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Hatfield & McCoy Trails

Bowhunter57

Bowhunter57

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Roaming the country side....Retired.
Has anyone here ridden on the Hatfield & McCoy Trails with a 4-wheeler, SxS, dirt bike, Duel Sport bike or Adventure Bike? :unsure:

I know nothing about the trails, other than there are different skill level trails and they're all marked as such.
I'd like to hear about your experiences (good or bad), about these trails. :)
 
I'm considering the purchase of a Duel Sport bike (250cc) or a 4-wheeler (400cc or bigger), but I'd like to find several places to ride, before making the purchase. Also, there are similar trails in southern Indiana that I've heard good things about, which would be slightly closer.
 
Well, I just watched about 2 hours worth of H&M trail riding on dirt bikes and it totally changed my mind and turned me against the idea of buying one. 🚫 If it were just basic trail riding, I'd be okay, but I'm definitely too old for that type of riding....on a dirt bike. :)
A 4-wheeler would be a better option. (y)
 
Matwon is where we rode out of in WV. Awesome riding. Found a local who showed us some nasty single track. It was great. But after reading your update. . . You better stick to your golf cart. 🤣 Good luck figuring out your next adventures. Maybe a quad is the way to go. I find them to be more physically demanding to go fast than a dirt bike but I cut my teeth dirt biking in SE KY.
 
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We have done this on our 4 seater SxS. Was a great time and trails of all sorts. You can find technical if that is what you are after but we didn't think any of it was too rough. Saw plenty of quads and some larger dirt bikes but mostly side by sides. It's cool cause all of the towns are rider friendly. Easy to run thru town get gas and lunch or dinner. Basically park truck and trailer at your cabin or rental and never drive vehicle during trip. The trail systems are vast and require a lot of miles to get from one point of interest to another. Lot of old mining roads that can get dusty but it is more about putting miles on not challenging your machine to see what it can do. Helmets are required with a DOT sticker, and they are relatively strict about drinking on the trails so if that is your thing need to be discrete or just avoide drinking on the ride. Cool wild horses and high mountain photo ops. The newer trail GPS systems have these marked for review but we hired a guide one day so we could just enjoy and drive without worry of navigating.
 
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hickslawns said:
Found a local who showed us some nasty single track. It was great. But after reading your update. . . You better stick to your golf cart. 🤣 Good luck figuring out your next adventures. Maybe a quad is the way to go. I find them to be more physically demanding to go fast than a dirt bike but I cut my teeth dirt biking in SE KY.
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I sold the golf cart about a month after making it street legal. We had intended to hit the community garage sales, the water dog races and a few other events. As it turned out....garage sales suck! :rolleyes: Nothing but baby clothes and flea market trash. 🚫
The Lincoln Highway garage sales are always good, but that's a once a year event and it doesn't require a golf cart. :sneaky: It worked out, because I made money on the sale.

My brother-in-law has some Honda 4-wheelers and I've rode a Foreman 400 that was pretty nice. My first time riding one was rather impressive, as they seem to crawl over and thru just about anything. (y) Trail riding is all that I'm interested in doing, but I think a 4 wheel drive quad would be the way to go vs. a 2 wheel drive. Perhaps I'll shop around for a use one. :unsure:

Oddly enough, this interest all started out with me looking at e-bikes for hunting. Then it evolved into an all electric dirt bike, which had the same price point as a gas engine 4 stroke 250cc Duel Sport. :oops: If the weather would just warm up, I could get outside, shoot my recurve and think about something else. :ROFLMAO:
 
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Bowhunter57 said:
I sold the golf cart about a month after making it street legal. We had intended to hit the community garage sales, the water dog races and a few other events. As it turned out....garage sales suck! :rolleyes: Nothing but baby clothes and flea market trash. 🚫
The Lincoln Highway garage sales are always good, but that's a once a year event and it doesn't require a golf cart. :sneaky: It worked out, because I made money on the sale.

My brother-in-law has some Honda 4-wheelers and I've rode a Foreman 400 that was pretty nice. My first time riding one was rather impressive, as they seem to crawl over and thru just about anything. (y) Trail riding is all that I'm interested in doing, but I think a 4 wheel drive quad would be the way to go vs. a 2 wheel drive. Perhaps I'll shop around for a use one. :unsure:

Oddly enough, this interest all started out with me looking at e-bikes for hunting. Then it evolved into an all electric dirt bike, which had the same price point as a gas engine 4 stroke 250cc Duel Sport. :oops: If the weather would just warm up, I could get outside, shoot my recurve and think about something else. :ROFLMAO:
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I highly recommend you rent or just ride along if you dont have any experience on motorsports. Smart idea not getting right to 2 wheels and hitting trails. Yes there are beginners trails, but if you're coming in with 0 experience, I would recommend experiencing it before taking the jump.
 
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@5Cent
Thanks and great advice! (y) My first motorcycle was a Harley-Davidson 125cc on/off road dirt bike, but it was during the AMF owership years and it was a total POS. I traded it in on a Suzuki 125cc of they same type and was shocked at the difference in power, handling and lack of constant maintenance. :) In later years, I switched over to street bikes and owned everything from muscle bikes to cruisers and a Gold Wing GL1200 Interstate.

Just the same, it's been over 40 years since I've thrown a leg over a dirt bike. So, I have bike riding experience, but in my opinion, off-road dirt bike riding is a younger man's game. ;) Being totally honest with myself, I would be better suited on a 4-wheeler and not just for riding trails, but for any hunting applications too. :cool:
 
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