Mudrunner The Ridge Dlc

[Nico Sadiq]

OnThe Ridge, you will find a towering mountain ridge that divides the map into two areas, and that is incredibly difficult to cross. This will be made trickier with the introduction of the two new vehicles, the D-538 and the B-6A. We will have more details on these vehicles in the future in individual vehicle profiles, but both vehicles will also introduce new add-ons to the game as well!

This trip, we met at our usual meetup spot at the ranger station headquarters at 28700 Headquarters Dr NE, Flintstone, MD 21530. There we did our drivers meeting, and made our walk down to the Green Ridge overlook, which is a beautiful scenic view, overlooking the valley below.

We got back in our vehicles, fired up our GMRS radios and locked into channel 19, and headed out to the start of the trail, starting down 15 Mile Creek Rd. To our surprise, it looked like the management folks had flattened and graded most of the roads within the forest. Green Ridge was certainly not challenging in the past, but it was even flatter and smoother now. While this presents an even less challenging day for us, it makes the park more accessible to more standard vehicles, which is also a good thing.

From there, we ventured down into the valley towards the southeastern end of the forest, which provided a scenic contrast to the upper ridgeline. Here we were surrounded by tall trees and valley walls, snaking our way down alongside the various creeks that trickle into the nearby Potomac River. This part of the forest was less developed, and presented the occasional small mud puddle or rain induced ruts that we made our way through. Still nothing challenging, but fun nonetheless.

After making our way back westward, we headed to the second of our scenic overlook views, near group campsite G7. This is a nice small pull-off from the trail, and also marked the entrance to another loop in the park that had been closed off for a few years now. It was an optional route for us on this trip, and if it was open we would investigate it. Unfortunately it turns out it was still closed, so we continued on with our ride westward towards Twigg Road.

Twigg Road was a stark contrast to its past condition. It is now a completely flat and gravel graded path, whereas it used to be a bit rutted and worn out, with larger mud puddles and parts that caused a small bit of suspension articulation. Now, like the rest of the forest, it was smooth and graded with gravel.

As we wrapped up, we made our way northward to the entrance where we came in to wrap up the trip. It was a beautiful day, with perfect temperatures and clear skies! Thank you to everyone who made it out and made for a perfect day on the trails!

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