Recon America Series Hits DBBB When Brad from TrailRecon announced he was heading East to attend a couple of events and film some Recon America content, sponsored by onX Offroad, I was excited to see where he goes. After appearances at Toledo Jeep Fest 2026, he made his way to Kentucky, pointed the Recon One […]
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Route Type: Weekend overland loopBase Town: Tellico Plains, TennesseeApprox. Distance: 81.7 milesRecommended Direction For This Version: ClockwiseBest Use: 2-day overland weekend, camp-first pacing, scenic finishDifficulty: Easy to moderate, weather dependentNavigation: Build your own route in OnX, Gaia, Google Maps (link below), or your preferred GPS app using the road names and POIs below. Google Maps:
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North Cumberland WMA — Sundquist Unit North Cumberland is not the kind of place that hands you a neat scenic loop, a tidy brochure and a gift-shop sticker on the way out. It hands you nearly 205,000 acres of Cumberland Mountain ridges, reclaimed mining country, winding creeks, elk habitat and a web of numbered trails
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A Two-Day Overland Route Through the Backroads, History and Big Water of Land Between the Lakes If you’re coming here from Colorado, Utah, Arizona or somewhere else where adventure travel is measured in mountain passes, red-rock ledges and hundred-mile horizons, I need you to forget all of that for a minute. Not because the East
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Big South Fork Scenic Backcountry Loop: A 2-Day Tennessee Overland Route Historic rail grades, Cumberland Plateau gravel, sandstone arches and one of Tennessee’s wildest river gorges Big South Fork is a little different from the usual Southeastern overland destination. There isn’t a giant spiderweb of Forest Service roads where you can disappear for three days
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Tennessee Overlanding at a Glance Tennessee offers some of the South’s most accessible overlanding and 4×4 touring routes by way of National Forest roads, National Recreation Areas, and select Wildlife Management Areas. The experience here is about solitude and scenery, not extreme obstacles. The only restrictions to understand is how wild lands are managed and
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There are few moments better than that first cup of coffee at camp. The fire may be struggling. The tent may still be damp. Your boots may be cold, and somebody probably forgot where they packed the spoons. But once the water starts heating and the smell of coffee drifts through the campsite, the morning
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The 10 Most Common Jeep Creaks & Squeaks If you’ve owned your Jeep for more than a few months, you’ve probably heard it. A faint squeak backing out of the driveway. A creak when the suspension twists into a parking lot entrance. Maybe a clunk that only seems to happen on washboard gravel roads. The
Don’t Let a Small Problem End a Big Adventure There are two kinds of vehicle problems: the ones you discover in your driveway and the ones you discover 40 miles down a forest road with no cell service. One of those situations is a minor inconvenience. The other can ruin a trip. Whether you’re heading
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The American West often gets all the attention when it comes to overlanding. Utah. Colorado. Arizona. Moab. But those of us who live east of the Mississippi know something the Instagram crowd sometimes forgets: The Southeast is packed with incredible backcountry driving. From Appalachian mountain ridges to Gulf Coast sand roads, the region offers thousands
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