White Mountain dirt road

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White Mountain dirt road

by eferesen » Wed Aug 06, 2014 11:45 pm

Greetings,

I was wondering how rough is the road to the White Mountain Research Station. Will a low clearance 2 wheel drive make it without damage?

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Re: White Mountain dirt road

by mrchad9 » Thu Aug 07, 2014 12:02 am

edge17 wrote:I was there a few years ago, took my Honda Accord. You don't need a 4wd, but can't hurt either


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Re: White Mountain dirt road

by brichardsson » Thu Aug 07, 2014 12:26 am

eferesen wrote:Greetings,

I was wondering how rough is the road to the White Mountain Research Station. Will a low clearance 2 wheel drive make it without damage?

Thanks


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Re: White Mountain dirt road

by 96avs01 » Thu Aug 07, 2014 3:12 am

I would be more worried about slicing a tire than 4-wheel drive or clearance. Drive SLOW.

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Re: White Mountain dirt road

by fedak » Thu Aug 07, 2014 3:42 am

Was there a few weeks back. Road is in its usual summer condition.
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Re: White Mountain dirt road

by mrchad9 » Thu Aug 07, 2014 5:35 pm

Yup I got a flat on that road.

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Re: White Mountain dirt road

by willytinawin » Thu Aug 07, 2014 6:09 pm

I got a flat tire also on that road. Lots of sharp rocks.

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Re: White Mountain dirt road

by 96avs01 » Fri Aug 08, 2014 12:06 am

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Re: White Mountain dirt road

by funnyman7878 » Mon Aug 11, 2014 3:06 am

I just drove it yesterday in my Nissan Frontier 4x2... did not get a flat but I drove it at about 10-20mph, it was painfully slow. Was just careful to avoid any rocks that looked sharp but in sections the road is full of rocks.

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Re: White Mountain dirt road

by pBerg » Wed Sep 03, 2014 7:55 pm

Might be a bit late on this, but I made the drive to Barcroft Gate on Sat Aug 9 in a front-wheel drive sedan (Audi A4, 4" clearance). Like others say, drive SLOW. The biggest issue isn't ground clearance but the risk of any number of random rocks giving you a flat tire.

The road did seem to get a decent bit of traffic over the weekend, which might provide some peace of mind to you. Otherwise, it's a long long way for a tow truck.

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Re: White Mountain dirt road

by Marcsoltan » Wed Sep 03, 2014 8:38 pm

eferesen wrote:Greetings,

I was wondering how rough is the road to the White Mountain Research Station. Will a low clearance 2 wheel drive make it without damage?

Thanks

mebo1126 just did the White Mountain Peak on Labor day. You can ask her:

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Re: White Mountain dirt road

by thegib » Thu Sep 11, 2014 5:10 pm

Depends what you mean by low clearance. We just did it (9-10) in a Prius - slowly. It's 12 miles and I averaged 11 mph. Touched a couple times. Lots of anxiety but no damage, to the car. No freakin' way do you bring your corvette.


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