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The Currie/Savvy JK
attacks Dishpan Springs
on the first GrizzlyCon
Challenge event
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Contents
Axle Articulation
4
Juniper Flats Area Map
10
Extreme Jeepin' Events
5
GrizzlyCon Challenge
11
Rampage Rock Guard
6
GrizzlyCon Trail Info
Editor/Publisher
Don Alexander
Published By Backcountry 4x4 LLC
PO Box 6711, Big Bear Lake, CA 92315
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Lake Arrowhead Area Map
7
Backcountry Video Links
Bear Area Map
8-9
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ARTICULATION
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Duration: half day (4.5 hours)For Novices and New Owners (Note:
This class is is roughly the first half of the Basic Training Class but is
geared toward the capabilities of the Jeep Wrangler)
This class is a streamlined version of the basic Training Class and
teaches the in and outs of 4 wheeling, from driving skills to safety
tips, from vehicle operation to responsible use of our public lands.
You will learn how to avoid getting stuck , basic backcountry
navigation so you can always get home safely. We cover what
equipment is available (and the best value) should you choose to go
to the next level with your Jeep. But the most important element we
can give you is confidence in your skills and confidence in the
capabilities of you 4x4 vehicle. You will be amazed at what you and
your vehicle can achieve off road! Most of all, this class is FUN!
Rock crawling on black diamond trails requires a great rig
and excellent driving skills. A rig needs maximum traction.
Of course tires are key, but keeping the tire contact patches
on the trail surface, all four of them, improves traction and
vehicle stability. To maximize the work the tires can do requires a suspension system that is very nimble. With optimum springs, shocks,
sway bars, control
arm and suspension
joints, the tires will
all stay planted on the
ground (or rocks),
creating stability and allowing all four tire contact patches to
The ULTIMATE JeepWrangler JK provide some much needed traction. Without good articulaRubicon Test Drive In Our Fully- tion, tires lift off the surface costing traction and often a teeEquipped Jeep 4x4 School Rubi- ter-totter effect, which can be a bit unnerving. On our Gecko
cons
school JK we use Currie Enterprises JK 4-DOOR 4" OFF
Drive one of our school Rubicons for
ROAD SUSPENSION SYSTEM, CURRECTLYNC® JK
the day with our experienced and
WRANGLER HEAVY DUTY STEERING SYSTEM, JK
knowledgeable instructors riding
along. We’ll have you on a black di- ANTIROCK® FRONT & REAR SWAY BAR KIT and the
amond trail in no time!
RUBICON ROCK JOCK 44 front and rear axle assemblies
with ARB air lockers. As you can see in the above photo, axBlack Diamond
le articulation is exceptional. This setup makes tackling black
Experience
diamond trails a breeze.
1 Day 8 hours
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Our latest addition to the Currie Project 44 GrizzlyCon JK came
about after the 4" lift and 37" tires. If you are vertically challenged, getting into a lifted Jeep
presents a significant challenge.
Enter the Rampage Products
Retractable Rockguard Steps.
While not billed as a true rock
slider, our test indicates that this
is actually a pretty tough product,
have taken a couple hard hits on
black diamond trail with no ill effects. The installation was actually
easily accomplished by on person
in about three hours, including removing the old rock sliders. The rotation of the
step is simple, and it locks in place. A simple release lever allows the step to
rotate back into the up position automatically with two small high pressure gas
shocks. With the step rotated to the down position, 9" is gained. The door sill on
our test JK is 29.5 inches above ground. With the step rotated down, the top of
the step is 20.5 inches above ground, a significant improvement. To see our install and test video, go to our YouTube channel - Big Bear Backcountry Adventure TV or www.backcountry4x4.com. More product info at
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Map to
trailhead
Trails and
Roads on
BLM land are
not rated for
difficulty
Lake Arrowhead Area
BLM
JF4325
Map to
trailhead
Map to trailhead
BLM
JF3330
Grapevine Rd.
