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Wish you guys could have been there, too! ... yeah we missed the dynamite shed. I assume it's in that section between Marker 5 and 2... it's that section right across Wertz road at Marker 5 that is so washed out - very large ditches and uneven boulders exposed that we can't safely get up that hill. Hopefully, DCRN makes some improvements before next season. Right now it's no longer a blue trail in that area.

Thank you! It's a beautiful place for sure. There were quite a few, yes... although I can't remember many of them. We drove by many. I know there is one in Gaines, Route 6 Campground. There are also many in Lyman Run State Park. Contacting DCNR at the Susquehannock State Forest office might prove helpful.

Lucky to live up in those parts! What a nice area. Do you have the Polaris Ride Command app? Shows all the trails and was really helpful for us to figure out where to go.

thank you! .. I think you guys would really love it up here. I was also super impressed with the Susquehannock ATV Trail system. Most maintained trails I've seen. You'll see more of the system in our Day 2 video!

@@hdvidclips looking forward to day two

thank you so much! we had an incredible time and the video does not even begin to highlight just how beautiful this area is... we are already making pan to return!

Awesome! - our place in this video was right on the main trail - the intersection of Birch Run Road in Clarence. Are you referencing the wooden cabin we stayed in a few months ago in a different video?

Us too! Could not have asked for a more beautiful day!

Thanks, Dave! Had a great day - looking forward to the next ride, too!

@@hdvidclips for sure

Thank you! SSRT is becoming one of our favorites! We just got back from Sideling Hill on Monday; beautiful trail system. It’s been a while since we’ve been there and we forgot how much we liked it! I wish they kept it open past September! It would make for some great fall and winter trails as well.

@@hdvidclips Yeah I agree, Sideling Hill would be awesome to ride in the fall when the leaves are changing. The pines down low like on Meredith trail and going up into the deciduous would be very nice that time of year.

@@TheCandBExperience that's literally one of my favorite parts of the trail - especially when the sun is peaking through the pines!

@@hdvidclips I agree.

Thanks Dave! … going back up in October! Can’t wait 👍 Also we’re doing Sideling Hill next week (probably Monday) if it’s not 100° - let us know if you guys can join us!

Agree! Same with the closing dates - not sure why they insist on keeping so many state forests summer only trails. Allowing side by sides and extending the riding season to fall and winter where possible would be a huge benefit. I did see some areas, such as Potter, Elk, Clinton, Bradford counties etc. are really expanding their ATV-legal roads. Large network of riding areas that connect multiple state forests so hopefully that is a clue that things are moving in the right direction. When they see the need, maybe they will adjust to reach the demand for these things.

Thanks so much! Have you ever been over to that new section? ... and you're welcome for the text! :)

@@hdvidclips No we haven’t been on the new part yet.

Do you mean new section by myers rd under I 80?

surprisingly, yes. wife prefers the 700 because it's a pretty low center of gravity - she feels comfortable on it ... I prefer just about everything else on the Polaris. Ride and handle is certainly much more refined on the 570 and it's much more enjoyable to ride!

no all the roads up there are what they call seasonal roads - open to ATVs with no permit required. Many are shared with snowmobiles during snow season. There's about 450 miles of roads open to ATVs. It's incredible. 84 miles of ATV / snowmobile wooded trails.

@@hdvidclips wow I guess NY has at least one good point.

@@rzrpap haha :) that and snowmobiling... but that's about the extent of it!

Thanks, Dave! Thought I would try something new!

So glad you guys got a chance to get back on the trails! ... Saturday was a touch warmer so it wasn't too bad. We did two blue trails. The first was trail 30 to 33 (we have done this before but only in the winter as it's pretty grown in during the summer)... we like that trail but this time there was a large tree down and we did not have a saw or a way around so we had to turn around. That was a little sad because I was looking forward to taking that route. Then, we did the lower part of fuzzy - 18 to 13. That was not too, too bad but there were a couple tall rocks that you’ve got to watch out for. We did not do it this time (and probably won’t do it again) but we did 22 to 20. That was VERY rocky (I think I remember seeing you guys do that in one of your videos?) … that was basically like crawling down a creek bed. Wife did not enjoy that one at all. But that’s it - there are so many other trails that we are just afraid to try because there are so many rocks on many of those blue trails… but the side trails are calling my name! Do you have any other blue you have done?

@@hdvidclips we have only done fuzzy and 20 the rest are just too rockey and narrow for us. I keep waiting for all the new trails and bridges the head ranger told me they were planning when we talked to her 3 years ago. I was glad they put some stone on some of the bad spots. Still looking forward to seeing you on the trail sometime. Keep riding and posting videos.

