Abandoned Train | American Knob | Scenic Overlook - 3 MUST DO's at Windrock Park (Southern side)

[@saltymethods2637]

T100 for the win!

[@chathamwrestlingalliance3535]

War Eagle!

[@ianarsenault]

Mountain top views all day!

[@MrCrazypops]

Brushy Mnt Pen and Nemo’s tunnel are also great Easter eggs to find.

[@BuilttoVenture]

Agreed. I luckily found Nemo's tunnel years ago before the big crowds did.

[@TrailTape]

Nice video and War Eagle!

[@BuilttoVenture]

Thanks and War Eagle!

[@yodabr5499]

i spent a good portion of my life in oliver springs. i remember the days when you could up on the mountain anytime you wanted and do about anything you wanted absolutely free. i also remember watching the coal trucks hauling coal out.

[@LRCII72]

I like the T 100 with Leaf Spring !! Awesome My favorite Toyota Is T 100

[@BuilttoVenture]

Same here. It definitely took some trial and error to get the front and back dialed in, but it turned out well.

[@jamieblair8673]

We did those trails this morning

[@BuilttoVenture]

What did you guys think?

[@jamieblair8673]

That's a sweet T100 😍

[@BuilttoVenture]

We agree :)

[@ReadingAreaRailfan]

The owner is super nice. The train isn't abandoned, it was parked in 2010 after they couldn't get trackage rights and was vandelized. They are working on getting it running again.

[@BuilttoVenture]

That would be awesome if they can and do!

[@jeremysmith8990]

Of course a built JK makes it look easy, because it is! Only Toyota’s on small tires have a hard time!

[@BuilttoVenture]

For sure, agreed for beyond stock vehicles it's easy. That's the great apart about the variety we had on this trip is that those with stock vehicles can get an idea of what it's like taking these trails on a stock truck.

[@upontheridgesurvival6774]

The overlook is G9. Awesome video.

[@BuilttoVenture]

Yes! Thank you!

[@OverlandPNW]

Wow that train was cool. American Knob looked awesome !!

[@BuilttoVenture]

It's a neat area!

[@ACross-vw7xu]

Great clip! Thanks for sharing... I live in Oak Ridge, next door to Oliver Springs. I've been on Windrock once with friends about 12yrs ago. I would love to visit the Windmills but wouldn't dare travel that solo. So watching your video was a safe trip, from the couch!

[@emilystirling2579]

4 bananas. 2 bananas. 1 banana. 1/2 a banana!! Good times!

[@BuilttoVenture]

halfffff a banana haha

[@jakeofallterrains9048]

#bananasforscale

[@BuilttoVenture]

@@jakeofallterrains9048 Could you even survive otherwise?!

[@randumadventures]

Our group just got back from Windrock and that overlook is called Top Of Windrock

[@BuilttoVenture]

Awesome, thanks for that. First time to Windrock?

[@randumadventures]

Built to Venture yes it was. We spent a week there wheelin and sightseeing.

[@BuilttoVenture]

@@randumadventures There's so much to do that area.

[@randumadventures]

Built to Venture indeed! I have 5 days worth of vids on my own channel as well

[@BuilttoVenture]

Nice, I'll check them out when I have a few minutes today.

[@fordtruckguy05able]

Next time you ride windrock check out Caryville flats. Always see elk up there and the views are awesome

[@BuilttoVenture]

We've visited probably a half dozen times or more. On 2 of the night rides up there, we saw the herd of Elk grazing. It's an awesome place for sure.

[@Georgia4Low]

great trail ride guys. I gotta check out that overlook sure.

[@BuilttoVenture]

Go get it done!

[@mrnine324]

I'm guessing the beautiful blue Ram dipped out and took a different route on the way to the knob? I'm in a similar sized Ram Powerwagon and going to do Windrock in August. Trying to figure out what trails I can and cannot do in my big bertha. Great video!

[@adamzwagerman]

You can not access the abandoned train anymore.... its blocked off with many no trespassing signs and no parking signs. The whole entrance is blocked off. I tried to access the train on June 5, 2022. There are many new looking pieces of equipment there and a newer looking chevy was parked at the weigh station. So anyone wanting to see it... well you can't unless you wanna trespass.

[@BuilttoVenture]

Very unfortunate, but a prime example of why everything has to be regulated thanks to the idiots around.

[@nathanrushing1118]

Great video, I am headed out there in a few days. I don’t know why you don’t have more subscribers. Great flow!👍

[@BuilttoVenture]

I've got to figure out how to make more time and post videos consistently. It's lot of work haha

[@radiuscross8584]

Can ya post the gps coordinates here? I’d like to try and visit ASAP! :)

[@jamieblair8673]

I got photos of all this today did you see the big windmills off in the distance up on the mountain

[@BuilttoVenture]

We sure did

[@frankfilippone9679]

You would love Rausch Creek PA , multiple difficulty levels and lots of rocks! It’s pretty much all rocks! I love that place!

[@BuilttoVenture]

Honestly, I don't really like the trails when it's nothing but banging your head through the ceiling. I wish it was more ride, check out a few scenic views, encounter some solid obstacles / challenges, ride some more. A lot of the trails down here just beat you up the entire way. I'll take it over nothing though!