BLM JF3225
JF3129
44
JF31
JF31
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Squints
Ranch
3N92
3N38
3W65
Big Pine3N84
Flats 3N16L
3N90
3N14
3N08
3N97
3N04
Redonda Ridge
3N34D
3N16
Bacon Flat
2N06
2N06X
3N34
2N75
1W
2N95
Lake
Arrow-
3N16
2N25
173
3N17
3N56
3N11B
3N16
3N14E
1W
2W01
3W13
Blue Jay
JF3148
3N17D
3N14
2N24
JF3135
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JF3215
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JF31
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JF31
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3N17
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JF3253
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JF3335
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JF3276
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JF
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Bowen Ranch
Private Property
Toll Roads Here
Grapevine
Canyon
Recreation
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JF3330
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JF3
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JF4
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JF
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JF
JF
43
25
JF
43
80
Santa Rosa Rd.
3N34 3N3
Dishpan
Springs
Cedar
2N2
Glen
2N26
North
Map to trailShoreCamp-
head 2N26Y
17
3N3
3N3
Tent Peg
Camp-
Lake
18
2N35Y
Running Springs
330
18
1N96B
1N96
1N96
3N93
2N68
2N01X
2N1
2N13
Crab Flats
2N54
2N16
2N83
3N1
Map to trail-3N16 Green
Valley2N19
head 2N26Y
Green Valley
3N93
Map to trailhead
2N13 Green Valley
3N14
Butler Peak
2N1
18
2N1
2N15
2N1
2N1
18
Snow
Valley 2N97
Resort
1N9C
Map to
trailhead
2N15
2N86B
2N86A
2N11B
7
Map to trailhead
3N
36
B
Map to trailhead Map to trail-
3N69
3N12
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3N16
12
3N
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3N10
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Holcolm
3N16A
Valley
Van
3N79
Duesen
2N09 Canyon
3N09
Polique
CanyonMap to trailhead
2N09
38
Big Bear
Discovery
Center
38
Big
Bear
City
Map to trailhead
2N93Sugarloaf
2N Knick
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2Ncker
08
2N
10
38
2N93
93
2N
B
10
2N
2N10
Erwin Lake
2N27
Big Bear
Lake
Moonridge
Snow
Summit 2N10
Resort
38
Moonridge Map to trail-
Bear Mt.
Resort
2N10F
2N21
2N93B
2N27
Map to trailhead
2N10
2N22Y
Map to trailhead
2N93
2N93
N end Wildhorse
117.47
Canyon
2N06
Radford
Truck Trail
1N04
1N54
Clarks
Grade
04
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1N
45
Seven Oaks
1N
72
1N
86
B
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1N0
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1N84
Barton Flats
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2N08
1N72
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2N
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2N93
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1N38
1N5
6
1N0
5
1N56
San Gorgonio
Wilderness
1N0
No Vehicle traffic allowed
5
in wilderness areas
A
37
1N
Map to
trailhead
1N86
2N93G
Map to trail-
02
1N
5
1N7
38
2N93D
2N93F
Sugarloaf Mt.
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2N02
18/38
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Skyline Dr.
2N10
3N03F
3N03G
18
2N10
A
11
2N
18
3N69
18
B
11
11
2N
2N
2E
3N03
20
Burns
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Canyon
2E
20
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Map to trailhead
Map to
trail2N10 head
18
2N
86
Gold
Mountain
Jeep
Trail
No Vehicle
traffic allowed
in wilderness
2E
20 areas
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Baldwin 2N02
Lake
2N09
2N8
5
Cactus
Flat
Staging
Area
3N16
Map to trailhead
8
3N16
3N09
Fawnskin
70
2N
3N03A
Jacoby
Canyon
3N16
3N19
Delamar Mt.
