Overlanding Monongahelia National Forest and the Canaan Loop in West Virginia
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- Опубліковано 22 лип 2024
- Join Deb, Bill, Lora and Mike as they take an overlanding adventure to the West Virginia and Virginia mountains. Over the course of 5 days, they explore the Monongahelia National Forest and the Canaan Loop Road.
This WV backpacker loves this video!
Glad you love it.
WOW! I don't know where you were driving from, but you certainly took the scenic route. I am a native Virginian, but presently live in Kentucky. I travel to Davis every Thanksgiving and have been to Canaan Valley many many times and saw the exit to the Loop. However, I have never driven it. Scenery beautiful. Now, I have visited the battlefield you mentioned. It is out. Thank you for sharing your adventure.
We are from Eastern KY. Thanks for following along.
@@CoddiwompleOverland WOW! I live close to Louisville. I am a native West Virginian instead of Virginian. I admire you and your friends for the awesome trip to the Canaan Loop.
Thanks!
I live in Clarksburg, WV and truly appreciate the video. The family and I are new to overlanding and I love your videos. Guess I know where to go Saturday as it’s only 90 minutes away. Thanks
Welcome to overlanding and thank you all for watching!
I'm new as well. Looking for a place to go not too technical. Im in eastern Pennsylvania.
Welcome, if we can help let us know.
Great video. I'm from around Parkersburg WV so I appreciate the video. Been exploring those mountains since I was a little kid with my Dad. Used to take my son with me when he was little and now just me, the wife, and the dog. On another note, its nice to see married people still holding hands when they walk.
Thank you so much for the kinds words and for watching.
This area is an absolute gem. I've been visiting from the Pgh, Pa area for two decades to mountain bike and hike. The camping along whitmer is lined with beautiful hiking and riding along the gandy creek. The dolly sods are right down the road from davis as well! Looking forward to it part 2.
I agree with you. We tried to go to Dolly Sods but they had the gate closed. Thanks for watching!
Awesome as always
Thank you!
I think she’ll like it, at least it looked like it was pretty good eatin,great drone shots.
The steak was incredible! Thanks for the compliment on the drone shots! We are still learning...
Beautiful scenery and love that you added a little history about the area!
Thanks!
Thank you Bill and crew for another enjoyable video
Thank you for watching!
Beautiful video; we may have to take this adventure soon!
One of our favorites.
Great video!!! The drone footage is amazing and adds so much to the videos!!!
Thank you very much!
I always enjoy your videos and story telling.
Thank you very much!
The drone footage takes the vids next level...Awesome...at 21:00, over the river and through the woods, to grandmothers house??? Lol!!
Thanks! LOL, we never found grandmothers house.... But glad you caught that
I enjoy hearing about the the history of the places you all see. And the drone shots.
Thank you David!
It’s always an adventure with Coddiwomple, excellent video. Can’t wait till part 2
Thank you very much!
Looks like so much fun,would love to do this,it’s on my bucket list!
It was a lot of fun! Thanks for watching
Awesome. May put that one on the bucket list!
Awesome.
Excellent Video! I did a lot of this with my Grandfather years ago! Brings back Memories!
Glad you liked it and happy we could log those special memories
Totally enjoyed your video. That part of the country has some of the most amazing scenery.
It is beautiful for sure!
Great trip! Thank you allowing us to tag along. Can’t wait to see Part 2.
See you all tonight for our next adventure!
Enjoy watching these videos!
Thanks Rick!
I must agree with a guy at work. Listening to you narrate your trip is so soothing. My friend/partner at work are going to make the trek from Pgh to Canaan in March. Thank you for the great videos that I have watched a bunch of times. I’m thinking of making a video.
Thanks for the compliment and watching.
Great job on this video! Appreciate the camera angles and different views of Canaan loop road. Kudos to your tire brand!
Thank you for the compliments.
Great content and scenery as always.
Thanks!
Taking my Jeep over to spruce knob for a 10 day overland trip end of May! Thanks for the sneak peak of the national forest!
Your welcome and thanks for watching!
