Bats Nest to Sone Quarry

Total Miles
2.4

Elevation

375.58 ft

Duration

0.5 Hours

Technical Rating

4

Moderate

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

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Bats Nest to Sone Quarry
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Trail Overview

Bats Nest Road is a non-maintained road with several large mud holes and rutted sections. This route can be used as a connector to Stone Quarry Road. There are bypasses around the two largest mud holes. One bypass is a really tight fit through several trees. Make sure you have a winch and recovery gear if attempting the mud holes, they are deep.

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Bats Nest to Sone Quarry
Bats Nest to Sone Quarry

Difficulty

Two deep mud holes and a few rutted sections. Good tires (min 33s), ground clearance, winch, and recovery gear are recommended.

Technical Rating

4

Status Reports

Joshua Clark
Nov 03, 2024
2020 Jeep Cherokee
Open
Normal
Beat up trail. Entrance and exit are washing out with downed trees. The first mud hole from the north isn’t to bad. But getting to it is complex. The second hole is deeper but easy access in and around.
Dave Koczur
Oct 11, 2024
2024 Toyota Tacoma
Open
Rough/Deteriorated
Started from what appears to be the intersection of Batsnest Loop on the map (it’s not if you zoom in), and going downhill from that point. The trail was badly washed out a few hundred feet from the intersection. I have a stock Tacoma Off road. And I wouldn’t try it, I’m also a newbie. Plus it was already dark. So many reasons for me to not even try it. A more experienced person might be able to do it without scratching or denting their vehicle, but that person is not me.
Rob M
Sep 16, 2024
4x4
Open
Muddy/Wet
Dusty
Rough/Deteriorated
Great trail for us. rolling on 35s and 3in lift. there's some sketchy spots but a lot of fun ruts and mud pits. it does seem to end in someone's driveway which was odd.
Terry Mcfadden
Aug 03, 2024
4x4
Open
Muddy/Wet
Rough/Deteriorated
2nd time out in as many months. Went from the bottom up this time. 1st mile didn't have to lock em in, til I got to the washout at the halfway point. Going south to north, it was impassable in the truck. Original bypass around the washout is rutted to hell and super muddy; a re gently added bypass is only big enough for a utv or possibly a jeep. Might be able to make it going north to south but make sure you can self rescue.

Access Description

Take the unmarked road off SR715 by Bats Nest Park.

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