Riding Areas

NOTE:
The places listed below are not NATRA property. NATRA membership does not convey any rights to ride at these places. This information is only provided as a courtesy to our members and to other organizations where one may ride.

NATRA membership is required for our club property at Westpoint.

Carter Mountain (CMRA)

Difficulty: 3 - 5
Location: Near Winchester, TN
Availability: Year-round except for TN deer and turkey seasons to CMRA members only.

In other words, PERMIT REQUIRED!

Currently three different loops.
Each loop is around 20 - 25 miles with shortcuts available if needed.
All loops are singletrack of varying difficulty.
Contact Darryl Moody and/or http://www.cmrariders.com/
for more info.

The Wilderness Trails

The Wilderness Trails is an off-road riding park in Starkville, MS for motorcycle and ATV riders with scenic wooded trails that offer fun for riders of all skill levels.

Honda Hills,LLC
www.hondahills.info

cows1995@bellsouth.net

The Ridge
Difficulty: 1 - 5. Located in Springville, AL (1.5 hours south of Huntsville on US-231). Open weekends. Natural terrain practice motocross track. Pee-Wee and Kids tracks. 440 acres of all types of trails including single track.

Kentuck ORV Trail

USDA Forest Service, Talladega Ranger District

Directions: Take I-20 to Hwy 21, go south on 21 (towards Talledega). After ~4-5 miles Go left (east) onto county road 135. After ~3-4 miles Go right (south) onto Kentuck Rd. After ~1-2 miles Go right (west) onto 643. Parking for the Kentuck ORV trails should be ~2 miles on the left.

Description: About 1.5 hours from Atlanta with 22 miles of trails. Kentuck is a nice ORV area. There are a series of fast trails with frequent turns and jumps combined with steep up/down hills as well as a number of stream crossings. (Two-way travel so watch out for fast oncoming traffic!)

Notes: Strongly suggested one call ahead to verify the facility is open as its known to close periodically at the direction of the USFS. Also suggest avoiding during hunting seasons.
256-362-2909 or 256-463-2272 or 256-832-4470.

Flint Creek Multi-Use Trail

Difficulty: 1 - 2

Location: Bankhead National Forest (west of Hartselle, AL, near Falkville, AL, about 55 miles southwest of HSV)

Availability: Year-round (except for when the USDA Forest Service decides to close it)
UPDATE The trail was closed to repair illegal riding and is due to re-open August 1, 2008.
Closing: (doc)
Re-opening (pdf)
An official map (pdf)

$3 per rider per day.
Two loops in figure-8 pattern, wider than an ATV.
Total trail mileage 16 miles with an 11 mile loop and a 5 mile loop.
Somewhat rocky in places, but also lots of sand.
Big bermed corners (created by sliding ATVs) and lots of fast straights.
Very fast and open, can be dangerous with two-way traffic. BE CAREFUL around blind corners!
Is suggested that for lack of a designated direction that we observe boating rules: Keep the shore to your right, travel counter-clockwise. This means turn right on to the white trail from the parking lot. If you want to ride the red trail then turn right on the red trail where it first meets white and right again (hard U-turn right) when red rejoins white.
While there isn't a posted speed limit on the trails it has been reported that rangers are trying to address the bi-directional problem by inventing an unspecified speed limit.
Great parking area with bathroom (no running water) and easy access to trails!
Great place (with the exception of 2-way traffic) for kids, beginner riders, or someone one looking for something different to ride.

Directions: From Alabama Highway 157 turn south on Danville Rd (CR 41), 4 miles from Highway 157 there is a left bend in the road with a dirt road going west (Forest Service road 249, also known as Leola Road), turn onto 249. At 3.7 miles you will pass Center church, the parking area is 0.8 miles past the church on the the North side of the dirt road. Don't worry about the fact a sign near Danville Road says Flint Creek Multiuse trail is about 4 miles ahead, then about 4 miles later another sign just like it doesn't mention the trail. You didn't pass it, its another 100 yards ahead. (Genius At Work.)

GPS Track of Trails - Thanks to David Kelly.

(not so) Recent Pics at Bankhead - Thanks to David Kelly

Colonial Hills

Location: Huntsville, AL

Historically this private land has been open for riding based only on the silence of the owner(s). Being prime real estate that situation has changed. Developers are actively building. Land is closed to riding.

Coalmine

Location: New Market, AL

Availability: Closed to Riding - Hunting Permit Use Only