Awesome. Thanks for taking the time to film this. I am always looking for new areas in the PA/WV/VA area to explore. There is lots of ground to cover so any information that helps narrow it down is appreciated. I am looking forward to the trail that makes the Canaan loop look easy. These are the type of trails I like to find.
Thank you for watching!!
You guys do such a fantastic job of video production! The narrating, camera angles, and editing really show off each trail that you do and what to expect. I have always enjoyed the outdoors but never had a vehicle capable of some of these trails. I didn't realize the extent to the Forest Roads in this area because I didn't know how to find them and only having a 2wd truck I didn't want to get in a situation I couldn't get out of. I didn't realize how many of these roads are accessible by almost any vehicle also and we just took our little old beatup ranger and explored all afternoon into the night without even getting close to stuck. I have a large truck for work but I got a 4x4 after getting stuck many times a year in my last work truck and have decided even though it's a big dually I'm still going and exploring what I can until I get a more capable vehicle. While it doesn't go like a jeep we are still having a blast exploring all these places and have only had to use the 4x4 a couple times. I got me a set of 33" coopers like yours and love them.
That's what it's about; just getting out. Thanks for the compliment and watching. Hope to see you out on the trail one day.
I really like the video, I live right off the loop road. Fun fact the canyon rim road off Olson tower is home to one of the largest rattlesnake dens in the state.
Thanks! Wow, how far off the road is the den?
Looks like an awesome trip.
Definitely!
I enjoyed your video! Extremely well produced. Kudos!
Thank you!
Hey Guys, I am so happy to have run across this video. You traveled through my old stomping grounds.
I can wait to see what part 2 brings. Regards from Ody Slim
Glad you found it. Part 2 was a fun section.
Great Video.. glad you came to visit our State... Hope you come back soon.
One of our Favorite areas, we will be back.
Great history and great scenery can’t wait to the borders open back up I know where I’m going
Thanks for watching!
I been watching your vids for a few months and I just figured out y'all are from the Georgetown area where I live and grew up. Lol. Small world. Once my 2022 Jeep Wrangler 4xE comes in I'm gonna start hitting some of these trails y'all visited. Can't wait
We are actually from Elliott County. Maybe we will see you on a trail!
I'm in Morgantown WV and we've explored this area. Lots of fun.
You really do it justice in your videos! Subscribed.
Thank you! You live in a great area
You guys are out there living my dream!
You just got to get out and do it! Thanks for watching!
Great video. well done!
Thank you very much
really good video layout and content I am getting back into offroad and hope to see you on the trails someday be safe and GOD bless
Thanks! Hope yo see you out there also.
Oh, Happy Belated Birthday Deb 🎉🎂 20h this year 😉
Thank you!
Once again nice video
Thank you!
Being a Davis hometown boy as a youngster really miss that amazing area!
It is a really cool area!
Overlanding up to WV in late June.
From Texas
Awesome! We are headed to Wyoming late June.
The Loop Road is a great place to camp also, especially towards the beginning. That road is used a good deal by bear hunters using dogs to tree the bears.
Thanks!
I like the music, nice!
Thank you!
Great video
Thank you!
Hey there! Your channel was just recommended, glad it was! We're headed on an expedition there later this month. Stoked to follow along your journey & watch more of your videos!🤙-Josh
Thank you for watching! Glad to have you along
@@CoddiwompleOverland 😁
You're spot on in regards to the turnpike tolls. Way too expesnive. Awesome video as always!
Thank you very much!
i thought there is only like 3 toll booths on that whole road.?..
but i was a young kid in the back of the family station wagon last time i was on that road, so my memory is a bit rusty...
and Awesome video as always!
There are only 3 months... But now they are $4.00 each! Thank you for the compliment and for watching!
@@CoddiwompleOverland thank you for all of the entertainment and brief history along the way
@@CoddiwompleOverland one is $4, think the other is $1.25.
Excellent overland
Thank you!
Amazing forest.
Yes it is
I love your videos. This is my dream and I hope to Start traveling soon.
