About this episode

The episode explores the most remote and hidden places in Appalachia, focusing on off-road and overland potential.

Episode 50. Everybody talks about heading West when they want to disappear, but Appalachia still has plenty of places where the pavement ends, cell service disappears, and you can get surprisingly far away from civilization. In this episode of the CAMO Convoy Podcast, Nick and Aaron dig into some of the best hidden, forgotten, and downright wild places left to explore in the East. We’re talking remote forest roads, legitimate four wheel drive terrain, dispersed camping, elk country, abandoned railroad tunnels, tiny mountain towns, deep West Virginia backcountry, and places most people drive right past without realizing what’s hiding there. We also grade each area for both OFF ROAD and OVERLAND potential, because a great wheeling destination and a great overland destination aren’t always the same thing. PLACES WE COVER: • Sinnemahoning and the Pennsylvania Wilds • Hammersley Wild Area and Susquehannock State Forest • George Washington National Forest • Bald Eagle State Forest • Vinton County, Ohio • Monongahela National Forest and Pocahontas County, West Virginia Vinton County in particular might surprise you. Some of the best wheeling on the entire list is hiding on old…

People in this episode

Hosts: Nick, Aaron

Topics covered

• remote exploration
• Appalachian wilderness
• off-roading
• overlanding
• hidden places
• camping
• backcountry travel

Keywords

• Appalachia
• off-road
• overland
• remote places
• camping
• backcountry
• hidden gems
• wilderness
• exploration
• four wheel drive

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Appalachia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, George Washington National Forest, Bald Eagle State Forest, Monongahela National Forest, Sinnemahoning, Hammersley Wild Area, Susquehannock State Forest

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