@rzrpap oh wow - let's hope they move more quickly with that than the grave ridge section that has been shut down for 4 years, "temporarily." I didn't realize they had plans to expand trails/bridges! Wonderful news. Interestingly, not sure if this is related, but if you leave Big Flat parking area and turn right down the mountain, on the right-hand side there are gates up and clearing being done. It certainly looks like they are making trails but that might be wishful thinking. On the main trails, they have been doing some visible minor work! I'd have to follow someone else down all the other blue trails because it's sometimes too much for just the wife and I alone. When it's just the two of us, sometimes we worry what happens if we get in a pickle, ya know? We cautiously explore blue trails :) And likewise, we'll give you a heads-up next time we head up maybe the timing will work out to meet and do some riding, too!

@@hdvidclips If you ever get into a situation up at Michaux we are 20 minutes away. If you are on Facebook I could message you my phone number, not sure how to do it on TH-cam without the world knowing. Not a big Facebook guy but if you like send a friend request. About the trail up dates hope they get done before I am too feeble to ride or dead. It is a shame about Graves Ridge trail it was supposed to be redone years ago after it was logged the time before. Anyway just glad they stay open for winter riding.

@@rzrpap thanks so much, Dave! I didn't realize you guys were so close! I'll look you up on Facebook for sure. How you are enjoying the snow up there today! We missed out down here in VA.

Would love to meet you guys on the trail some time!

@@hdvidclips we would love to meet up with you guys on the trail. We need to work on making it happen. We live like 20 minutes from Michauxs piney mountain trail head.

For sure! That would be wonderful! So glad that you guys are going to be able to get back out there soon! With many trails here in VA closed for winter, we end up at Michaux quite often in the winter months so we can easily coordinate something! @@rzrpap

@@hdvidclips That would be great, we can make it happen.

Thanks! ... love the Polaris; wife prefers Can Am, I prefer the Polaris, but both are great machines and so different they are hard to compare. I think having both is actually the best of both worlds. When I hop on one then the other I just keep finding things I like more about each.

it was a surprise - our first bear encounter!

They certainly have! I’m not exactly sure what the end result will be and if this is only temporary for logging & timber, or if they actually plan on capitalizing on some expansion and new trail development? I did hear something about them receiving a grant, so that could mean more maintenance on the trails, and hopefully a few new trails. Looking at the map, I can see how they could easily transform this into a nice little looping trail. Believe it or not, we still have not gone past Wertz Road yet onto the second half of the trail system where the bridges are. The wife actually had hurt her ankle and was wearing a brace so we were trying to take it easy on this ride. When we got to Trail 5 the ride up the hill looked a little steep and tipy so we turned around there. Next time though! We hope to go back again before it closes this year.

Thanks! So glad you guys are getting back out there - I hope she feels great and has a wonderful time! Looking forward to seeing some more videos!

It was very surprising to see them in that location; we couldn't see any large water area near by but there must be something down into the woods a bit to see more than one! We had a really nice ride and the weather could not have been better for July!

You're welcome! Yes, still closed 😞... I was thinking that maybe it would finally be open with a new season ahead of us but same signs remain and further barricades / borders have been used to block trail entrances. We did run into a DCNR ranger and while he did not have specifics on that section, he did say that he heard someone mention that the reason it was still closed was because they were conducting trail maintenance on that section before reopening. No evidence to really suggest that but... maybe? :)

I just started exploring here, went from the other parking area to the other last weekend but stayed on the easy trail the whole time. Was wondering if you guys have recommendations of the more difficult trails I could manage with a sport quad?

@@kyw6779 I will say we've only explored a few harder trails; we find them much more enjoyable in the fall and winter as they get really narrow and pretty overgrown. The largest issue with the side trails we've found is that they are not so much "difficult" but ROCKY! Some of them, really REALLY rocky. We like Trail 30 to 33 (Staley Alley) - nice trip through the woods with only a couple small rocky areas. It was great in the winter with a little snow. We also did 43 to 39. This was a little slower with a few rocky areas that were a bit of a challenge. There is also Fuzzy Trail - the lower part 18 to 13 is not too bad, just a little hill climb that had some ruts last time we were there. The longer section from 13 to 4 is also doable but with some sketchy areas and roots to climb over. Other than that, we have not explored any others except 22 to 20 which is HORRIBLY rocky. It's short and downhill & connects to the easy trail but if you're not interested in crawling over rocks at 2mph then you're probably going to want to avoid that Trail. It's like a creek bed without water lol . Really hoping they open up the Grave Ridge section soon.

@@hdvidclips thank you so much for the reply! I'll have to check those ones out next time I go.

This is our second time here and we really do enjoy this place; different kinds of trails from what we're used to.

Great trail system! I'll be uploading quite a few from our trip on Saturday. Really enjoyed ourselves. Looking forward to heading up to SSRT in a couple weeks!

@@hdvidclips I think you will really like SSRT.

I have most video unlisted at the moment as my channel is a bit of a mess; trying to clean up old videos and pointless things I've posted or uploaded to share and turn it in to something a little more enjoyable to watch. There are tons of videos no one would care about so I hid everything until I delete and organize :) thought of making an ATV channel but it's a lot of time to make good looking videos!