any intrest in riding national forest trails in va?

hey gang, i found out yesterday that you can legally ride sxs at the south pedlar atv trails up around big island va. The catch is there is a 50 inch width restriction which im pretty sure leaves out anything other than a stock rzr.
so i have been wondering if there would be any interest from anyone other than me about getting a petition going or something to have the rule changed to make the va trails more sxs friendly?

heck im on for riding anywhere! I will give it a try!

oh ya lets ride.

this is kinda my way of thinking about it guys, i have a call in to the ranger guy that is in charge of the trails, but im not gettin my hopes up. I mean it is va after all lol and nothing fun ever happens here.

count me in...

to tell you this but it's not worth your gas in your


truck unless you live real close to any of the OHV trails in the Va National Forest.I use to go to the Patterson Mtn system 20 years ago and ride my ATV which is just past Eagle Rock and I went to South Peddlar to with only 19 miles of trails it gets boring quick.You are better off to drive to West VA which for me is just as close as any trails in Va and I can ride FREE unlimited miles of trails.

You also have to pay according to this info at South Peddlar




Operational Hours:Fees

Trails are open 7 days a week. They may be closed due to weather on short notice so call the Glenwood-Pedlar Ranger District for the most up-to-date conditions. 540-291-2188

Fees are $5.00 per day per operator, $12.00 per operator for a 3 consecutive day permit, and $30.00 per operator for an annual permit based on calendar year. Every operator of an ATV, motor bike, or bicycle on the trails must purchase a permit. All operators must purchase a permit, even if they are operating the same vehicle. Permits are not transferrable. These permits can be obtained at a number of local vendors and at the Glenwood and Pedlar Ranger Districts office at Natural Bridge Station. Permits will not be available on-site. This is a special fee area and America the Beautiful Senior and Access passes are not accepted.

COME ON VIRGINIA!!!!!!What's wrong with ya? Don't these other states know they could put a little boot in their economy with all of us riders???????

not only that Va has a weight restriction on their trails,which might get you a ticket .The hard noise ranger that was at Patterson Creek befor he had it shut down ,came right out and said if he didn't write tickets he wasn't happy .

Those trails suck I don't even bother going there anymore.About every 30 or 40 feet you got this big hump going across the trail,they sat its for erosion but I think it's to slow people down.Not worth the drive!!

baaaaa, yea you guys are right its nothing like wv but for some of us we could be there in 20 or 30 minutes. but whats up with the weight restriction?

fordtrucknut wrote:

baaaaa, yea you guys are right its nothing like wv but for some of us we could be there in 20 or 30 minutes. but whats up with the weight restriction?

If you are 20 are 30 minutes away and have nothing else to ride It's better than nothing

I use to go there all of the time until I started going to WVa a few years ago. I have not been back since then. And I only live about 20 miles from it.