Hope to see you out there...Thanks for watching.
Subscribed glad you enjoyed the middle of nowhere Appalachian Mountains. I call it home
Thanks for subscribing.
Really cool 👍🏼👍🏼
Thank you!
I love visiting dolly sods and Canaan and seneca Valley, I've been to spruce and bald knob ,the Cass railroad is a must if in the area .I live in the northern panhandle but try to get "down state" as often as I can, if you are ever in seneca stop at "yokums " there some wonderful people .
It's a great area for sure.
We had same issues with Dry Fork when a buddy and I went a few weeks ago. Dolly sods closed forced another detour also. Looks like we shoulda spent more time around Canaan!
Yea Dolly Sods was closed for us too... Canaan was very cool
Other than watching Chris of “Venture4WD” who does an occasional drive thru your area as he’s from PA, I don’t see to many videos from the area. Really appreciate seeing what the area is like. Someday when I get my Jeep I’ll know where to visit…
Stay safe out there.
Thank you for watching!
Just a heads up, you are able to get up into the olsen observation tower.
You can even climb all the way up on the roof!
Thanks for the info.
Great video! almost lost my 85 Bronco in that Dry Fork crossing in 1989.
Thanks ! Yea it was more than I was willing to cross....
Great video. I love that area. If you ever revisit you have to check out table rock cliffs. It’s a must.
Thanks, we will check it out next time we are in the area.
Me and my father did the Canaan loop road in our trucks this past year. I have a 05 Silverado 2500hd 6 speed diesel stock height with mud/all terrain tires, and my father has a 07 tundra on like a 6” lift on 35” all terrains. It was a little challenging but boy it was fun. I’d love to take a full day trip on some of these trails but having 3 young kids don’t make it easy 😂
That area makes for a great trip. Glad you had a good time.
@@CoddiwompleOverland I love that area. I’m only about an hour east of Davis so I’d love to learn and see more trails. Now that I’m turning 30 I wanna go out and adventure all the time lol. I just know I’m restricted from a lot of the trails.
It's great that you're getting out on what you can.
I got lost in that forest. It was horrifying... just horrifying... used to live in Harrisonburg, VA ... wanted to drive the “ highland” area ... ended up in West Virginia after given the wrong directions from the visitor center... it was one of those days when I had a lot on my mind... wasn’t mindful ....new to your channels.. enjoying your videos
We didn't have cell signal for 3,days while there. It is definitely remote. Glad you made it out OK and glad you found us. Thanks for watching!
@@CoddiwompleOverland Hi! No cell signal and no gas station! Be Well!
I've been to the bridge several times. But I am going on about 10 or 15 years now since I have been there.
Thanks for watching!
Awesome video
Thank you!
You’re welcome. Well done and cool rigs!
Bill is making good use of that drone 👍
Thanks Walt!
That's right in my back yard.!!!
Then you have an awesome back yard!
I live back in Great Cacapon, I feel like I live in a post card. This state and parts of Virginia contain very large forests the way God intended, untouched by man. I also lived in Northern VA for a while... they had forests... but they are small and surrounded by larger cities unless you go south and west a bit.
Beautiful area.
It's everything I ever dreamed of... I'm not out on the 522 side of the mountain with civilization.... I'm 45 minutes on the other side back in the interior back side of Cacapon Park
please what route did you take. the scenery is beautiful driving!
Very cool. Up until about 29:42 I thought I could make that trip in our stock 2006 Grand Cherokee Limited. Might need a small lift and a little bit more tire.
Yea it was pretty tame up until then. Thanks for watching!
Enjoyed this video. My wife and I were also out that way in April. Look forward to going back for more. Just subscribed to your channel.
It is a great area for sure. Thanks for subscribing!
Your videos are awesome, if you could share with me where the camp site you stopped at for the birthday about 12:30 into the video. I picked up an overland camper and would like to make this my maiden voyage to this camp site.
Send us an email to contact@coddiwomple-overland.com along with what your looking for and we will get it to you.
