Harlan Trail and Pic thread

[Matth_85]

If you come out the top of cream puff and head back toward the main trail 12 I believe fish fossil will be one of those trails on the left just as your getting back to 12. It comes out just below the entrance of Lil Jager. I have never ran it but have noticed it. Some of our group said it was a fun trail for smaller tires.

[loggskidder]

Our group found and ran it today going down from little jagger side. Thanks for all the replies. Had some major carnage today when a guy in our group on 40's tried little jagger and annihilated his dana 300, Will try and post a pic.

[smittybronco]

Got a big group goin to harlan this weekend ... anyone else gonna be there?

[GubNi]

Originally Posted by loggskidder

Got a group headin out tomorrow to ride, can someone point us in the direction of fish fossil its a trail we havent ran yet. Know the area pretty well but this trail seems to hide from us.

When you pass the waterfall on 12 near the beginning you will come to a fork in the road. The main trail branches to the right and goes towards lower rock garden. There are two trails to the left which are Shameless and Intimidator. To get to fish fossil bear to the left just a little and go straight. Imagine a Y with another fork in the middle.

[glassman_73]

Hey Guys, Can anyone recommend a nice Cabin rental near the trail head?
Between 4 to 6 beds/Jeeps and parking for tow rigs.
We where there 3 years ago and stayed at Harlan County Campground but would like to try a different place.

[twoslo4five0]

black mountain cabin rentals sucks. i stayed there last year and it sucked. the putney side has some nice cabins but your away from everything. Id look into renting a house. we rented one from a guy named earnest for 100 bucks a night and it had 15 beds

[glassman_73]

Have any more info on the earnest fellow?

[twoslo4five0]

this one used to be availble to rent cheap, but no longer.



this is from our ride in 08

Harlan Ky may 14-19th 2008

OK we are booked in the 3 br house may 14th leaving the 19th. it will be 15 dollars a night for anyone over 12. i think that is fair, if anyone has an issue with that popst up and we will discuss it. i will not make money on this deal. it is a total of 625. i am sending him 100 dollar deposit tomorow.

house address

112 Middleton Rd
Evarts, KY 40828

guy is Ernest vanover 606 837 8466
if you have questions call him hes a real nice guy but very long winded. he will be happy to answer any of your questions. it is under my name


here is a link to our thread, lots on info.

http://www.wheelindixie.com/forums/s...ghlight=harlan


doesnt look good for earnest.

http://kyoutdoors.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3575

[slravene]

Originally Posted by twoslo4five0

black mountain cabin rentals sucks. i stayed there last year and it sucked. the putney side has some nice cabins but your away from everything. Id look into renting a house. we rented one from a guy named earnest for 100 bucks a night and it had 15 beds

Why do you think black mountain cabins sucks? I have stayed there all but 1 time that I have been to harlan and NEVER had an issue from them. Always very thankful of our business and very helpful when we need things/more space/etc. I wont ever stay on the Putney side...Evarts is half of the "coolness factor" of wheeling harlan.

We have rented a house there once as well and it was cool, but the cabins were just easier. (the house was a bit outside of Evarts back towards Harlan, so we had to trailer in and out every day).

[twentyfootdaredevil]

Is Black Mountain Cabin Rentals on top of the hill behind the gas station? If so we have stayed there and we were very happy with our experiance.

[Matth_85]

Originally Posted by twentyfootdaredevil

Is Black Mountain Cabin Rentals on top of the hill behind the gas station? If so we have stayed there and we were very happy with our experiance.

Thats it. Cabins are cool but we normally rent a house. Evarts makes our Harlan trip IMO.

[twoslo4five0]

Originally Posted by slravene

Why do you think black mountain cabins sucks? I have stayed there all but 1 time that I have been to harlan and NEVER had an issue from them. Always very thankful of our business and very helpful when we need things/more space/etc. I wont ever stay on the Putney side...Evarts is half of the "coolness factor" of wheeling harlan.

We have rented a house there once as well and it was cool, but the cabins were just easier. (the house was a bit outside of Evarts back towards Harlan, so we had to trailer in and out every day).

Originally Posted by twentyfootdaredevil

Is Black Mountain Cabin Rentals on top of the hill behind the gas station? If so we have stayed there and we were very happy with our experiance.

