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THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING YOUR ASSOCIATION!!
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THE EVENT:
The event will be held at Oak Ridge Estate, in Nelson County, VA. You may arrive to set up camp anytime after 2 p.m., Thursday, September 19, 2013
Be gassed up and aired down both days! Bring your own lunch to eat on the trail both days.
We will start registration Friday morning at 6:30 a.m. at the staging area. Bring your can of chili, one per vehicle!! Driver's meeting is at 8:00 a.m. We will trail ride all day. We will be done riding and be back to the camping area at around 4:00 p.m. Dinner Friday night is your responsibility.
We will start registration Saturday morning at 7:00 a.m. at the staging area for those who didn't make it Friday. Driver's meeting is at 8:00 a.m. We will trail ride until about 4:00 p.m. Dinner is provided Saturday evening and will begin around 4:00 p.m. After dinner we will determine the winner of the Poker Run and give out the cash! The Raffle will take place after that. We have lots of good prizes this year!
Sunday is a travel day, please be packed up and off the Oak Ridge property by 12 noon.
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CAMPING:
Primitive camping will be provided for tents, travel trailers and RV’s.
Please drive around the perimeter of the camping field, and camp in the "infield" area.
Leave enough room for vehicles to get around the edge of all sides of the field.
Please use 4WD if the ground is wet or soft so the camping area does not get torn up.
Porta-potties will be provided in the camping area and in the staging area.
Grey water storage tank will be provided near the entrance in the camping area.
A dumpster will be provided near the entrance to the camp site for your camping trash. Pack it in, pack it out!
No showers will be provided.
WE ARE ONLY ALLOWED ONE FIRE RING IN THE CAMPING AREA - PLEASE COMPLY! And don't forget to bring your lawn chair!
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As with all Association events, there will be absolutely ZERO TOLERANCE for alcohol in your vehicle on the trails, or any illegal substance at any place on the event property. Violators will be removed from the trails and escorted from the property. NO exceptions, NO refunds.
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The VA4WDA practices and adheres to Tread Lightly! principles. Please do not shortcut any trails, and please do not blaze any new trails. Any violators will be removed from the trails and escorted from the property. NO exceptions, NO refunds. We ask that you also follow our three strikes and you're out policy. If you haven't made it up an obstacle after three tries, you will be asked to go around, hook up a strap, or hook up a winch. Please obey any and all instructions from the trail guides. You will be expected to extend courtesy and assistance to the guides, as they will be doing what is asked of them in order to preserve the land and our access to it.
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Come to the Trail Ride with expectations of fun, good door prizes, camaraderie with your fellow fourwheelers, a slow pace, larger trail groups, and easy trails. We will be running the Oak Ridge Loop again this year. All groups will cover all the trails (from the easiest to the more difficult and fun obstacles). We will divide up all the vehicles into equal groups at the staging area so you can either plan to ride along with your friends, or jump in with some new folks this year.
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Some of the trails at Oak Ridge are not full-size vehicle friendly.
The trees are VERY tight in places.
We will do everything in our ability to accommodate you full size vehicle owners on as many of the trails as possible.
Body damage to full size vehicles is a common occurrence.
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Directions from the north, east and west:
1. Get to Charlottesville, VA at the intersection of I-64 and Route 29 the easiest way for you.
2. Take Route 29 south (30+ miles) past Lovingston, VA.
3. Turn left onto Route 653.
4. Friday and Saturday morning staging area is on the right at the intersection of Route 653 and Route 688.
5. For camping on site, follow Route 653 for 1.5 miles and bear right at the fork in the road (staying on Route 653).
6. Cross bridge over railroad tracks.
7. Camping spot is in the first field on your right.
Directions from the south:
1. Get to Lynchburg, VA the easiest way for you.
2. Take Route 29 north (27+ miles) past Colleen, VA.
3. Turn right onto Route 653.
4. Friday and Saturday morning staging area is on the right at the intersection of Route 653 and Route 688.
5. For camping on site, follow Route 653 for 1.5 miles and bear right at the fork in the road (staying on Route 653).
6. Cross bridge over railroad tracks.
7. Camping spot is in the first field on your right.
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PLEASE NOTE: Oak Ridge Estate is private property. Please respect the rights of the property owners. This property is only open for the guided rides for this event. Please do not jeopardize our relationship with the property owners by trespassing. Thank you for your cooperation.
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Event information subject to change – no refunds.
Any questions? Call the Trailride committee:
Keith Fromme - 757-621-8961
Chris Boucher - 757-816-6200
Thanks for your support of the VA4WDA!
Google map to camping area
Google map to staging area
Some photos of the 2012 Trail Ride which include most of the raffle prize winners and their claimed prizes!
s47.photobucket.com/user/kfromme/library/2012%20Annual%20Trail%20Ride/2012%20ATR%20raffle%20photos