ATV Touring

BRAMWELL, W.Va. — Off-road enthusiasts have even more ground to cover in central Appalachia. The Hatfield–McCoy Trail System announced this week that its Pocahontas Trail is now officially connected to Virginia’s Spearhead Trails, creating a seamless dual-state network for riders across the Appalachian Mountains. The new link between the two systems means riders can now … Read more

Once in a while, something good economically happens in the valley of the Coal River in West Virginia, and many years back, Boone and Lincoln counties got their share of the Hatfield-McCoy Trails network, and two sites opened representing the most northern of the trail system’s many trails. Two trailheads operating in Julian, West Virginia, … Read more

The world’s largest off-road motorcycle and ATV racing series will hold its inaugural Grand National Cross Country at the Summit Bechtel Reserve near Beckley, West Virginia, October 12-13. The Yamaha Racing Mountaineer Grand National Cross Country will serve as the penultimate round of the 2019 AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country Series presented by Specialized, an … Read more

More than 5,000 ATV enthusiasts are expected to visit Gilbert, West Virginia, this October during National Trailfest, now one of the nation’s largest all-terrain vehicle festivals. “It’s amazing to watch a town of 500 people grow into a town of 5,500,” says Victoria Surber, director of the Gilbert Convention and Visitors Bureau. “Yet, I think … Read more

ATV enthusiasts have a new option when it comes to exploring the West Virginia back-country—guided ATV tours on the New River Gorge. Opening in May near the rim of the gorge at Minden, New River ATV Tours is introducing its seven-day-a-week service with a fleet of state-of-the-art all-terrain vehicles that travel a 100-mile trail system, … Read more

More than 300 miles of trail extend into the mountains from Williamson, West Virginia, host of this weekend’s inaugural Dirt Day Festival, which proponents expect to become one of the nation’s chief off-road extravaganzas. Sponsored by the Tug Valley Area Convention and Visitor Bureau, the April 26-28 festival aims to showcase some of the best … Read more

Officials at Burning Rock Off-Road Park near Beckley, West Virginia, today announced a May 2 reopening under new ownership and featuring a new and more accommodating rates system. Pennsylvania-based Rock Crawl Enterprises plans to implement a multi-phase opening over the next several weeks, according to park public relations director Dyane Corcoran. The park includes 106 … Read more