Hatfield-McCoy Trails · West Virginia ATV & UTV riding
An independent rider's guide to all 13 Hatfield-McCoy trail systems and the trail towns along them, plus permits, rules and trip planning. It's written from Williamson, home of Buffalo Mountain, one of the three original systems. New to the trails? Start with what the Hatfield-McCoy Trails are.
Start here
Williamson is an ATV-friendly town with connectors to Buffalo Mountain. Ride approved streets from daylight to dark to fuel, food and your bed.
Buffalo Mountain links with Devil Anse, Rockhouse and Braveheart, so you can ride for days without loading the trailer.
The Hatfield Cemetery, Matewan and the Tug Fork are all close by. WV Tourism puts the feud sites within about 15 miles of town. Feud sites guide
13 systems
Trailheads, connected groups, difficulty mix and which towns each system reaches.
Mingo County
Buffalo Mountain opened in October 2000 as one of the three original Hatfield-McCoy systems. It sits above Williamson in Mingo County, carries more single track than any other…
Mingo County
Devil Anse is the Matewan system, named for the Hatfield patriarch. It links Buffalo Mountain, Rockhouse and Braveheart into a connected network of over 300…
Logan and Mingo counties
Rockhouse is one of the three original systems and, with over 100 miles, one of the largest. It is known for steep, extreme riding and connects to Braveheart, Devil Anse and…
Logan County
Braveheart opened in 2025 at Man, Logan County. It is a scenic, mostly green and blue system for ATVs, UTVs and dirt bikes that adds access to the connected Rockhouse, Devil Anse…
Logan County
Bearwallow, near Logan, is one of the three original systems and is best known for its Most Difficult trails. It is open to full-size ORVs as well as ATVs, UTVs and motorcycles.…
Wyoming County
Pinnacle Creek runs from Pineville and Mullens in Wyoming County and connects with Warrior, Indian Ridge and Pocahontas in the southern…
Mercer County
Pocahontas rides out of Bramwell, the old town of coal millionaires, and connects to Indian Ridge, Pinnacle Creek and Warrior. A connector on Trail 34 links it to Virginia's…
McDowell County
Indian Ridge starts at Ashland in McDowell County, with connectors to Northfork and Keystone. Its trailhead is not staffed, so buy your permit before you…
McDowell County
Warrior rides from War, West Virginia's southernmost city, and reaches Gary. Over half its trails are rated Easiest, which makes it a good pick for newer…
Boone County
Ivy Branch in Julian is about twenty minutes from Charleston and is open to Jeeps and other full-size ORVs as well as ATVs, UTVs and dirt bikes. The Hatfield-McCoy Welcome Center…
Wayne County
Cabwaylingo is the Hatfield-McCoy system inside Cabwaylingo State Forest: about 8,300 acres, open to ATVs, UTVs, ORVs and dirt bikes. Over half the trails are rated…
Boone County
Big Coal River opened in 2025 at Peytona in Boone County: roughly 50 miles for ATVs, UTVs, dirt bikes and Jeeps. It replaced the old Little Coal River trails, which closed in…
Kanawha County
Tornado Single Trax near St. Albans is the first single-track-only Hatfield-McCoy system: about 35 miles for dirt bikes and e-bikes…
Trail towns
Where you can ride in town, what's worth a stop, and which system each town serves.
Mingo County
Williamson is the Mingo County seat on the Tug Fork and the trail town for Buffalo Mountain, one of the three original Hatfield-McCoy systems. Riders can take approved streets to…
Mingo County
Matewan, on the Tug Fork below Williamson, is home to the Devil Anse trailhead and to the history of the 1920 Matewan Massacre and the Hatfield-McCoy…
Mingo County
Delbarton, in Mingo County, has a community connector to the Buffalo Mountain system and is one of WV Tourism's five ATV-friendly…
Mingo County
Gilbert, in eastern Mingo County, connects to Rockhouse and lets riders use town streets until 11pm, later than other towns. It hosts National TrailFest each…
Logan County
Man, in Logan County, is home to the shared Rockhouse and Braveheart trailhead and is an ATV-friendly…
Logan County
Logan, the Logan County seat, reaches the Bearwallow system through the City of Logan connector from the Country Roads Byways Visitor…
Mercer County
Bramwell, the historic town of coal millionaires, is the gateway to the Pocahontas system and the new Trail 34 connector into Virginia's Spearhead…
Wyoming County
Pineville, the Wyoming County seat, is home to the Pinnacle Creek trailhead and has a town…
Wyoming County
Mullens is a Pinnacle Creek connector town in Wyoming County with restaurants, groceries and…
McDowell County
Northfork and nearby Keystone are the Indian Ridge connector towns. The unstaffed trailhead is at Ashland, where Ashland Resort sells…
McDowell County
War is West Virginia's southernmost city and home to the Warrior trailhead at 84 Silcox…
McDowell County
Gary is an ATV-friendly McDowell County access point on Warrior, with connector access to town services and the southern trail…
Boone County
Julian, about twenty minutes from Charleston, has the Ivy Branch trailhead and the Hatfield-McCoy Trails Welcome Center at 28 Big Pinnacle Branch Road, where you can buy…
First ride and family guide → · Plan your trip →
Organizing a crew? Use our group-trip checklist for permits, beds and trailer parking. Browse the planning guides or check the rider FAQ before departure.
$65 for non-residents and $26.50 for West Virginia residents, tax included. Current or former U.S. military pay the resident rate. See the 2026 permit guide.
No. Permits are annual and run from purchase through December 31. See the permit guide.
Yes. Every driver and every passenger needs their own permit. Read the permit and passenger rules.
Stay in Williamson
Most riders spend the day on the trail and the night in town. Williamson puts you on Buffalo Mountain's connectors, a few minutes from food, fuel and the feud country.
Full disclosure: the two houses below are ours. We built this guide because we ride here too.
Williamson, WV · sleeps 16
Four bedrooms for 16 riders, a private pool, and a locking garage and carport for your machines. Ride out on Williamson's town connector routes to Buffalo Mountain.
4 bedrooms · 2 baths · 3-night minimum · no pets
Williamson, WV · sleeps 22
An 1896 home downtown with 11 bedrooms and 7 baths for groups up to 22. Walk to restaurants, ride out on the connector routes, and events are welcome.
11 bedrooms · 7 baths · 3-night minimum · no pets
