For the experienced greenlaner who is looking for something more challenging than the Northern Tours, then our Massif Central tours will be ideal for you

Mudplug's 4x4 adventures and off road tours and holidays in the French Massif Central for all makes of 4 x 4s, Land Rover, Jeep, Nissan, Toyota Mercedes G etc. with sufficient under body protection. Mudplug's weekend tours for 4x4s in the North of France, on the lanes of the battle fields of the Battle of Cambrai tank battle, and the Battle of Le Cateau for all makes and types of 4 x 4 s with sufficient ground clearance

For the more experienced or better equipped off-roaders we have a good selection of routes for the tours.

The Northern tours are enjoyable, but the lanes, except in bad winters, or after prolonged rainfall, are not challenging for the experienced greenlaners. There is beautiful scenery, and miles of green lanes for you to drive and you can enjoy a weekend of interesting lanes, and see a lot of the history of the world's first Tank Battle, the Battle of Cambrai, and follow some of the lanes used by the first tanks in this battle.
We also visit the area of the 1914 battle of Le Cateau, during the retreat from Mons.

As the lanes in the north are used by the farmers to access their fields, they are maintained after each winter, and so in general never get into too bad a condition.

For the experienced greenlaner who is looking for something more challenging than the Northern Tours, then our Massif Central tours will be ideal for you.
Based at Villeneuve d'Allier, the lanes climb through the steeply wooded sides of the valley on rock and mud tracks. The degree of difficulty obviously depends on the weather.

Since 2005 when we operated our first tour in the Massif central the lanes have got much more difficult. Lack of maintenance and heavy winter rains have eroded much of the surfaces exposing the rock base and thus making them unsuitable for some of the vehicles we have had in the past such as unmodified Discoveries and Range Rovers.
Steering and axle protection is strongly advised and a winch can be useful especially in wet weather together with recovery equipment, and saws, and if you have one, a chain saw as there are sometimes fallen trees across the tracks especially in spring after the winter snows.
Bramble scratches are inevitable, and there is always a risk of some body damage, as these are narrow rocky tracks with exposed tree roots and steep climbs.

Below are some photos showing the sort of lanes we use, and many other photos can be found here.

If you would like to come as a group or a Club, please contact us and let us know your requirements, and we will arrange a tour to suit. There are so many different lanes we can organise a club week.