KAT Main 2 - Longbottom to River Road

Total Miles
5.6

Technical Rating

Moderate

Best Time

Fall, Summer

Trail Type

High-Clearance 4x4 Trail

Accessible By

Trail Overview

This Trail starts off with an easy gravel road switching quickly to a small off-camber climb. There's a steep rock climb, and there's a direct and easier but narrower way. There are many mud pits, most with a bypass. Near the end the trail cuts back steeply to River Road, starting a steep, off-camber descent. This trail is Gorgeous, and a welcome change from portions of the KAT on the Main 2 that could be completed in a Prius. This Trail follows the top of a Sandstone Outcropped Ridge, dropping into a Hemlock Forest. There is even a small waterfall at the end, with several campgrounds following this portion of the trail.

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Difficulty

Air down for this trail. Steep Rock climbs, deep rutted mud holes. Full bash plates are a plus.

Technical Rating

Status Reports

Went north to south. Super fun trail in totally stock 100 series. Plenty of bypasses if you want, some are TIGHT though. Unfortunately there is currently a tree down about halfway through, still attached to the ground so we couldn’t move it.

Heavily rutted and muddy. Gonna want a high clearance rig to get through.

Entered from the north at the rock climb. My Jeep on 37s pulling the trailer and a Tacoma on 35s. Went right after everything but the one mud hole that concerned me, got me. Trailer hitch grounded as it followed me in. Had to winch out backwards. Awesome trail. Only improvement would be if people didn't litter.