This is such a great video, we go to blackwater falls every year to hike and ride the Canaan loop. I'd love to road trip all of west Virginia as it's literally the most beautiful state , it feeds your soul❤.. did you guys pre plan your trip? Or just wing it?
A little of both. We generally have a route we follow along.
Where were you guys heading from? I plan on going here from just outside of Hagerstown MD and I’d like to see pretty much everything after you got off the toll roads
We headed there from Ky. And we were just wandering around the area.
Nice views. Can I get a list of the forest roads and off road trails that you guys took in west va ?? I’ve enjoyed watching it
You can email us at contact@coddiwomple-overland.com
We'll be taking our stock 3/4 ton Silverado through the Canaan Loop- think it'll have enough clearance for what you saw there?
You should be fine. Have fun and be safe
@@CoddiwompleOverland right on, thanks for the reply!
Are you still running the d30 up front? Just wondering if you had any issues with the 37” tires?
We have a 44 up front
Another great video!! How long have you used Gaia gps, and do you have any complaints about the app? Thanks.
Thank you! We have used Gaia for 3 or 4 years. Coming from a mapping background, it is one of the most user friendly for the amount of information that it proves that we have found. I does occasionally crash requiring and appreciate restart is our only complaint.
Hey this Rocky from south side overland from Parkersburg wv,next time you come to wv let me know and I'll meet up with u
Sounds good!
hey i'll be up in wv near the greenbrier next month. any trails easy enough for a subaru outback wilderness to do? thanks
Most of the gravel forest service roads should be fine
Love the videos, what type of drone you use for those extra clips?
Thanks, we use a DJI Mavic Air 2
Great video & trip! Question- I have seen mixed reviews on this... but do you think a stock Tacoma TRD could make it through Canaan Loop and the other roads you took?
Thank you! I would think that you could do Canaan loop pretty easily in a TRD Tacoma
I’ve done it several times with a 2010 trd that’s bone stock.
Hi there! is there any dispersed camping on Canaan loop trail near the water?
Not that I am aware of.
Very late comment but do you have to pay for some sort of pass? I was hoping to take a few days to go down there and camp a couple nights on the dispersed camping on the Canaan loop trail. I don't want some park ranger to roll up on us in the middle of the night, or have a guy get angry because were in his reserved spot. Great video by the way!
We did not when we were there. However, I would check their website.
What kind of drone do you have, those shots were amazing!
Dji air 2s in this video
What kind of jack is that? Noticed it was fabricated and not cast. Also looks like there's a pin or something on it rubbing your hood. Enjoyed the vid.
The jack is a rigged ridge. The pin is not rubbing the hood. Thanks for watching!!
Somehow I missed this video being posted until now. It looked amazing. Did you all keep a gps file on Gaia or something?
Yes, we were just exploring the area.
Send us an email to contact@coddiwomple-overland.com if interested.
Do you remember what month this trip was in? There seems to be such little traffic....was it pretty much like that the entire time?
Not sure it was a few years ago
Hello folks over at Coddiwomple! love the vids! I have a question... My wife and I are deciding whether or not to get into Overlanding in our mid retirement, we are both EX avid hikers,. I can't carry a pack, nor can I walk miles anymore without a pack ,due to a spinal fusion.. I'm still mobile, and we miss the backcountry. that said, are the suspensions soft enough in those gladiators, that it's not a jolting ride and more of a squishy ride? I can handle moderate bumps at mid speeds ok in my chevy passenger van for decent amounts of time.. when trekking like that though.. my thought is ,crawling shouldn't be to jolting?... but on dirt roads where you are traveling at a moderate speed ,how abusive is that in a well suspended rubicon? I understand everyone is different and we all can tolerate at different levels. many replies from anyone who is experienced in Overlanding would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!
Hello. Getting into overlanding is a great way to explore and get in to nature. My recommendation would be a Mojave as the suspension is much more plush and more suited towards Offroad trails as apposed to the Rubicon being more suitable for rock crawling with its front locker and sway bar disconnect. If is very, very rare if ever at all that you will need a front locker. We don't have a front locker. As far as a swaybar disconnect, that does help in the ride also I would recommend the Apex sway bar disconnects on a Mojave. Hope this helps. We are happy to answer any other questions that you may have
@@CoddiwompleOverland Thank you for replying so quickly.. yes, every response adds a little more knowledge.. A bit here A bit there adds up.
