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Craig Kahler
Posts: 126
Joined: Sun May 06, 2007 7:52 pm

no where to ride

Post by Craig Kahler » Mon Apr 05, 2010 1:28 pm

I live in the Fredericksburg, VA area. I have a 07 KLR650, but have not found many places to ride off road. Most public land forbids dirt bike riding and most private property is posted.
Its getting a little old riding the same couple short trails I found so far.  I want to stay legal.
I want to ride for hours on trails through the woods, cross streams, stopping to camp and fish. I don,t want to worry about trespassing or being arrested by rangers.
Am I dreaming? Any suggestions on finding off road places to ride? Craig Kahler
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dooden
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Joined: Sat Dec 15, 2001 3:37 pm

no where to ride

Post by dooden » Mon Apr 05, 2010 2:46 pm

Move.. :-) Know the feeling.. when I got my 01 I was still in the Chicago area and had to ride north into Wisconson just to find a damn gravel road. Have since moved away, moved back and back away.... Lots of places to ride in Upper Michigan, just wish I would land some employment to fuel my habit. Dooden A15 Green Ape
--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Craig Kahler wrote: > > I live in the Fredericksburg, VA area. I have a 07 KLR650, but have not found many places to ride off road. Most public land forbids dirt bike riding and most private property is posted. > Its getting a little old riding the same couple short trails I found so far. > I want to stay legal. > I want to ride for hours on trails through the woods, cross streams, stopping to camp and fish. I don,t want to worry about trespassing or being arrested by rangers. > Am I dreaming? > Any suggestions on finding off road places to ride? > Craig Kahler >
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RobertWichert
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Joined: Sun Jan 10, 2010 11:32 am

no where to ride

Post by RobertWichert » Mon Apr 05, 2010 3:23 pm

These might be worth a look: http://www.americantrails.org/resources/motors/VANew.html http://americantrails.org/resources/statetrails/VAstate.html Robert P. Wichert P.Eng +1 916 966 9060 FAX +1 916 966 9068 ========================================================
On 4/5/2010 12:45 PM, Dooden wrote:   Move.. :-) Know the feeling.. when I got my 01 I was still in the Chicago area and had to ride north into Wisconson just to find a damn gravel road. Have since moved away, moved back and back away.... Lots of places to ride in Upper Michigan, just wish I would land some employment to fuel my habit. Dooden A15 Green Ape --- In DSN_KLR650%40yahoogroups.com, Craig Kahler wrote: > > I live in the Fredericksburg, VA area. I have a 07 KLR650, but have not found many places to ride off road. Most public land forbids dirt bike riding and most private property is posted. > Its getting a little old riding the same couple short trails I found so far.  > I want to stay legal. > I want to ride for hours on trails through the woods, cross streams, stopping to camp and fish. I don,t want to worry about trespassing or being arrested by rangers. > Am I dreaming? > Any suggestions on finding off road places to ride? > Craig Kahler >
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Jud
Posts: 570
Joined: Tue Sep 22, 2009 7:52 pm

no where to ride

Post by Jud » Mon Apr 05, 2010 3:24 pm

That's why it's better to live west of the Mississippi.
--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Craig Kahler wrote: > > I live in the Fredericksburg, VA area. I have a 07 KLR650, but have not found many places to ride off road. Most public land forbids dirt bike riding and most private property is posted. > Its getting a little old riding the same couple short trails I found so far. > I want to stay legal. > I want to ride for hours on trails through the woods, cross streams, stopping to camp and fish. I don,t want to worry about trespassing or being arrested by rangers. > Am I dreaming? > Any suggestions on finding off road places to ride? > Craig Kahler >
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Tengai Mark Van Horn
Posts: 1922
Joined: Tue Nov 19, 2002 8:31 pm

no where to ride

Post by Tengai Mark Van Horn » Mon Apr 05, 2010 4:45 pm

Or central PA. Mark At 8:23 PM +0000 4/5/10, Jud wrote:
>That's why it's better to live west of the Mississippi. > > >--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Craig Kahler wrote: >> >> I live in the Fredericksburg, VA area. I have a 07 KLR650, but >>have not found many places to ride off road. Most public land >>forbids dirt bike riding...
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greg saunders
Posts: 67
Joined: Thu Apr 10, 2008 9:19 pm

no where to ride

Post by greg saunders » Mon Apr 05, 2010 8:33 pm

Go to the Big Horn Mountains in Wyoming.  There you can camp for a week and ride a hundred miles in a different direction every day.  Plus the scenery is absolutely gorgeous. Course, I guess that is a bit of a drive from VA.   Closer to you there is the TransContinental Trail.  I think is begins in Eastern Tennessee and ends in Oregon.  Do a google search for Eagle scout and TransContinental Trail and you'll find a very good story about the entire trail.   Good luck.     To: dsn_klr650@yahoogroups.com From: ckahleer@... Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2010 11:28:41 -0700 Subject: [DSN_KLR650] No where to ride   I live in the Fredericksburg, VA area. I have a 07 KLR650, but have not found many places to ride off road. Most public land forbids dirt bike riding and most private property is posted. Its getting a little old riding the same couple short trails I found so far.  I want to stay legal. I want to ride for hours on trails through the woods, cross streams, stopping to camp and fish. 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Jim Fortner
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Joined: Fri Dec 12, 2003 1:02 am

