Please let me introduce you to Kentucky's newest ATV Park. 

9,000 Acres of riding heaven sits near Middlesboro Kentucky, Bell County, which is located in the Southeastern part of the state.

 

What follows has been "borrowed" from the host club, Holler Crawlers Off-Road Club.

 

To the locals, it has always been known as Mountain Drive.

A pristine stretch of land in eastern BellCounty comprised of beautiful plateaus, roaring mountain streams, and deep hollers.

On top of the mountain you get the feeling of almost being in the old west...on a primitive frontier landscape. Rolling, grassy fields and scrub brush...and yes...even cattle dot the landscape. Wilderness as far as the eye can see. Then you look beyond the pastures and you immediately realize...You're on top of a mountain! A glance to the north will give you a view of the PineMountain Range...And looking to the south will offer a view of the towering CumberlandMountain range.

Mountain Drive has been extensively mined and beautifully reclaimed over the past half century. After coal and lumber operations ceased on the property, large sections were leveled and reclaimed as pasture land, in an area where flat pasture land was a luxury of the highest degree.

Through the generosity of AsherLand and Mineral, our club has obtained the right to develop 9,000 acres of this property into an off-roaders dream come true. The future park will stretch from the Colmar region in the west to the end of Hances Ridge in the east, with more land hoping to be added down the road to connect in with the already world famous trail riding in Harlan County. The entrance will be the locally-famous "Bridge To Nowhere"...which will now be a Bridge to Somewhere. Somewhere beautiful.

The park is also bordered on the north end by the famous Cumberland River and will be accessible from our trailhead area, where visitors can enjoy some great kayaking an canoeing, as well as river smallmouth and walleye fishing! And speaking of fishing, Mountain Drive also has numerous ponds that contain largemouth bass, bluegill, and crappie, which our visitors can fish on the terms of catch and release. All that is required to enjoy some great fishing is a valid Kentucky fishing license!

As a club we are also planning on developing camping and picnicing areas throughout the property.

Mountain Drive offers riding of all kinds...there is truly something for everyone. For beginning riders, you can cruise for hours upon end on easy, flat gravel roads...taking in the sights of the beautiful mountain ranges on either side and watching all kinds of wild life.  For those who enjoy  a bit more of a thrill, Mountain Drive also contains miles of wooded trails, ranging from easy to extreme. Pick your poison!

 

One of the best known destination places on WTOP is "The Mud Bowl".

To explore it go to the Mud Bowl Page.