Hatfield-McCoy trails

[thatguy]

In replying to a post in another thread I jokingly asked if we could meet up there.And after some thought maybe it'd be a fun thing to do.Too late this year for me but in the spring during mud time (yeah I need help) maybe we could do a multi-day ride.It's a long drive/ride (I gotta tow mine) for most of us so one day won't cut it.Anyone up for it?

Oh and here's a link in case your not familiar with them.And videos can be seen here.

[garry]

I've been wanting to head down there for some time and check it out. Seems to be quite an extensive system of trails of varying levels of difficulty. My DRZ should be ready to go by spring (starting the winter mod frenzy). Drive down Friday after work, ride Saturday and most of Sunday. Drive home exhausted Sunday night. Sounds like a perfect weekend!

[buff36]

As I posted in another thread, But cant seem to remember which but It sounds like a winner. Why not a spring ride I am sure enough people will show and I know of a few adv riders from that area (Not the hard core careless ones) Ill catch crap over that   but anyways lets set a date my parents live across the hill from there. I can go see them then meet up over there.

[hig4s]

OK, I'm just posting here so I can find this thread again.. Not sure if I will make it for a couple reasons.

1. I don't have a dirt bike or dual sport anymore, sold my motorcross bike last fall, but keep thinking about getting another one.

2. I went there last year summer for the first time and on the first day, after falling in a puddle, grenadeing my KTM's trans, and sitting in the woods wet and cold for 4 hours while waiting for my riding partner to find someone with an ATV and a trailer to get my bike back to the cabin, I'm nervous about going back.

But I will keep track of this thread's updates and who knows, I still have all my gear, I might just rent a bike or ATV for a day or two.. By the way, in most towns around there they don't care if the bike or ATV is street legal, they still let you ride on the road from the camps to town.  We stayed at Browning Fork Trailhouse http://browningforktrail.tripod.com/  near Gilbert.

We also checked out this place after we were there,, http://www.twinhollowcampground.com/  seemed very nice,, up on the top of a hill with a great view.

[DNA]

I g there 2 times a year for 3 or 4 day weekends.
It is a an awesome place and I expect I will be back there in April and Aug again in 2009.

As for DS bikes - I ride a KTM 250 and am on my ass all the time.  It is really tough in some paces and I doubt anyone would have much fun on street compliant bikes.

[R.Markus]

A friend of mine, and very proficient rider, just went there this summer. He said it was pretty tough. He also said the trails are marked easy-hard similar to ski slopes and you shouold pay attention to that.

[R Doug]

Good info so far.  

I'm up for a ride to check it out.  If we did a long weekend, I understand there are plenty of places to stay along the trail system.  

[thatguy]

Check the videos here.These look like they're fairly easy for a DS bike.I'm sure there's some tough trails there but not all or it wouldn't be popular with the family guys.

[thatguy]

So is anyone interested?

[buff36]

Give it awhile i bet there is alot more that will be count me in.

[garry]

I'm up for it.

[stainlesscycle1]

i'm in

[vulcanbill]

Check the videos here.These look like they're fairly easy for a DS bike.I'm sure there's some tough trails there but not all or it wouldn't be popular with the family guys.

Go to the Trails TV section of the main website and check out the first video of the single track ride.  

[thatguy]

Yeah I'd love to do that but it's outta the scope of a DS bike unless you love a serious challenge.Maybe we could do a hardcore trip also.

[buff36]

Dude I ride a heavy KLR I take it everywhere single track open rode it does not really matter with me on the terain I am just happy riding with friends and making new ones. check out some of the pics from the fall ride with rdoug

[thatguy]

I understand but we need to see what the lowest common denominator is before we decide on difficulty.

[DNA]

Go to the Trails TV section of the main website and check out the first video of the single track ride.  

I can't get it to load - does it have footage of a guy on a KTM with a silver Arai repeatedly falling over while trying to negotiate hairpin turns in the slime on super steep cliff like faces?  If so I want royalties.

[buff36]

This is true we dont want anyone trying anything to dificult and getting hurt. Its always nice to have enough people to have two groups so no one is left behind. After all we are there to have fun.

[hig4s]

I understand but we need to see what the lowest common denominator is before we decide on difficulty.

Not necessarily,  if there is a fair size group there should be several to go each way.. Just have plenty of maps and when the group hits a section too hard for all, they split up, and plan to meet back up at an easy trail intersection an hour or so later. Or even split from the start and just meet back at night.  

[stainlesscycle1]

now wait a minute.  i thought riding trails was all about getting hurt.  my old yz400 wasn't nicknamed 'emergency room' for nothing.

hah - but i'm getting much older and much lazier now.  a couple a wipeouts and i'm hurting.