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Talk:Rocky Gap Road
From Dirtopia, The Off-Road Encyclopedia
Rocky Gap - East to West 5/19/07
You should consider this trail as two sections. The east side is the easy side, the west is the advanced side. The middle point of the trail is the highest point with a couple marked hiking trails (I forget the names) and an area to park. Traveling west from Red Rock, as you go up the trail it’s fairy easy most of the way. There are a couple rugged spots about 2/3 of the way up, not too tough, but be careful - one of these had a Honda Passport high-centered that I helped pull out. There are a few scenic spots for getting and picnicking along the way. You'll know you are mid-way and at the top when you see a large parking area and marked trails on the south side of the road. Make your decision to go to the west half of the trail here. I definitely recommend high clearance and a good spotter for the west half. From the middle point, the road drops steeply downhill. At the bottom of this first downhill slope is the worst part of the whole trail, a very rugged wash with some nice mixed boulders, soft gravel, and some narrow spots. It was scary, but I made it through the worst with my stock Wrangler Rubicon and a spotter. I got high-centered once when my spotter wasn't looking and my left side sunk into the soft gravel. We had to jack up my front axle and stick some rocks under the tires to get out. Just west of the wash there are a couple steep side-angle spots so be careful not to tip :) Once you get past the wash and the steep side angles, it’s pretty easy the rest of the way down.
