Coke Ovens (Florence Junction) - 3.0

greenhornet06

This is privately owned now and has been for a while. It is closed to the public.

glideraz

mod_muscle wrote:

Brian...please explain?

Every one gets there panties in a wad every time th s subject comes up that's all

FatRat · Baja Champ Joined: Jan 10, 2011 Posts: 4371

glideraz wrote:

you cant even look at them from 10 miles away Rolling Eyes

Actually, this isn't necessarily true. The ovens are actually fairly close to the property border. You can view them from a road on the east and not be on the property.

zzmikey

I thought I had hears the Virtual Jeep Club got permission from the owner to go on a run recently there perhaps

FatRat · Baja Champ Joined: Jan 10, 2011 Posts: 4371

Last permission I knew about was a couple years ago for a clean up. That was at the same time their rep and I were trying to work things out with the owner. Nothing ever transpired at the time. I have no knowledge of anything with VJC since then.

zzmikey

They actually just did a run recently:
www.virtualjeepclub.co...n)-3-22-14

I reached out to the trail leader to get more info, but not much luck.

Re: Coke Ovens

Quote Originally Posted by zzmikey

Hi Aribelin,

I saw that you just ran the Coke Ovens and got the owners permission.

A bunch of our FJ's were wanting to run this as well and potentially organize a trash clean up or something similar to how you did.

do you have contact info or thoughts or ideas on how to do this since we know its a "closed" trail and need owner permission and such?

The trail isn't closed, just crosses private property. The owners do not wish to be contacted, it was a lengthy process for me to receive permission which is why I only do the run once a year. We just did the clean-up so there really wouldn't be much use in doing it again so soon anyway.

mod_muscle · Expeditioneer Joined: May 15, 2009 Posts: 1080

Mikey...your downfall was just two letters!
F
and
J

Sad

FatRat · Baja Champ Joined: Jan 10, 2011 Posts: 4371

Mikey, I have personally spoken to Aribelin (Allen) in the past about this. I will reach out to him and see if he will better inform me about all this.

BTW....I have been thinking about planning a run out there that would take us really close to the ovens. Laughing

zzmikey

FatRat wrote:

Mikey, I have personally spoken to Aribelin (Allen) in the past about this. I will reach out to him and see if he will better inform me about all this.

BTW....I have been thinking about planning a run out there that would take us really close to the ovens. Laughing

that would be cool!

duner

I would be in! The last time I was at the Coke ovens it was 1981! I was 17 in a 67 Bronco

FatRat · Baja Champ Joined: Jan 10, 2011 Posts: 4371

The route is already plotted. It is just a matter of when and me getting my rotund ass in gear to plan it.

Angry_Tim

FYI - The access roads to the Coke Ovens have been closed. There are no gates just barbed wire fencing across the roads coming in from the north at where the property lines cross the trails.

It looks like a new "old" owner is back in control of the property.

You can follow this thread at www.virtualjeepclub.co...r-11-15-14

The trail is still open up to the private property then it's time for a u-turn and back the way you came.

This is the west side of the property as you come down from the north.