You're welcome! Reach out any time.
I noticed at the beginning when you crossed into WV, was that near Catlettsburg?
Yes. It was I64 at Ashland Oil
@@CoddiwompleOverland I live 25 miles south in Louisa. Really enjoy your content!
Thanks! We are very familiar with Louisa
Does that bridge cross Williams river? Where is this?
Not sure which river it is off hand. We are currently in Alaska.
Where is the camp spot located at that y’all stayed for debs birthday
Send us an email to contact@coddiwomple-overland.com
and we will send them to you.
Make sure to add the contact@ in front of email
Hey man. I have a pretty built 2000 chevy Silverado 1500, 4.5inch lift, 33 x 12.5 mud/at falken wildpeaks, rock sliders, winch, etc... the only thing is its 2wd. Do you think I would be alright on this trail (if I pick the right day)?
I think so. But there are some rock steps that me give you some issues
@@CoddiwompleOverland okay thanks! I think I'm gonna send it😆
@@CoddiwompleOverland He did great. We did the Canaan loop and also were able to cross over the dryfork river. His truck is very capable being that it is 2 wheel drive. @Logan William we sure had a great time going to a lot of these trails that they laid out for us. Thanks Coddiwomple overland for the route to the campsite. We sure had a blast.
Sounds like a great trip for you all.
Your adventures/videos look amazing, wish I could Join one. You should offer them to your subscribers.
We are having some subscribers join us the weekend of 4th of July at LBL if you are interested.. Thanks for watching
It's a small world. I watched this video when I saw the title. I have spent some time in the Monongahela National Forest and driven the Loop Road so was interested in your experience. The interesting thing is that when you found the "perfect spot" to cook the birthday dinner in the rain, I recognized the spot. The reason I recognized the spot is that I am the guy who drove past you the next morning. I actually saw you all there camping. Just glad you did not put something in your video like " we had a very peaceful experience except for this one jerk who drove down and interrupted us the next morning". LOL
It is a small world! That was an awesome spot. You should have stopped in and said hello.
Where was this spot at? My dad and I are going to be exploring this area around the first of October and are looking for a good spot to camp
Any chance you can show the trip on a map?? I would realy love to check that trip with my crew
Send us an message on Facebook or Instagram with your email
did you happen to mapout this trail?
Yes we did you can send us an email to contact@coddiwomple-overland.com
We are currently traveling in Utah with limited service. We can send you the track as soon as we can get back to good service.
am a beginer do you ever let someone join you all on a trip wanting to get started late spring 2022
Yes, let us know when your ready. You can contact us on Facebook or Instagram.
@@CoddiwompleOverland Thank You
These places need to stay the way they are for centuries to come. WV is a national treasure even if Bette Middler is too blind to understand. 😅🤣🤣
We agree
How do yall find and plan your trips?
We try to find large clusters of forest service roads on MVUM maps of National forests. We are looking at doing a video exclusively on this topic.
@@CoddiwompleOverland Thanks. We got the Gaia system. Be safe
I’m fairly new to these types of adventures and I would really appreciate if you can point me on the right direction, maybe let me now what maps to use or websites to plan out these adventures.
Send me a private message on Instagram or Facebook and I will send you or gpx tracks for this trip
We use GaiaGPS for mapping.
I’m with RUM75 new to this stuff very interested also
Same, send us a private message Instagram or Facebook and we will do are best to help you get started.
Sent you an email! Trip looks awesome
I have not received it yet.
Found it, we will get it to ya!
@@CoddiwompleOverland were you able to send anything out? Thanks!
We will make sure it goes out today.
We sent you an email. Let us know if you got it.
Turnpike is the worst road in wv, avoid it. Up to 4.25 now. Have to pay to ride the most curviest road there is.
Agree