There are quite a few Marylanders (and a few in nearby PA too) that ride at Michaux on a regular basis, especially during the winter season. I try to get up there once a week, normally on Sunday but sometimes Saturday, and sometimes both days! The down side is that for MD riders to legally ride there (or any other public land in PA) you must have a quad that is registered in a state that has an reciprocity agreement with PA (I just registered mine in PA - cost $20 for a two year period for us out of staters) and you also need insurance too.

Oh, and one other thing, for some reason dirt bikes aren't allowed to ride at Michaux on the ORV trails. Only ATVs are allowed (just in case anybody was planning on riding there that have friends with dirt bikes)...

 

hey daniel, are you on raptor forums? check it out, i have met 2 other people that i have riden with that have 700's, another buddy of mine has a 700 and another has a 660

 

No I'm not but thanks for the tip, I did a search and I think I found the site you are talking about. I don't have time now but will look into it more this evening...

 

I have talked to a few guys that have been to Coca-Cola and they had their truck windows knocked out. So I don't think that I'll be going there. We ride at Bloody ponds every weekend and will be there tomorrow. That place will be short lived because they are planning to develope that area soon. A friend has been telling me about a place on Solley road and another place on Marley Neck road. I am trying to locate a trailer so that my son and I can travel up to PA.

Jeff

 

Loosenuttzz,

The "coca cola" spot is a parcel of private land located off of Coca Cola drive in Anne Arundel County. C. C. drive is off of Route 100 very close to Arundel Mills Mall. People have been riding illegally for a good number of years. Raids have occurred over time and when the partolling subsided, riders would gradually move in. Up until recently, I've been told that police would occasionally stop by and leave if everyone was acting sensibly. Sensible riding unfortunately never seems to last very long. Reoccurring accidents (they've had some deaths) and stupid riders ultimately bring in the law and halt riding.

I'd say its any where from 20 to 30 acres with varying terrain. Sort of a fun place. I wouldn't venture out there any time soon though since it was raided 2 weeks ago. I know because my brother and I were out there just as everyone was bailing out. Appearently someone got indignant with a security guy and he called the cops. My take is that this area won't last too much longer since construction is happening all around. I'd advise that you do a quick recon before entering. You can literally park on the side of the rode and walk up some small mounds (we usually drive up when its safe) and take a peek etc.

Got any safe places in Harford Co.?

 

2TV.

Yea, getting registered for Michaux did come with a price. 25 bucks to register and 25 for paper work was a bit steep but the pain of that faded once we started riding. Something about riding and not worrying about the law that just sort of compensates. We came up from Glen Burnie so its alot closer than going to Green Ridge. Heck, I'd go there just for the convenient parking. The entry / egress was a far cry from Green Ridge's "yak trail." It was so bumpy, I thought my quad might bounce off my trailer,,,,, even though it was strapped down. Do you know of any other places closer than Green Ridge? Heck, I wouldn't even mind paying someone if that would make things easier. Thanks for the feed back.

 

Amphib, it should have only cost $20 to register 1 quad for PA (to legally ride at Michaux) for a MD resident. You fill out the form (available online here), be sure you only apply for a registration (not a title since you are an out of state resident). Also be sure to take exemption 8 (see instructions for details). You mail the completed form to DCNR with a copy of your title or certificate of origin and a check for the registration fee ($20). You will get a license plate in the mail in about 3 to 4 weeks. That's all you need to ride in PA. However some places require other things such as Michaux also requires that you have liability insurance on your quad (I have full coverage on mine). Michaux is only about an hour away for us and is the best riding available that's reasonably close (the blue and black trails are awfully rough for sport quads though - too rocky). Here is a map of the Michaux Trail System. Note that the numbers on the map are NOT trail numbers, instead they are intersection numbers.

The other place we go to sometimes (about a 2 hour drive) is Taskers Gap in VA. Some of the trails there are even more technical (rocky) that what Michaux has!

I think I've talked to you on Quadcrew before too, you will find other ride area information listed on the "Other Favorite Trails" section there...

 

look into the cecil county where to ride topic, i'm on that one and found a few good places to ride,several hundred acres of ridin......check it out

 

2TV,

We completed the documentation at a place in Fayetteville called Roxys. Approx. 20 bucks for retistration and another 25 for paper work. Oh yea, a plate holder and we were up close to 50 bucks. Guess we payed for convenience. Yes, I believe we did some comm. on the "Quad Crew" links. Your ride reports are excellent. I've thought about Taskers Gap but if its rockier than Michaux, it'll be a low priority. For now, we'll stick with Michaux and do some riding out in Western Md. Thanks for the info. and good riding.

 

The "most difficult" level trails at Taskers Gap are rougher than what Michaux has (with maybe the exception of the Grave Ridge trail at Michaux - that has some nasty spots in it). Some of the "more difficult" trails are on par with the rocky blues at Michaux. Some of the easy trails at Taskers (as at Michaux) are sport quad friendly, especially on the opposite side of the road from the parking area.

You don't need any form of registration (sticker, plate, etc.) to ride at Taskers Gap, just show up and ride. Here is some more info on it...