no where to ride

Post by Jim Fortner » Mon Apr 05, 2010 8:35 pm

West Virginia.
On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 1:28 PM, Craig Kahler wrote: I live in the Fredericksburg, VA area. I have a 07 KLR650, but have not found many places to ride off road. Most public land forbids dirt bike riding and most private property is posted. Its getting a little old riding the same couple short trails I found so far. I want to stay legal. I want to ride for hours on trails through the woods, cross streams, stopping to camp and fish. I don,t want to worry about trespassing or being arrested by rangers. Am I dreaming? Any suggestions on finding off road places to ride? Craig Kahler
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W.V. Doran
Posts: 415
Joined: Fri Jul 27, 2001 3:36 pm

no where to ride

Post by W.V. Doran » Mon Apr 05, 2010 9:00 pm

http://www.transamtrail.com/ WVDoran Scottsdale, AZ
--- On [b]Mon, 4/5/10, greg saunders [i][/i][/b] wrote: From: greg saunders Subject: RE: [DSN_KLR650] No where to ride To: ckahleer@..., "klr" dsn_klr650@yahoogroups.com> Date: Monday, April 5, 2010, 7:27 PM   Go to the Big Horn Mountains in Wyoming.  There you can camp for a week and ride a hundred miles in a different direction every day.  Plus the scenery is absolutely gorgeous. Course, I guess that is a bit of a drive from VA.   Closer to you there is the TransContinental Trail.  I think is begins in Eastern Tennessee and ends in Oregon.  Do a google search for Eagle scout and TransContinental Trail and you'll find a very good story about the entire trail.   Good luck.     To: dsn_klr650@yahoogro ups.com From: ckahleer@yahoo. com Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2010 11:28:41 -0700 Subject: [DSN_KLR650] No where to ride   I live in the Fredericksburg, VA area. I have a 07 KLR650, but have not found many places to ride off road. Most public land forbids dirt bike riding and most private property is posted. Its getting a little old riding the same couple short trails I found so far.  I want to stay legal. I want to ride for hours on trails through the woods, cross streams, stopping to camp and fish. I don,t want to worry about trespassing or being arrested by rangers. Am I dreaming? Any suggestions on finding off road places to ride? Craig Kahler The New Busy is not the too busy. Combine all your e-mail accounts with Hotmail. Get busy.
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CY
Posts: 28
Joined: Tue Mar 09, 2010 12:59 pm

no where to ride

Post by CY » Tue Apr 06, 2010 10:26 am

Utah! I had left off road travel and then was transferred to Utah. Now I have a dualsport (KLR) 3 trail bikes and 2 ATV's. Trails are 10 minutes from my door. Hundreds of miles of trails within an hour. Many trails marked for people, horses and machines. Low unemployment. Clean air, pretty girls, big trout. I should work for the Chamber of Commerce. Craig
--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Craig Kahler wrote: > > I live in the Fredericksburg, VA area. I have a 07 KLR650, but have not found many places to ride off road. Most public land forbids dirt bike riding and most private property is posted. > Its getting a little old riding the same couple short trails I found so far. > I want to stay legal. > I want to ride for hours on trails through the woods, cross streams, stopping to camp and fish. I don,t want to worry about trespassing or being arrested by rangers. > Am I dreaming? > Any suggestions on finding off road places to ride? > Craig Kahler >
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bryanonfire
Posts: 40
Joined: Fri Oct 30, 2009 12:30 pm

no where to ride

Post by bryanonfire » Tue Apr 06, 2010 5:58 pm

The George Washington and Jefferson National Forests are huge, and it's pretty country. Although I haven't been back that way in years, I looked up their web site and they have some ATV roads/trails. Just google George Washington National Forest and click on the maps/brochures button. Not exactly a day trip, though. Bryan, now in AZ but once from Charlottesville.
> > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Craig Kahler wrote: > > > > I live in the Fredericksburg, VA area. I have a 07 KLR650, but have not found many places to ride off road. Most public land forbids dirt bike riding and most private property is posted. > > Its getting a little old riding the same couple short trails I found so far. > > I want to stay legal. > > I want to ride for hours on trails through the woods, cross streams, stopping to camp and fish. I don,t want to worry about trespassing or being arrested by rangers. > > Am I dreaming? > > Any suggestions on finding off road places to ride? > > Craig Kahler > > >
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