Originally Posted by Matth_85

Thats it. Cabins are cool but we normally rent a house. Evarts makes our Harlan trip IMO.

we stayed in the cabins last year and our bed rolled from one side of the cabin to the other, here is a pic showing how un level it was. Plus we found out the hard way on our last day that in order for the bathroom light to work the living room light had to be on. I wont stay there again unless they drop theyre rates, you can rent a house for the cost of one of thoose "cabins".

as far as the people who rent them, no issue there they were plenty nice, just need to make some upgrades, and i agree staying in evarts is ALOT better than being way the hell over on the putney side.

here was our cabin and a few other pics.







I'm a very lucky man to have this great woman in my life, she loves it up there.





IF you also notice this was the end of august last year when the hurricane hit VA and the north. We were in jeans and Ts. About 70 degrees during the summer up there.

[aintlifegrand]

Is there any word on the new trails yet? We've got a decent size group going up the first weekend of August....

[*darcy*]

Originally Posted by twoslo4five0

we stayed in the cabins last year and our bed rolled from one side of the cabin to the other, here is a pic showing how un level it was. Plus we found out the hard way on our last day that in order for the bathroom light to work the living room light had to be on. I wont stay there again unless they drop theyre rates, you can rent a house for the cost of one of thoose "cabins".

as far as the people who rent them, no issue there they were plenty nice, just need to make some upgrades, and i agree staying in evarts is ALOT better than being way the hell over on the putney side.

here was our cabin and a few other pics.





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The cabins they call "flats" suck .. The ones up towards the front with the lofts are 100% better.

We got stuck with a "flat" last year and ended up at the holiday inn, the little cabin had no water pressure, and was simply an empty room with a bed and a tv. It was pretty terrible. We have been renting cabins up there since 08-09, back when they used to have towels, linens, and blankets included, Now you have to bring all your own (which isnt a big deal i guess) But still well worth the price, being that it always rains when we go in april and october!

[1981CJ7]

Our club is heading to Harlan 8/3-8/5.

This is our first trip to Harlan.

At this point we are planning on staying at the Harlan Co. campground.

Looking for some advice on what trails to hit and if the campground is the way to go.

This is my CJ.



My buddy has a YJ that is similar on 36s and most of the other rigs on on 33s.

Thanks in advance.

[twentyfootdaredevil]

Originally Posted by 1981CJ7

Our club is heading to Harlan 8/3-8/5.

This is our first trip to Harlan.

At this point we are planning on staying at the Harlan Co. campground.

Looking for some advice on what trails to hit and if the campground is the way to go.

This is my CJ.



My buddy has a YJ that is similar on 36s and most of the other rigs on on 33s.

Thanks in advance.

Just buy a map and tart checking them off your list. If it is wet you might have trouble with the middle rock garden, your turn, underestimated and Crawford's cry. Not saying other trails will be easy on smaller tires but those will make you work for it!

[twoslo4five0]

idk about that camp we always stay at south evarts. like said 33s are gonna make you work for it on just about anything other than lower rock garden. hope thoose trucks with 33s got lockers

[1981CJ7]

The campground is supposed to have direct trail access.

I guess we'll play it by ear.

[twoslo4five0]

it does, i belive its gravel? the south evarts is paved. both are good. i personally like south evarts for 2 reasons

its close to all the food
ALOT of people ride at night and id imagine that the trailhead campground stays pretty loud



on a side note has anyone ever camped up at coyote camp or the camp by upper rock garden? is there any other camps like on the other side over by lions den and mason jar?

[dirtburn]

We have stayed at Harlan Co. Campgrounds a few times on atvs, great people and fairly nice cabins. If I remember correctly it a fair distance to the good trails from there but it beats hauling.

[indy242003]

Originally Posted by *darcy*

The cabins they call "flats" suck .. The ones up towards the front with the lofts are 100% better.

One note on the lofts!

Bring a pair of shoes to bed with you! The ladder has round rungs on it and hurts your feet like hell when you get in and out of the loft.

[AlxJ64]

Originally Posted by dirtburn

We have stayed at Harlan Co. Campgrounds a few times on atvs, great people and fairly nice cabins. If I remember correctly it a fair distance to the good trails from there but it beats hauling.

^This is the absolute truth. You've gotta go around your elbow to get to your ass to get across the park to get to the decent stuff over by the Lower Rock Garden, Rail Bed, etc. Not much really over on the Putney side. Its a slight bit closer to Lions Den but thats about it.

[Lrgrnr]

The Cabins on the Putney side are 10x nicer though.......but there is nothing over there.

[1981CJ7]

At this point, I think we are locked into the campground. Thanks for all the input. Looking forward to posting up some pics & videos when we get back.

[Charles]

Waterfall on Railbed


Lion's Den


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