[Wingman]

Anyone rode this trail system in WV? We are planning a couple trips there next year. 400+ miles of trails. Some of the towns will let you ride ATV's in to town to eat and get gas. Seems like places to stay are not a problem.

If you haven't heard of it, here is the website.

www.trailsheaven.com

[CRFpride*]

yeah iv heard of this place before, off the outdoor channel,......LOL...........iv thought about going there somtime myself.

[chadman]

I will be their later in March with 8 other friends. I have never been their, but am looking forward to it. We are going to be riding for 2 days out their and should be a blast! I just got a GPS so I can bring it with me down their. Normally we ride in a park called St Joe in MO. It is about 2500 acres with a nice mix of hills, rocks, ruts, roots, and mud.

Thanks,
Chad

[Wingman]

From what I hear the H&M trail system is well marked. I would still feel more comfortable with a GPS. I run a Garmin Street Pilot III on the touring bike. Have not figured out what GPS I want to purchase for the offroad bikes. Not even sure if the mapping software will show the trails. I've asked here and other sites what GPS others are using off road. Either got no reply or a reply from someone who had never used one.

[chadman]

Well I got a Garmin GPSMAP® 60C. It comes with what they call a base map. I picked this because it is semi water proof and looks pretty tough. This map just has the main streets on it, no subdivision streets or elevations. I just got a Topographical cd for it. This does have some trails, but it seems to be only larger hiking trails. The good thing about the topo cd is that it contains elevations and all of the small lake/ponds. I was afraid to mount this on my bike because it would have to stick up on the handle bars. I have flipped my bike over twice since I have gotten it and that would have killed the GPS. Right now I just ride with it on in my fannie pack. The batteries are good for 30 hours and it takes 2 AA. This will let the GPS create trails for you as you ride. You can then save these trails or delete them. Worse case I can at least backtrack the way I came because it is marked. I have also marked a waypoint at the parking lot. This way if I am lost I at least know where to go to get to the parking lot:) It does lose the satellite signal sometimes, probably because I keep it in my fannie pack and it is sideways, instead of upright for the antenna.

Thanks,
Chad

[whiteman]

I have been there several times and the place is great. Make sure you hit the Browningfork Trail Head. This one has two trail heads and you can ride from the Town of Mann to Glibert. Once you get to Gilbert, ride into town get lunch gas up and head back. This round trip will log you about 70 miles or more depending how much you play. Each trail head offers something different. Have a great trip. You will go back every year. We go twice a year. It is only a six hour drive for us.

[Wingman]

We did end up going and had a blast. Ever since, we have been planning next years "trips". We tried to sneak another trip in before Thanksgiving but decided on going to Tasker's Gap.

The H&M Trail system is awesome!