HATFIELD & MCCOYS

[bjess8]

Need some help. I am going to the Hatfield Mccoy trails in WV for the first time and was looking for some adviced on what to take on this ride.I never beed on one and was just wondering what I should take when riding.We are Going for 2 days of riding on july 24&25.all replies would be great.Just wondering should I take gas and tire repair kits ect.
thanks

 

[DIRTROAD]

My brother made the trip a few years back. I remember him saying that there were more private trails to ride on and that you didn't even have to get on the hatfield mccoy trails if you didn't want to. They rented a trailer from a local there and he showed them the trails. I will send you a private message with his email address and you can contact him for more info.

 

[JohnDeere4300]

Need some help. I am going to the Hatfield Mccoy trails in WV for the first time and was looking for some adviced on what to take on this ride.I never beed on one and was just wondering what I should take when riding.We are Going for 2 days of riding on july 24&25.all replies would be great.Just wondering should I take gas and tire repair kits ect.
thanks

You will love that trail system.... My family lives in WV and the trail goes behind my dads house, and the trail is on top of the mountain... That mountain is very big and you can't even hear the ATVs when they go through.... My dad sold them the right-a-way to go across the top..... But their was a few that didn't want to sell when they was first extending the trail, but did later and after they sold it, they tried to block it off

I always keep a tire repair kit on my ATV & a small air-compressor... and i have a 4-gallon fuel pack that lays flat on my front rack... and i also keep a first-aid kit on my ATV.


You can read this about the trail-system to find out some info.
Hatfield and McCoy Trails - Hatfield-McCoy Trails Official Web Site- Home Page

And then you should read this about the rules.
Hatfield and McCoy Trails - Knowing the Hatfield-McCoy Trail Rules - Trail Rules and WV State Law - Hatfield-McCoy Trails

They are very strict about safety on the trail-system.

 

[bjess8]

ok thanks guys I am really looking forward to this ride,just bought a Grizzly 700 and am ready to try it out.

 

[JohnDeere4300]

ok thanks guys I am really looking forward to this ride,just bought a Grizzly 700 and am ready to try it out.

Congratulations on the Grizzly!

I have several friends that have a Grizzly and they really like it... I have a Honda Rubicon.

*One other thing about what to take.

Do you have a helmet & goggles ??

That's a requirement on that trail-system.

If I'm riding around my property i don't wear one..But i always wear one & goggles on that trail and i would wear one even if it wasn't a requirement, because some parts on the trail are rough & steep.

PS,

Take a camera

 

[barneyrb]

You will love that trail system.... My family lives in WV and the trail goes behind my dads house, and the trail is on top of the mountain... That mountain is very big and you can't even hear the ATVs when they go through.... My dad sold them the right-a-way to go across the top..... But their was a few that didn't want to sell when they was first extending the trail, but did later and after they sold it, they tried to block it off

I always keep a tire repair kit on my ATV & a small air-compressor... and i have a 4-gallon fuel pack that lays flat on my front rack... and i also keep a first-aid kit on my ATV.


You can read this about the trail-system to find out some info.
Hatfield and McCoy Trails - Hatfield-McCoy Trails Official Web Site- Home Page

And then you should read this about the rules.
Hatfield and McCoy Trails - Knowing the Hatfield-McCoy Trail Rules - Trail Rules and WV State Law - Hatfield-McCoy Trails

They are very strict about safety on the trail-system.

Dang, they even require libility insurance on atv's on that trail.

 

[dex3361]

Take money because a lot of the towns on the trails encourage you to ride in and spend your money on food and fuel etc. This trail system is ratede very high and if you have a GPS it is very handy if you decide to ride some of the off system trails. Keep in mind that there is more HM trails than you will want to cover. Oh and if you dont mind dont tell anybody about how great WV is we want to keep it a secret. Tell everybody we are all barefoot and live in shacks stuff like that, we have to perpetuate the myth or everybody will want to come here and then it wouldnt be "Wild and Wonderful West Virginia" it would be "Crowded and Pretentious West Virginia" I have to tell you it just doesnt have the same ring. You get the picture have fun while here but keep it under your hat.

 

[JohnDeere4300]

Take money because a lot of the towns on the trails encourage you to ride in and spend your money on food and fuel etc. This trail system is ratede very high and if you have a GPS it is very handy if you decide to ride some of the off system trails. Keep in mind that there is more HM trails than you will want to cover. Oh and if you dont mind dont tell anybody about how great WV is we want to keep it a secret. Tell everybody we are all barefoot and live in shacks stuff like that, we have to perpetuate the myth or everybody will want to come here and then it wouldnt be "Wild and Wonderful West Virginia" it would be "Crowded and Pretentious West Virginia" I have to tell you it just doesnt have the same ring. You get the picture have fun while here but keep it under your hat.

Hey randall,

I was born & raised in Williamson West Virginia and proud of it!!!

I moved to Kentucky when i got out of school to work in the coalmines at age 18....When i left home and moved here i was barefooted

Don't forget to mention Greenbrier WV....You remember that movie they made about that place ??.... My family owns over 100 acres up there and it don't have a house or anything on it...We hunt on the property and also have family reunions there.... I can't get dad to build a shack on that property so we can stay in it when we go there to hunt, so when i go there i have to live in a camper

Yea a GPS would be a great thing to bring also.

Did you know they are going to bring the trail-system into Pike County KY ?

And i also heard that it would go to Virgina from Pikeville KY.

 

[bjess8]

Yes I have a helmet and GPS I was planning on taking them but I did not know I had to get insurance on my ATV is this true?Do I need it for the Hatfield and Mccoys?

 

[JohnDeere4300]

Yes I have a helmet and GPS I was planning on taking them but I did not know I had to get insurance on my ATV is this true?Do I need it for the Hatfield and Mccoys?

I never had insurance on my ATV when me & my brother would ride on those trails, and we was never checked from a ranger, but I've seen many riders pulled over by a ranger because they were breaking the rules.

The trails have a entry at different locations and then you will come to a exit of that trail & have to cross the "State Road" to keep riding that trail..... You only need "Insurance" to cross a "State Road" OR to ride on the "State Road" if you decide to go into a small town to eat at a restaurant.

I do a lot of trout fishing in Gilbert WV and the trail-system goes through the small town, and a lot of riders will ride on the highway to go eat and gas up.

This trail-system is very large and at some "entry's" you can ride and never have to go on the State Road..... You really need to decide on which entry you want to go to.

You don't need insurance to ride on the trails...Only if you ride on the "State Roads"

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