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Rheevs
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Jun 10, 2014

Beartooth Highway

I have a 36' Gas MH towing a Subaru.
I was wondering if anyone has traveled the Beartooth and what kind of rig did you use. Also if anyone who has traveled the route has any advice other than make sure the brakes are good and use lower gears.
  • Been up and back a few times. Hard enough to park a Harley at the pull offs much less a big rig. It is do-able but it would not be enjoyable and time wise it would not take much longer to disconnect, drive up and down and a lot more fun.

    I would not do it in a gas rig.
  • We've driven it twice. You will see all kinds of rigs on the road. Big ones, little ones and everything in between. I don't recall there being any length restrictions.

    Drive slowly and you will be just fine. The view from the top is just amazing.

    Go for it. That's what travel is all about. We drove up late in the day and spent the night up top.


    Ed
  • There have been several discussions previously and the consensus is Don't Do It. This is a very tight highway with switchbacks and it goes up to 10,000 feet. If you make it up to the top you could lose your brakes on the downside. You would also have a LOT of unhappy people behind you because you will hold up the traffic. We took our dually truck and that was plenty big. The places to pull over and look at scenery aren't that big. Re think this, use common sense, park the MH and drive the toad.
  • It's easily do-able, but it's too much work for me. As long as you're careful and go slow any vehicle with good brakes should be fine.... but it would be a very intense drive in a MH. I have driven it a couple of times in the pickup and had a great time, but I won't do it in the MH.
  • Its kind of wild. Might want to unhook the car and drive that separately, that's if you don't travel alone.