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Old Jun 13, 2003 | 03:34 PM
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off roading in CT?

hey last time i looked i didnt see the connecticut chapter im glad its here now.Any of you guys go off roding with your 4x4's? and have lift kits on your trucks at all?i do....i live in north haven ct....maybe we can all find a place around here to go 4 wheeling?




 
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Old Jun 14, 2003 | 08:46 PM
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off roading in CT?

Sounds good to me, but I don't have a lift I have a chip if that counts
 
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Old Jun 17, 2003 | 10:23 AM
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I have a lift on my truck. Don't know of any "legal" places to off-road in CT. CT pretty much sucks.
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Old Sep 7, 2003 | 01:48 AM
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off roading in CT?

That it does. I have gone in Sterling state forest with a friend of mine. I guess it was an exercise is being illegal- off roading at night in a state forest, bonfire, illegal fireworks (it was the 4th of July), and beer. Oh well. There is so much undergrowth in the woods here that unless you have an old Bronco, or a beater like mine, you will scratch up your paint.
 
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Old Sep 10, 2003 | 04:47 PM
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off roading in CT?

I know of a few small places in Fairfield that I go, mostly illegal but one legal one. I usually go with my friends with lifted Jeeps. I have a mostly stock 90 Bronco that I used untill I got it stuck and blew my torque converter.
 
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Old Oct 29, 2003 | 12:03 PM
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Howdy out there to anyone who likes the mud,
I noticed that many of you are looking for places to go off roading, I recently went to Union CT and found some very good trails along breakneck pond. You will need a lifted 4 wheel drive vehicle to access these trails do the large amount of mud and boulders. I go 4x4ing regularly in CT so if anyone is interested email me at mrmuddin4x4@yahoo.com.
 
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Old May 18, 2004 | 08:57 PM
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All i can find are short trails that often end up in someone's back yard

If you guys have any good trails, especially legal ones in the the Fairfield county area, Let me know! I'd love to meet up with someone and have a nice off roading adventure.
 
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Old Jun 2, 2004 | 01:26 PM
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What about eastern CT? I'm in Rhode Island, and there isn't a RI forum (surprise).
 
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i live up in stafford, have an 87' f150 with 38.5s and my parents own about 200 acres. it was logged in the mid 90s. i've opened up most of the trails around here but all my friends are too into their builds to actually go wheeling. i raced harescrambles out in union for years... and the area your talking about is mint. to bad my truck isn't legal.
 
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Hey I live in Tolland. Im sure you know its right next to stafford. Im looking for people close by to go wheelin with. My bronco isnt anything special yet but still holds its own. I found a nice place in ellington with lots of trails but im still looking for some more close places to explore.
 
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I used to do a little bit of wheeling in Portland but decided I dont want to destroy my nice truck anymore. Hopefully this summer Ill be able to get something to transform into a wheelin machine, im looking for a late 70s bronco or F series
 
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I have come across a few places to take the truck off the beaten path, but they are all illegal. Most of them are powerline trails.
 
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Originally Posted by JAHrabak
Hey I live in Tolland. Im sure you know its right next to stafford. Im looking for people close by to go wheelin with. My bronco isnt anything special yet but still holds its own. I found a nice place in ellington with lots of trails but im still looking for some more close places to explore.
You are in toll and? What do you drive? I'm right over in Manchester

I agree, I love off roading but not in my truck in mud anymore
 
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Originally Posted by JAHrabak
Hey I live in Tolland. Im sure you know its right next to stafford. Im looking for people close by to go wheelin with. My bronco isnt anything special yet but still holds its own. I found a nice place in ellington with lots of trails but im still looking for some more close places to explore.
Wow, you bumped an 8 year old thread! I live just up the road from you in Union, and I'd be curious to see if anyone comes up with anything. Of course my Ex is mostly stock and probably wouldn't do well off road, but it would be fun to get stuck once or twice!
 
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Old Jul 15, 2013 | 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by ry352wagon
i live up in stafford, have an 87' f150 with 38.5s and my parents own about 200 acres. it was logged in the mid 90s. i've opened up most of the trails around here but all my friends are too into their builds to actually go wheeling. i raced harescrambles out in union for years... and the area your talking about is mint. to bad my truck isn't legal.
Hello since you opened up the trails, do you have any qualms letting people wheel on them? My buddy and i are looking for some good trails....
 
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