Finally going to H/M
Sep 17, 2006 | 01:40 AM
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I am used to Wayne Nat'l Forrest, but I am now going to H/M first weekend in Oct. I am going to try Dingess Rum. Does anybody know about that trail? We want to pitch a tent. Is it a tent friendly place. Thanks in advance!
Sep 19, 2006 | 04:20 AM
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Hello,
Sorry no one has answered you, I had the same problem when ever I asked about the Hatfield McCoy trails. I think I got one responce to 3 diffrent questions. I cannot answer your question about the Dingess Rum. I just recently have gotten back from the Pinnacle Creek trail system and had a blast. I do know that you can not pitch a tent anywhere on the trail system. I am sure with a little searching you could find a camp ground close by. I did find info to some of my questions on the www.trailsheaven.com website (forum section) you might try that.
Good luck and have a blast,
Mud
Sorry no one has answered you, I had the same problem when ever I asked about the Hatfield McCoy trails. I think I got one responce to 3 diffrent questions. I cannot answer your question about the Dingess Rum. I just recently have gotten back from the Pinnacle Creek trail system and had a blast. I do know that you can not pitch a tent anywhere on the trail system. I am sure with a little searching you could find a camp ground close by. I did find info to some of my questions on the www.trailsheaven.com website (forum section) you might try that.
Good luck and have a blast,
Mud
Sep 19, 2006 | 11:14 AM
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He's right, there is no camping along the trails however there is a campground on the edge of the system near the Bear Wallow trailhead (the trailhead for the Dingess Rum system). It is called the Devil Anse Campground and Cabin rentals and you can access the trail system from there. You will have to make advanced reservations to get in though because they can book up.
Dingess Rum is a nice system and has some scenic areas as well (especially on the other side of route 17 from the main system). Note however this system seems to have more trail closures than the other 4 systems that are currently available due to resource extraction by the land owners, so it's best to check the Hatfield McCoy web site for the latest information and maps just before you leave for your trip. You can find information about the Devil Anse Campground on the Hatfield McCoy web site as well. BTW there are a lot of Hatfield McCoy trail riders that hang out on the www.quadcrew.com forum. That is a good place to go for more information (as is the Hatfield McCoy website)...
Dingess Rum is a nice system and has some scenic areas as well (especially on the other side of route 17 from the main system). Note however this system seems to have more trail closures than the other 4 systems that are currently available due to resource extraction by the land owners, so it's best to check the Hatfield McCoy web site for the latest information and maps just before you leave for your trip. You can find information about the Devil Anse Campground on the Hatfield McCoy web site as well. BTW there are a lot of Hatfield McCoy trail riders that hang out on the www.quadcrew.com forum. That is a good place to go for more information (as is the Hatfield McCoy website)...
Sep 22, 2006 | 01:50 PM
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I rode the dingus rumm last year and we did not find a lot of mud if you are into mud. Good trails though and you are guranteed to have fun. Do check their website before you go to check for trail closures. Also, that weekend is a huge quadfest and finding a campsite may be very difficult.
Sep 27, 2006 | 09:42 PM
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Check out Trailsheaven.com That's the official Hatfield McCoy website. They have info about all the vendors who serve the ATVers who come down there. You can find everything frm cool secluded cabins to campgrounds within a mile of the trailhead.
Becuase the trail systems have names, and the trailheads have different names, it gets very confusing sometimes trying to make sure you are finding campgrounds near the trail you want. Best to refer to the trailhead name Because some trails have more than one trailhead now.
There are campgrounds that you can ATV to and from each trailhead I believe but so far as I know, there's no camping on the trail becuase H/M doesn't own most of the land; they just have land use agreements with the land owners. I really liked TwinHollows campground because it was on top of a mountain and directly along the trail just a mile or so from Gilbert. Probably one of the best camping experiences you could have along the trail unless a thunderstorm came up.
I was a little dissappointed with the Campground at "Pineville" or Pinnacle Creek. On the upside it had nice clean facilities, small resteraunt, and an air condittioned game room (which would come in handy if it rained). On the downside, the "campground" was little more than a gravel parking lot with putting green sized strips of grass in between. This was reasonably good for Campers needing full hookups but if I had come there with a tent, I would have been really dissappointed. I think there was 1 tree in thier campground, kinda stretching the limit of what you can call a campground...
The Devil Anse campground is adjacent to the Bear Wallow trailhead which may be apart of the Dingess Rum trail (not sure about that). Anyways, Devil Anse had areas for Tents and campers with hookups and also have soem brand new cabins way off in the woods. Really nice looking but I don't know if tey had running water there.
Becuase the trail systems have names, and the trailheads have different names, it gets very confusing sometimes trying to make sure you are finding campgrounds near the trail you want. Best to refer to the trailhead name Because some trails have more than one trailhead now.
There are campgrounds that you can ATV to and from each trailhead I believe but so far as I know, there's no camping on the trail becuase H/M doesn't own most of the land; they just have land use agreements with the land owners. I really liked TwinHollows campground because it was on top of a mountain and directly along the trail just a mile or so from Gilbert. Probably one of the best camping experiences you could have along the trail unless a thunderstorm came up.
I was a little dissappointed with the Campground at "Pineville" or Pinnacle Creek. On the upside it had nice clean facilities, small resteraunt, and an air condittioned game room (which would come in handy if it rained). On the downside, the "campground" was little more than a gravel parking lot with putting green sized strips of grass in between. This was reasonably good for Campers needing full hookups but if I had come there with a tent, I would have been really dissappointed. I think there was 1 tree in thier campground, kinda stretching the limit of what you can call a campground...
The Devil Anse campground is adjacent to the Bear Wallow trailhead which may be apart of the Dingess Rum trail (not sure about that). Anyways, Devil Anse had areas for Tents and campers with hookups and also have soem brand new cabins way off in the woods. Really nice looking but I don't know if tey had running water there.
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