[@jamieblair8673]

Is that Land cruiser independent front end or straight axle front end

[@BuilttoVenture]

Straight axle

[@risbill1]

Thanks for sharing. Looks like a stock Jeep Grand Cherokee could make that trip to the train.

[@BuilttoVenture]

Definitely.

[@jamieblair8673]

You're so damn beautiful right there when you were standing on that rock if you would have turned all the way around and looked up on the top of the other mountain and zoomed in you would have seen those windmills

[@BuilttoVenture]

We saw them!

[@jamieblair8673]

Me and a couple of buddies went there this past weekend and had a blast we went to go find the train but we ended up getting turned around and wrong direction or navigator read the map wrong but maybe next time we'll get to see it we'll go back

[@BuilttoVenture]

Just a good reason to go back haha

[@frankfilippone9679]

Nothing like the woods! Beach sucks here, really only allowed to fish? I gave up years ago

[@BuilttoVenture]

Where do you live?

[@Bpf1893]

Really good job on the video man. Looked like a ton of fun!!

[@BuilttoVenture]

Thanks BFP, it was one for the books. That entire area is awesome!

[@Mudcon]

Good video, at least you put a disclaimer in there that the train is owned by someone else..... The owners live down the road from the train and it is not a Abandoned Train it was parked and crack heads stole parts off it for scrap and defaced it. You got part of the story right all but why it was parked...The train was just paid off several years ago.

[@BuilttoVenture]

I do my best to make sure all the info is accurate. Thanks for chiming in! It would be amazing if people wouldn't destroy things, especially things that aren't theirs in the first place. Do you know the owners?

[@Mudcon]

@@BuilttoVenture yea I am friends with both of them. Scotty owns the general store right down the road. Stop in and he will tell ya what happened why it got parked. Jimmy own ligia's Fork cabins right pass the county bridge. Both have a wealth of knowledge and history of new river. It's sad to see over a million bucks they spent down the drain with crack heads destroying it when it is on private property. They couldn't keep no trespassing signs hung due to people kept stealing them.

[@lisabickford6183]

Highway 16? Dont see it on the map and we're not from here..wth

[@nicholasgambrel144]

Hey, we are coming down to windrock this Sunday and was wondering if you could possibly email me the route?? Great video

[@BuilttoVenture]

Hi, I don't have a gpx file. In the video description I placed the Google Pin's as well as trails taken to get there. That'll get you there!

[@jefftaylor947]

Thanks for this! Definitely gonna check it out!

[@BuilttoVenture]

You should!

[@matthilleary4061]

Did you lose the Ram? Trail looked pretty narrow.

[@BuilttoVenture]

Yeah they left to go relax a little after the train. Trail 82 would have left them with a few battle wounds too so Matt wouldn't be too excited with that haha.

[@HistoricalDiggers]

Loved the video I'm a new subb

[@BuilttoVenture]

Awesome, thank you!

[@jerrydavis645]

Doesn’t sound like you are from around here- lol. Great vid!

[@BuilttoVenture]

haha the accent comes out when I'm by myself or with the parents, but hides a bit when I'm around others. I'm from Zimbabwe.

[@Ian-bq6fj]

Ive ben there

[@lesstraveled4740]

Loved the train!! Great video

[@BuilttoVenture]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@homestretch9347]

Breathtaking views & love the motivation at the end!

[@BuilttoVenture]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@48956l]

Is there dispersed camping there?

[@BuilttoVenture]

None that I know of.

[@48956l]

@@BuilttoVenture ya I called the venue, nope

[@jumpstartoverland5734]

Great video! I'm from Chattanooga so I need to get out there and check it out! Thanks

[@BuilttoVenture]

You're welcome! Keep an eye out over the next few weeks for a video on the North side of the park.

[@htweelz]

Great meeting you guys on the trail! We heard about the train. We will have to check it out. Also have to check out that scenic overlook next time we are down.

[@BuilttoVenture]

Great to meet you guys too! Have a safe trip home.

[@lavendarj7318]

You could have taken a right off trail 2 on to g2.. than a left on g9 and gotten to the overlook the back way

[@Robert08010]

"You can get there in an hour with no brakes." Hmmm... Must be all up hill.

[@BuilttoVenture]

"Breaks" as in no stopping for snacks, lunch, scenic views, etc ;)

[@Robert08010]

@@BuilttoVenture "No breaks" as in "No Brakes". That's a joke son. You missed it. I said.. I said that's a joke son. LOL I'm teasing you because I have been riding an ATV without any breaks for 2+ years now. I've been all over Windrock Park except that I limit myself to the easy and intermediate trails. I use engine breaking exclusively to get me down all the hills. So getting there "with no brakes" made perfect sense to me.

[@melissastclair5002]

your NOT Allowed to visit. There are no tresspassing signs everywhere and cameras. I really hate that you tell people where this is and then say that you dont know why people destroy things. Your giving them access to a piece of history and allowing them to destory it.

[@BuilttoVenture]

Melissa: 1) The owner was allowing people to enjoy the train when I viewed it and shared this video. 2) Unfortunately people were destroying the thing before most people even knew it existed and not as a result of this video... 3) I'm not allowing any one to destroy anything. (The big man upstairs knows what I would like to happen to those that go around vandalizing and ruining things.) 4) I imagine you enjoy visiting awesome places? What if no one had ever shared those with you?