HMT Buffalo Mountain Trail System
The Hatfield-McCoy Buffalo Mountain Trail System covers 95 miles across 9,600 acres in Mingo County, West Virginia, the western edge of the HMT network, deep in the historically significant Tug Fork watershed where the original Hatfield-McCoy feud took place. Buffalo Mountain's most distinctive characteristic is its single-track inventory: the system carries the largest proportion of challenging single-track riding of any HMT system, threading tight lines between trees across the steep Mingo County hillsides that reward skilled dirt bike and quad riders with a technical experience you cannot replicate on the more open road-width trails of the other systems. The elevation range from 950 to 1,700 feet produces varied terrain, lower bottomland sections with wet crossings and rooted clay soil transitioning to open ridgeline riding on the upper benches with the broader Tug Fork valley coming into view. The Buffalo Mountain system connects to the Rockhouse and Devil Anse systems, creating a combined network of 300+ miles accessible from the same annual permit. Mingo County trailhead provides parking for trailered rigs and a permit sales point. ATVs, UTVs, and off-highway motorcycles are all permitted. Annual HMT permit: $26.50 (WV residents) / $65 (non-residents). Year-round, sunrise to sunset.