If you're looking for an easy ATV trail to ride on, check out Thistledew ATV Trail located in the George Washington State Forest. The riding season is comparatively short as it only runs from April 1st- November 30th of each year. During the early and late parts of the riding season, you are likely to run into patches of snow as well as snowmobilers. These are multi-use trails and you will not only see snowmobile riders, but horseback riders are also a very common sight. To play it safe, when a rider on horseback approaches you on the trail, pull your ATV and over and kill the engine until the horse and rider are about 25 yards down the ATV Trail. ATV engines spook some horses, others could care less. Err on the side of caution.
Remember, this is black bear country and be on the lookout for bears. They generally won't approach you unless they feel threatened. If you encounter a bear, don't run - bears will interpret that as a sign to give chase and most bear can run over 30MPH for a longer distance than you might think. These ATV trail are covered in stand of Norway Pine trees and there's a huge area of regenerated Aspen trees. The ATV trail is rated easy and is extremely well maintained and the trail is so well marked that this is a great place for a newer ATV year to learn the basics of trail riding.
This is a beautiful and scenic area to ride your ATV in. On your next outing with your ATV riding buddies, make an excursion to the George Washington State Forest and have a great day riding your ATVs or stretch it out into a long weekend of camping and riding your ATVs on the trails.
