3N69 Gold Mountain

The gate is closed but It’s open, just have to go through the gate keeper on the left at the start of the trail

Closed due to Forest Order.

Technical Trail Workshop Day with some lightly modified Toyotas and Jeeps. The gatekeeper seemed unchanged from a month ago. Waterfall# 1 is pretty deteriorated (easy line on the left and party line on the right) but smart line picks and patience will get you up and over. Waterfall# 2 seems to vary with rig set-up. Ground clearance and approach angle slowed down rigs (< 3" lift) with stock equipped bumpers. The v-notch on the left is the most widely used choice. I went up the middle rock face and made it up, but got a little hung up on my rear diff (see photo 1). A little fine tuning, and we were up. The talus rock field (Boneyard) is a must and seemed pretty unchanged from months ago, but once you start heading back out the last 1 mile of 3N69 has a pretty rutted out section with rock quarry that just takes a some patience, spotting and line picking if you are running stock height or >35" tires. Otherwise another good day out in the trail. Have fun! KUYA RC