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10/24/2020
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Really fun day on the trail. A bit crowded. East gatekeeper wasn't incredibly difficult, but. still fun. Only issue was one guy who didn't unhook his swaybar.
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| Official Crew |
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Open
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10/18/2020
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Ran the trail really quick. The gate keeper is dead as in super easy.
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| Official Crew |
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Open
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09/30/2020
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A giant rock fell in on the trail at the gatekeeper as you start climbing the hill. I am guessing someone winched it down but it's not clear if it was done on purpose or accident. Overall, it gave the area a little bit of a challenge.
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| Official Crew |
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Open
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04/27/2020
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Winter has some how made this trail easier
Author:
| Official Crew |
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Open
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12/24/2019
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Had a great time on this trail. Ran it from west to east. We weren’t expecting to get all the way through, but we made it.
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Open
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12/22/2019
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We were planning to attempt the trail today but too much ice to make it up the hill past the gatekeeper.
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| Official Crew |
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Open
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07/01/2019
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Had to go check out the trail for myself to see if the tree was removed. It was a busy day on the trail with a bunch of large groups. We were only running 3 vehicles with all drivers that could complete the trail in under 20 minutes. When not stuck behind traffic, we got moving pretty well.
Fun day and the tree was gone.
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| Official Crew |
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Open
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06/25/2019
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I received word that the tree has been cleared that was at the west gatekeeper. If you run the trail, please share a photo with us or leave it in the trip report and say we can use your photo.
Author:
| Official Crew |
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Open
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05/20/2019
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Still a great trail
Author:
| Official Crew |
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Open
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04/27/2019
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A large tree has fallen across the west end of the trail. Still passable by driving over the tree, but it is a new challenge that wasn’t there before.
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Open
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02/09/2019
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Awesome trail got hung up a little on the gatekeeper. Open diffs 33 inch tires 15 psi had a guy in our group with ifs. Finished in the dark due to a traffic jam. Smooth sailing fun trail.
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| Official Crew |
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Open
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12/25/2018
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There was a little fresh snow on the Gatekeeper today, extra slippery.
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Open
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06/17/2018
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Ran the trail from West to East today....fun run, only ran into 10 other jeeps on the trail. The Eastern Gate Keeper is pretty destroyed, only 1 real rock to get over now. :(
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Open
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06/09/2018
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Love this trail!! Depending on traffic in front of you this trail can be ran relatively quick. However John Bull keeps you on your toes from start to finish! Rock rails, skids and lockers will be needed. Damage is very possible however it is worth the good times. If your rig isn't up to the match drive up to the gate keeper and pull up a chair for lunch you're sure to catch groups on the weekend.
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| Official Crew |
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Open
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04/09/2018
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Great little trail, ran it in about 30 minutes. The weather was amazing... Couldn't believe it was April.
Someone did tear up the east rock garden something fierce. Sad to see when someone moves all the rocks out of the way.
But my New Falken Tires were amazing on the trail. Best decision I have done with the jeep was putting these bad boys on.
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Open
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01/27/2018
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Conditions were perfect.
Author:
| Official Crew |
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Open
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09/14/2017
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Top 5 Hard Trails in Big Bear Holcomb Valley
Author:
| Official Crew |
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Open
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07/01/2017
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What a great day... Had a ton of fun.
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| Official Crew |
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Open
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07/01/2017
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A small group of us decided to escape the heat and do some wheeling up in the Big Bear area. The John Bull sounded like a good time. This last winter has made the trail a little more technical than last year, but nothing too difficult. Once you get past the gate keeper you have seen the worst of it. The changes in the trail made for a great time. I will probably run it again very soon.
Author:
| Official Crew |
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Open
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05/05/2017
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Well, the snow is gone and the trail didn't change much this winter. Maybe got a little easier
I do think we might have found John Bulls Cabin and mining area which was pretty cool.
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| Official Crew |
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Open
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09/17/2016
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Another great trip... It is easy to see why this is probably the most popular driven hard trail in Southern California.
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| Official Crew |
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Open
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05/01/2016
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Great day on John Bull. The trail was really slippery making it fun. Our group was able to make it through with minimum stacking. We watched several other groups go through and just destroy their rigs.