Sometimes I don't get it, but I don't dare to ask either... whatever floats your boat.

nothing weird. There was once a company who recorded the event.
it was called ouch productions, looong time ago. the first one actually.

LOL, I see the post, my train of thought was way faster and weirder than my typing. Sorry Trev.

i hope the answer to this thread is NO. offroading really wrecks the natural environment and the scars left behind by even a single vehicle last for years. the last thing i want to see is brown tire lines cutting across all the nice greenery we have here.

There is this event in September but other than that no. Tank the greenies for that.

btw sustainable offroading is very easy. most of these are trails and if you dont like tracks on your walking route....well turn around. a little area of 1km by 1km is huge and can host tons of trails so dont be complaining about that!

knowing the EF i am surprised it took this long for such a comment

Eh, as always...
I don't want to start this argue again. Just want to say that I agree with Anthony1406 - It's possible to off-road gently enougth to leave unwasted environment.
And yes - there are no-brainers among us too and unfortunatelly they don't care where and how there are driving...

This muddy forest I showed up on photo - after few days of heavy raining which happens here at least once a year - there is no track after this vehicles.

Yup, that's generally the problem.

good one

The Land Rover Club of Switzerland seems to be pretty active.



This is me and my 1972 Series III about 1995. I am looking for a Defender 110 and as soon as I find one I will be up for some excursions. I was thinking about a couple of weeks in Northern Africa...

The best solution is to wait for the ground to freeze, then once there is plenty of snow you head off in one of these.



And you dont need any roads at all

Join a group and then you can go to Bure, I was there for a weekend in June.

If you want to go offroad then go to italy, thousands of old military roads to drive/ride on. You wont find places to go totally "off road" though.

We went to piemont in August for 5 days and rode well over 1000 kms off road.

I do remember there may be an area near val d'isere for offroading also.

Navigating frozen ground is just not the same as navigating deep mud.

I have a house in Piemonte and have been going there frequently for the last five years and it is true, you can find some great off road situations. I don't know if they are any more 'open' than their Swiss counterparts but certainly less policed.

Edit: When I lived in New England I just 4 wheeled where ever I wanted, figuring I could explain my way out of any confrontation with Johnny Law. The situation is similar in Italy. As soon as the Carabinieri figure out you are foreign they forgive anything but murder.

we based ourselves in Bardonecchia

hey stig, how are ya?

there are many privet roads in switzerland and if you ask the right person, you can drive anywhere.
Its all about the "Bewilligung"

cya

With a nation of hikers and outdoor freaks including a lot elderly people who can't hear you coming, I would be very wary of going any faster than 'I can stop right away' pace on any unpaved countryside road.

You could hear my old Rover from a mile away! Still good advice though.