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Does any one know any good trails and pits in Ocala, i ride there alot, but never seem to find the good stuff. If you do please give me directions to get there.

I know of an AWESOME pit and some good trails in Ocala.  I have a camp in Hog Valley in Ocala.  Okay, here is how you get there (sort of hard to find).  Go down 19 towards Ocala, if you are coming from Orlando, you will cross Hwy 40.  Keep going on 19 until you come to Salt Springs.  Go to 316 turn left...316 is next to a shopping center with a restaurant called The Square Meal.  Anyway, continue on 316 for a few miles.  You will pass 88 and some other roads.  Once you come to 301 turn right (you can only turn right), you will know this is the right street by two things, first, a Oklawaha sign for a camp ground at the end of 301 and plus it is the last street before a large bridge.  Anyway, you will drive past a lot of rebel flags...try not to stop...lol

Then you will pass rd 31, be looking for a small road on your right and on that road is a big pit and a lot of trails.  If I get this banshee I might be going out there soon.

Mike

That's where I always ride at.There'a a sand pit right by the locks,and definitely some of the better trails in Ocala. That road where the Oklawaha sign is at is 160 ave.Rd.I plan on riding Sunday. Later!!

Does anybody have the lat/lon, on those, they sound close to where were going to be this weekend.  Just hate putting them back on the trailer.  I've searched the forum and haven't come up with much... first time out with gps.

Sorry, I cant help,I just ride and if i get lost is that much more fun.It's the Eureka Dam area,just north of Lake Delancy.

Correct, just before Eureka.  I will see if my dad has lat/lon on it.  He has a gps, I don't.

Mike

eureka dam...N 29 22 738...w 81 53 328 cool place!

We passed through the Eureka "Sandbox" on the Rodman IV ride and it was fun. Wish I could of spent more time there didn't get to see it all since we were already low on gas. Here is a shot and you can sort of see some of the hills in the background but it's steeper than it looks.. If anyone has anymore pics please post them. We need to get a group ride out there sometime, that would be fun! Motomike is there any other pits North of Eureka Dam you know of cause the topo map shows some?

Eric, it that the pit that we came too, and then everbody wanted to continue riding? I remember that I marked it in my GPS just don't remember what I put it under. That pit sure did look like fun I would like to go back there some day, and spend more time there. Mabe we can set up a group ride one day.

Hey T2,
Yes that is the pit we came to just before we crossed the road and then ran along the trail next to the river. I think you are one on the quad in the background to the right. Yes i would like to head back there. Maybe we can get a ride in together early April? By then I should be ready with my new quad.

April sounds good to me!

Mike

Going to Big Scrub Sunday.

Damn it!  I need a quad!

Mike

lol, yes you do Mike ;D Another place I havn't been to yet is the area near Salt Springs by Ida_Man's place. I hear there are some small but fun pits there to and it's not too far north of Big Scrub. Looks like we got some exploring to do ;)

I know!  I am ready oh wait, no I am not, I don't have a bike!!!!!

Keep me posted on the rides, I will be looking hard this weekend to get a bike.

Mike

eric when you find the spot near salts springs, can you give me directions to it?

Hey BansheeRacer,
This the link below has directions and a small map as well. Hope this helps. Let me know when you plan to head up there.

http://www.atvflorida.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=grouprides;action=display;num=1105403583;start=3

one more link with some pics http://www.atvflorida.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=readersrides;action=display;num=1107551600

Got my quad!  Lets do it!

Mike

Moto, What kind of quad did you get?

Moto, What kind of quad did you get?

2003 Suzuki Z400

Mike

Yo!  I saw another awesome place to ride.  I went hunting this weekend and saw a bad a$$ place.  Completely legal!!!

Anyway, go down 19 to 316 turn (only one way to turn), go to 301 turn (only one way to turn), first hard road on left.  Drive down, it turns to dirt then has some HUGE tracks and pits.  The other one I talked about before it closed and is filled with trash.

Mike

can anyone give me some kind of directions to lake delancey?can you ride out of camp?how far from big scrub is it?i cannot find website for it,,only scrub............

Lake Delancy is big.  Just pick up an onf map somewhere and you will see. But Lake Delancy is everything from 316 and east and south to 40, I think.

Mike

cool............have a link to website????need camping info  etc...

Hey yall. This is BansheeRacer, i got a new name, b/c a bunch of stuff happend and i couldnt get logged on anymore. But any-wayz i went riding over by Silver Springs, We found some nice trails and a small pit. I like the trails over there, there arent really any whoops there. But we also found another pit, down a rode and there where a bunch of guys there and a cop writing tickets for people who rode in the Rock PLant or w/e its called. While i was cleaning the air filter on my uncle's bike a bunch of guys came over and started spraying dirt in our direcion. That really p*ssed my dad off. So we rode there for a few minutes and then moved to the trails.

here is a link to a map that shows Delancy at the top

http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/florida/local-resources/images/maps/oca/off%20road%20vehicle%20use.pdf

a few more links

http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/florida/local-resources/images/maps/oca/ocala%20chart.pdf

http://www.forestcamping.com/dow/southern/ocalcmp.htm