UPDATE: Peter notes that the trip was cancelled to Covid. He hopes to try again in 2025.
Peter Heyniger is organizing a cross-the-US vintage 4×4 tour along the Trans American Trail for the summer of 2020. He’s looking for participants, sponsors, and helpful folks along the route. The tour welcomes vintage jeeps, landcruisers, broncos, and other older 4x4s. He expects that to complete all 5200 miles will take seven to eight weeks; folks have the option of doing all or part of the route.
You can learn more at his website: https://sites.google.com/view/vintagetransamericatrail2020
I didn’t see any mention of registration on their website. I wonder as the launch date gets closer if they will put a cap on the amount of vehicles per day.
Or maybe not, I hope that is the case.
Didn’t know about the TAT. Might have to try the one across South Dakota.
does your jeep have to run to enter ?
Quite ambitious.
Do they have some sort tentative map ?
Guess I should have tried the other link. Still not quite clear on the route. Go across South Dakota and backtrack?
You can get more info about the trail itself at… http://www.transamtrail.com This link is not the 2020 event… just the trail and info from the original person’s website that figured it out.
It sounds really fun and interesting, but I’m not sure about eating dust for 5000 miles in a convoy.
This trip was canceled due to Covid. Possibly organizing for a 2025 departure. Check out The Trans America Trail for adventure motorcycles. for the route and maps.
Thanks for the update Peter! I’ve updated the post.