We'd heard about Turtle Mountain some time ago and had been wanting to make a trip up for a while. We finally got the chance to take most of the crew up in July, and man.. were we in for a surprise.
Just outside of Grand Bay-Westfield, we parked off exit 8 and took the power line in; which was wet but nothing challenging. Once we came to the trail road, that was quick and deceptive until we came to the ATV bridge. It was all downhill and uphill and downhill after that.
In the videos, we'd watched and reviews we'd read it just says it's not for beginners.. well that is putting it mildly.
It is absolutely not for beginners. I don't know if we'd go as far as to say it's advanced, but you really need to be either very confident in both your and your machine's abilities or have someone willing to move your machine if you're not able to. It was both physically and mentally demanding, not to mention hard on rigging.
Shortly after the ATV bridge, with about 13 km of trail ahead, we met a pair of lovely women who were hiking to the top. They beat us, meeting us at every stop along the way, and helped coach us up to the top and most tricky part. Many thanks to them for the laughs and help.
The view was 100% worth it. We had a ton of fun peppered with some hairy moments. We ended the day covered in dirt, sweat, and a sense of accomplishment. We conquered Turtle Mountain... and no, we won't be going back. That is pretty much a one-and-done scenario.
We hope you have fun watching and we hope you will get out and try this trail too, if you haven't already ;)
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