM

Quote from: CoolMooseMan on December 22, 2016, 12:14:22 PM

Not just Suzukis, but I am going to Moab with a good group of guys from Portland, OR for 7 days. Anyone is welcome to join! Leaving early on October 6th, 2017 coming back October 13th, 2017.

Is that part of the fall event that Red Rock 4 Wheelers put on?

-Eric

Nope, It is a group in Portland called PDX Overlanders, someone just set a date and whoever wants to go is welcome!

I've seen that group on FB. Do you enjoy wheeling with them?

Eric

I have wheeled with around 10 or so of them and they are all good guys/gals. Good, safe fun and everyone helps each other out on the trails and a huge variety of rigs. I have been to TSF with them a few times, people just post up in the group when they are planning on going and whoever can make it joins them. It should be a very fun trip! I will keep this thread posted as to any changes that may occur, but those are the set dates at the moment, leaving at 6am from PDX on October 6th, 2017 until October 13th, 2017!

Cool...

I'm looking up the Whipsaw trail and that area is only 10 hours from our house... Canada is looking like a good option for 2017!

-Eric

I found if you use goggle earth find Princeton BC follow #3 hwy (crows nest ) east and its labelled whipsaw fsr. and early summer or sept cause the bugs are suppose to be bad

What I have read is that Aug & Sept are best times depending on the snow pack.  It is either one of the toughest trails on west coast or a long back road run?  It could be run in a long day or you need at least three days.  "First Canadian trail to be added to the BFG Outstanding Trails program. Has everything from bottomless mud pits, tight technical sections, gnarly hill climbs, great camping, alpine meadows and so much more! "
https://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=192621  and lots more links, photo's, and video's.

Sounds like a good run (and not far for me also).

The Whipsaw is looking like a yes! We're thinking of scheduling it around Labor Day weekend (US)... that should be late enough for a frost to kill the skeeters??? Anyone from the area got an idea aboot that? This will also give people plenty of time to obtain passports if needed.

Thoughts?

-Eric

well I will post a trail ride on a FB BC Suzuki Club (4x4) and see how many more I can get from here and get someone that has been there as I have not. will that work for you Eric as I want to get as many zuks out there

What I have read is that Aug & Sept are best times depending on the snow pack.  It is either one of the toughest trails on west coast or a long back road run?  It could be run in a long day or you need at least three days.  "First Canadian trail to be added to the BFG Outstanding Trails program. Has everything from bottomless mud pits, tight technical sections, gnarly hill climbs, great camping, alpine meadows and so much more! "
https://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=192621  and lots more links, photo's, and video's.

Sounds like a good run (and not far for me also).

thx BRD HNTR for putting that up it gives everyone an idea where it is

I found another link for whipsaw trail http://expeditionportal.com/overlandroutes/index.php?title=Whipsaw_Trail

I just ran the Whipsaw trail in August and it was 100% AWESOME. You can easily do it in 2 days if you keep moving. We had a group of 11 vehicles from various corners of BC, we all met up and camped on Thursday night just outside of Princeton, and then around 9AM Friday we hit the trail, and by around 4PM Saturday we were out the other end. The trail is perfect for multi-day camping as there is the beautiful Wells Lake with 2 large bush campsites right in the halfway point of the trail, and then at the end of the trail there is Lodestone Lake with a BC Forestry campsite there. The trail is a nice mix of easy/moderate trail with plenty of optional harder lines for those with built-up rigs. My brother took a stock 2007 Jeep JK Unlimited and another guy took a stock 2008 Tacoma 4wd base model (no lockers) over this trail, and it was definitely pushing these stock rigs to the maximum limit of their capabilty. Everyone else in our group was running 31s to 35s and had no problems except when we went looking for trouble. So it's not "hard-core" by any means, but it's not easy-peasy either. I would recommend at minimum 29" tires, full skidplates, basic recovery and survival gear, and at least one other vehicle along if you run into trouble. If I recall correctly it is around 90km from start to finish and once you are in it, there is no way out other than back the way you came or continuing to the end. The bugs were not much of an issue (depends what you are used to though, I am from farther north so we tend to have it worse). I think the earliest you can run the trail is around the beginning of July, due to the snow taking a long time to melt, and then it would probably be pretty wet and mosquito infested til it dries up. Parts of it are close to 6000' so it starts getting snow around mid-Sept, possibly earlier even. Here are some pics for your viewing pleasure:





This is an optional hard line. He didn't make it.


Memorial Rock, which is so named because a guy driving a Samurai flipped over backwards and died. It's about 40 degrees steep.








This is the bypass to a harder obstacle called "IFS Ledge". The bypass is really tight, but if you want to take the really easy way out there's a mud pit at the bottom you can plow through and avoid body damage.