Holcolm
Valley
Horsetheif
Flat
1
3N6
3N81
2N80
2N
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3N1
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3N3
3N83
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3N10
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43
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3N16
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Canyon BLM
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3N14
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2N90
2N02
02
2N
2N69Y
2N64
2N73Y
Heartbreak
Ridge
Old Timer
Canyon
11
22
2N68Y
C
2N61Y
R
Juniper Springs
75Y
2N
2N
7
No Vehicle traffic
allowed in wilderness areas
RC2414
Bighorn
Mountain
Wilderness
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2N90C Tip
RC
3N03
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RC2324
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RC2330
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31
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Trails and
Roads on
BLM land are
not rated for
difficulty
23
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RC3444
RC
34
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No Vehicle traffic
allowed in wilderness areas
34
13
49
34
R
Bighorn
Mountain
Wilderness
RC
53
34
33
23
RC3410
RC
29
33
33
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RC3440
RC3
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RC
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RC
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25
33
Pipes Canyon
1N01
Rimrock
Map to trailhead
1N01
38
Map to trailhead
1N38
Map to trailhead
1N02
KEEP PUBLIC LANDS ACCESSIBLE
PLEASE BE RESPONSIBLE!
Map to trailhead
RC2211 Rimrock Burns
NOTE: Trail conditions often change due
to weather, rock slides, etc. Occasionally
the Forest Service changes route difficulty ratings. The sign at the trail head always supersedes this map. Some roads
Adopt-A-Trail
and trails are seasonal, some closed in
web site
winter. Check with the Big Bear Discovery
Center or the Mojave BLM office forADVISORY
the
All
backcountry
roads
and
trails
latest updates.
are subject to closure at anytime
due to weather, fire, season and
safety concerns
BIG BEAR LAKE AREA
Pioneertown
9
Santa Fe Fire Trail
JF3130
JF3
929
3N
36
B
Map to trailhead Map to trail-
3N69
3N12
head
3N16
Tr
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l
John Bull
Flat
Little
John Bull
Jacoby
Canyon
1
3N6
k
32
35
M
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203
RC3
3N
10
3N
3N83
3N10
Bu
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Fla
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Bu
02
3N54
Jo
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43
3N
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3N
3
12
3N16
3N10
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3N16
3N36
la
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ha
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bu
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Cu
18
White Mt.
Map to trailhead
RC
203
RC3
10
31
JF
Map to trailhead
RC4
210
Map to JF 3110
15
31
JF
3N14
42
14
RC3
204
JF39
25
JF3136
RC
215
RC3
JF3110
13
31
JF
JF3150
JF3148
18
247
RC3205
Camp Rock Road
29
31
JF
JF
31
25
to Cougar Buttes
Roa
d
Map to Santa Fe Fire
Trail
Juniper Flats
BLM Roads
Map to JF 3129
5
JF311
Old
Wom
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9
Lucerne Valley
Bes
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RC4ine Road
20
247
Horsetheif
Flat
3N03A
GrizzlyCon Industry
Challenge
Septemeber 2014
The first official event on
the GrizzlyCon Trail occurred in September,
2014. Ten Jeeps participated in the event organized by All J Products'
Quinn Thomas and Jeep
4x4 School's Don Alexander. Companies and clubs
include Currie Enterprises,
Rubicon Tested, Bear Valley 4x4 Club and the Waywegoes 4x4 Club. The day
event covered over 50 miles
on trails with 25 miles of
hardcore black diamond trails.
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Where the only thing
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The El Dorado National Forest has the legendary Rubicon Trail. The San Bernardino National Forest has the Grizzlycon Trail. Easily accessible from Big Bear Lake, CA, the Grizzlycon connects several world-class BLACK DIAMOND trails into one, long grueling adventure. Comprised of Big Bear Lake and Lake Arrowhead area trails
including Gold Mountain Jeep Trail, the famous John Bull, Holcomb Creek Jeep Trail, Lower Larga Flat, Dishpan
Springs, Willow Creek Jeep Trail and 2N17X, the Grizzlycon offers extreme four wheeling adventures for those
with the skills, rigs and fortitude to take on the BEAR! More at http://backcountry4x4.com/grizzlycontrail.html
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GrizzlyCon Black
Diamond Trails
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