Pocahontas, VA
-- Work is progressing on a southwest Virginia
trail that's poised to be a haven for all-terrain-vehicle riders.
Officials with the Southwest Regional Recreation Authority
say the Spearhead Trail project is coming along but there's still work to be
done before construction can begin.
They've secured an agreement that will allow the trail to go
through the property of the prison in Pocahontas and they're working on another
land agreement.
Executive Director Chuck Riedhammer told the Bluefield Daily
Telegraph that the Hatfield-McCoy Trailhead in nearby Bramwell, W.Va.,
also will help funnel riders into the Spearhead Trail.
Reidhammer says the trails will create significant economic
development for the area such as lodging, gas stations and restaurants.
According to the Spearhead Trails website
(www.spearheadtrails.com), the first system,
Mountain View,
should open in June and with two more systems opening in 2014.
The Mountain View Trail, located near St. Paul, VA
will go through Wise, Dickenson, and Russell
counties and "will take riders along the picturesque and
mountainous landscape of Sandy
Ridge, Honey Branch and
Meade Creek. Phase One will include approximately 75 miles of trail offering
riding experiences for all skill levels from easy green trails to our more
challenging black trails," according the Spearhead website.
The Pocahontas trail is scheduled to open in the fall or winter of this year.
The town of Pocahontas
has passed OHV-friendly legislation.
