New member from NC riding 10/4 - 10/7

Wanted to say hey!!! I wish I would have known about this club years ago! I happen to be surfing the RZR forum preparing for this weekends ride and WVSXSRIDERS came highly recommended. We ride pinnacle quite a bit, this will be our first time to Rockhouse. Any advise would be greatly appreciated! If anyone is riding during these dates and wouldn't mind a few other machines to tag along that would be great also! Everyone in our group runs 900 xp's or 1000's, thanks again and look forward to hearing from everyone.

 don't make it down there much, and have never ridden HM, but someone will jump on and help ya out.

....what part of NC are you from?

I'm in Huntersville NC.

   From the Midlands of South Carolina.  This weekend coming up is the official fall ride for this group and will be made in the Wagon Wheel and other surrounding areas.

As for The Rockhouse Trail, IMHO, it has some of the best trail riding for one single trail the Hatfield & McCoy offers and is located between Gilbert and Man, WV with official connectors on both ends.  Not sure where you are staying, but there are tons of places in Man and Gilbert.  The Twin Hollow Campground and Cabins is my favorite and is located directly on the trail in Gilbert. 

Enjoy the Forum, the information, and the many riding opportunities that will be offered.  Where ever you choose to ride, ride safe...MD

Thanks! We are staying at Twin Hollow campground, I have heard from several other people that's their favorite also.  Can anyone chime in on the black / red trails?  94 / 95 and I think 35, sorry going on memory as I don't have the map in front of me.  Are they wide enough for 66" machines? has anyone taken their SXS on them?  Thanks again! sorry for all the questions, I like to be prepared.

   I call them the "Coral Snake" color trails.  As to the trail color coding, they are the worst of the worst (most challenging) trails.  From what I have seen, they will be real steep and many times washed out with ruts.  From what the HM Wardens tell me, it is almost impossible to get the trail grooming in to groom them and just let nature re-claim the conditions many times.

I hope this helps.  There may be others who will identify differently because of there like for those type trails, but they are for my style of riding...MD

MD StealthXP wrote:

I'm in Huntersville NC.

Cool...Statesville here. We will have to hook up and ride sometime. There are a lot of people from NC on here also.

Definitely! I'm always looking to find more people and places to ride!

  MD StealthXP, I missed the second part of your question about whether the sxs's can ride the coral snake colored trails.  There used to be signs saying "NO SXS ALLOWED", but am not 100% sure if the original warning signs are there.  Trail #93, was removed completely, never to return again because of the many injuries I was told.  BUT, it was a black trail.  If you still have one of the older maps, it won't be accurate.  As mentioned earlier, it has a lot of trails that wind around the outer edge of the mountains with nothing between you and the 1000's of feet down below.

It is my favorite trail by far...MD

Thanks, I have printed the updated map and don't see #93.  We will probably just stay clear of the coral trails and stick to the blacks.  We really like the more technical terrain the most within reason.

They have added 41, 42, & 43 which are part of the new connector between Rockhouse and Buffalo Mtn.

How bout some pictures sometimes!!