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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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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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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Tires, Gear, and Setup for the 1,300-Mile Southeast Adventure Route When the Southeast Backcountry Discovery Route (SEBDR) launched, a lot of riders immediately began planning their trips. But among Jeep owners, another question quickly surfaced: Could a Jeep Gladiator run the Southeast BDR comfortably? After studying the terrain, comparing it to existing Southeast overland routes,
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SEBDR: A Section-by-Section Guide for Overlanders The release of the Southeast Backcountry Discovery Route (SEBDR) has sparked a lot of excitement across the adventure travel community. But one question keeps popping up among Jeep owners and overlanders: Is the Southeast BDR doable in a 4×4 vehicle? The short answer is yes — much of it
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What Is the Southeast Backcountry Discovery Route? The Southeast has never really had a single, long-distance adventure route the way the West does. Sure, we’ve had fantastic regional loops — the Smoky Mountain 500, the Georgia Traverse, pieces of the Trans-America Trail — but nothing that truly connected the Gulf Coast to the Appalachian Mountains
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Saturday, October 25, 2025, I attended a free OnX Offroad clinic at Hawk Pride Mountain Offroad park in Tuscumbia, AL. The event was sponsored by OnX and led by local trail guide Chad Overcast, who walked participants through everything from downloading the app to exploring its essential tools and features. Even as a premium user
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