The growth of ATV recreation, in both numbers and vehicle types, continues to shape how clubs manage their trails.

By Perry May Grant Manager, Over The Hills Gang ATV Club

The desire of many ATV riders today is to “destination ride.” They want to ride to places that offer gas, lodging, camping or food, and maybe not all on one trail, often exceeding 100 miles in a day.

Minnesota is the “Land of 10,000 Lakes”. With that comes challenges when building ATV trails.

By Dean Schliek

Whether you’re crossing the Vermilion River outside of Crane Lake, or making the connection from Emily to Blind Lake, you’ll come across many different styles of bridges.

Focusing on trip preparation may be the most important part.

By Dean Schliek

When seeking the great outdoors as our recreation, it’s easy to focus on the thrill of the adventure and overlook the most important part of off-roading: being prepared. A lot of ATV riders will think to bring the “normal stuff” like food, drinks and toilet paper, but for backcountry trips it’s wise to be a little more prepared.

The Kentucky Adventure Tour or “KAT” is a challenging 1000-mile, self-guided dirt, gravel, and paved loop that travels through the hills of Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia and Virginia.