HMT Pocahontas Trail System

Burning Rock Off Road Park is a 10,000-acre former coal land OHV park in Raleigh County, West Virginia, near Beckley — reclaimed surface mine land converted to one of the most ambitious private OHV operations in the Appalachian region. The park's scale is significant: 106 miles of private trail ranging from marked easy family routes to extreme technical terrain where a winch is the operating recommendation, not a precaution. The coal country setting gives the riding a distinct industrial-archaeology character: bench roads cut into former mine contour terraces, open ridgeline spoil areas with sweeping views, and forested recovery zones where second-growth timber has reclaimed the flatter graded areas. The 70-acre trailhead complex is one of the most developed in the region — general store, covered pavilion, shower facilities, ATV wash rack, Polaris RZR rental fleet, four private cabins, a bunkhouse, glamping tent accommodations, 12 full-hookup RV sites, and 28+ tent sites. Motorcycles, ATVs, UTVs, and Jeeps are permitted on appropriate routes. A $20/person annual membership plus daily ride fees ($25 for riders 16+, $15 for ages 6–15) cover the permit structure. Beckley, 20 minutes south via I-64/I-77, provides full urban services as a base.

A large commercial adventure resort in Mingo County with direct ride-in/ride-out access from Devil Anse Trail 59, connecting to the Buffalo Mountain and Rockhouse Hatfield-McCoy Trail systems for 300+ combined trail miles. The resort operates 46 cabins in 1-, 2-, and 4-bedroom configurations, deluxe RV sites, primitive camping, trail shelters, glamping tents, and a Heliport Lodge sleeping 28. Amenities include the Tipple Tavern restaurant and the Backbone Company Store. A separate HMT permit is required for trail access.

The Hatfield-McCoy Bearwallow Trail System is one of the three founding systems of the Hatfield-McCoy network — opened in October 2000 alongside Rockhouse and Devil Anse when the system first launched — and remains one of the most technically diverse. The Bearwallow system covers 100 miles across 22,400 acres in Logan County, making it one of the larger HMT systems by acreage. Its trail composition reflects a deliberate design to challenge every skill level: approximately 9% of the trail is rated easiest, 45% more difficult, 31% most difficult, and 9% single-track that demands two-wheel proficiency and confidence on narrow corridors between trees and across exposed roots. The consequence is a system that genuinely delivers for the advanced rider seeking sustained technical challenge, while still maintaining enough moderate mileage to sustain a mixed-ability group. Logan County's terrain — deep narrow hollows cut by coal-country creeks, steep forested ridgelines reaching above 2,000 feet, and the periodic industrial scar of former mining operations softened by two decades of re-vegetation — gives the riding a gritty, authentic Appalachian character. The Bearwallow trailhead has parking sized for multi-rig groups. ATVs, UTVs, and off-highway motorcycles are permitted. HMT annual trail permit required: $26.50 (WV residents) / $65 (non-residents). Hours sunrise to sunset year-round.

The Hatfield-McCoy Buffalo Mountain Trail System covers 95 miles across 9,600 acres in Mingo County, West Virginia — the western edge of the HMT network, deep in the historically significant Tug Fork watershed where the original Hatfield-McCoy feud took place. Buffalo Mountain's most distinctive characteristic is its single-track inventory: the system carries the largest proportion of challenging single-track riding of any HMT system, threading tight lines between trees across the steep Mingo County hillsides that reward skilled dirt bike and quad riders with a technical experience you cannot replicate on the more open road-width trails of the other systems. The elevation range from 950 to 1,700 feet produces varied terrain — lower bottomland sections with wet crossings and rooted clay soil transitioning to open ridgeline riding on the upper benches with the broader Tug Fork valley coming into view. The Buffalo Mountain system connects to the Rockhouse and Devil Anse systems, creating a combined network of 300+ miles accessible from the same annual permit. Mingo County trailhead provides parking for trailered rigs and a permit sales point. ATVs, UTVs, and off-highway motorcycles are all permitted. Annual HMT permit: $26.50 (WV residents) / $65 (non-residents). Year-round, sunrise to sunset.