Note: If you’re getting this page after clicking the link to “Tellico Trail Guide” on JeepsOnly, it’s because that web page is not working at this time.
The Upper Tellico OHV area outside Murphy, NC is one of the most famous trail systems in the US. It’s been called the “Moab of the east” for it’s variety or scenic and hardcore rockcrawling trails. Located on the Tennessee, North Carolina border, its location just south of the Great Smokey Mountains National Park gives some indication to the splendor of the scenery on the trails. Tellico, as most people call it, is managed by the US Forest Service and is open 365 days a year. Access to the park is only $5 or $10 per vehicle per day, depending on the time of year. Camping is available.
I Love Jeeps had a great trail guide for Tellico that has recently gone missing. Apparently the page didn’t survive a website redesign. This is too bad, as there aren’t many Tellico area guides available. This is one of the first links we added back in 2000 and thousands of users have clicked it over the years. While there is no official Tellico website, Tellico4×4 provides an alternative to the missing “Tellico Trail Guide” link:
Tellico4×4.com - an un-affiliated online store with a few pages dedicated to the OHV area.
For more information, try a Tennessee or North Carolina Jeep Club such as the Tennessee Virtual Jeep Club.
- Link type: trail guide
- Link: Ilovejeeps Tellico Trail Guide (archived - not working)
One of the best ways to save money when building up a Jeep is to use parts other Jeep owners have left over when they upgrade to the next level. When Jeepers upgrade to the next level, someone one level down usually gets a pretty good deal. Case in point is the 4.5 inch Rubicon Express Extreme Duty suspension we bought from a Jeep club acquaintance for $600 less than that kit costs new. $600 is a lot of money to me. This was a good deal not only because of the price but also because the springs were only about a year old and were still in excellent shape. The guy who sold them to me was upgrading his Jeep to the next level and had these sitting in the garage collecting dust.
Three alleged car thieves were $100,000 richer before two of them were arrested by police this week. They are accused of stealing the easily-removable doors from Jeep Wranglers around Queens, New York earlier this year and selling them on eBay. Police arrested the two after setting up an undercover buy. Although I’ve never replaced the Jeep doors, it’s reported that some dealers charge up to $5,000 to replace factory doors on Jeep Wranglers. Ouch!