Goin to Holey Lands for the first time this weekend...

DevoCorum · April 27, 2006, 11:49:39 AM

Thats right...I'm finally makin it out to Holey Lands for the first time Saturday morning...can't even explain to you how excited I am. I will be on a Bombardier Outlander max 400...if anybody sees me, don't be afraid to say whats up! Oh by the way, are there trails that are better than others? I guess I'll have to figure that out by myself $:-\$
see you on the trails!
Devin

JackL · April 27, 2006, 12:01:09 PM

Its a great place, you will love it. See you there.

DevoCorum · April 27, 2006, 12:22:32 PM

Are there tons of trails there? I hope so, I'm tired of riding around my neighborhoods "Illegal" spots. I hope that I love it, then I'll be out there like every weekend!
Dev

JackL · April 27, 2006, 01:43:14 PM

The best part is closed until May 1, but it is still fun since it is legal...
It is like riding in a giant field of swamp on the open south side, but I bet it is real dry now so you can probably get to where only airboats normally tread.
They had a big ride out there last weekend, hopefully someone will post a report on how it was.

DevoCorum · April 27, 2006, 02:11:00 PM

are there trials there? I love trial riding (more so than muddin) I guess I'll find out when I get there, but I would like to have an idea before...
Thanks for the help/info
Devin

WPBSMOKA · April 27, 2006, 03:43:50 PM

I might be able to join this weekend. Is this place better than Underhills? I have a sport. Cost?

DevoCorum · April 27, 2006, 03:57:25 PM

WPBSMOKA,
I have never been before, but I believe that there is no cost...and I don't know if it is better than Underhills since I haven't been to that one yet either. I have a Utility ATV (I know that you have a sport) so I don't know if you really wanna ride with me (seeing as speed isn't my main concern on my quad

) Anyways, hopefully I'll see you out there!
Devin

AintSkeered · April 27, 2006, 05:25:16 PM

Last weekend, it was dry and you had to look for places to get stuck in the mud. However, yesterday, we got some rain so it will NOT be as dry, but, it should be dry enough to ride for miles and miles on dozens of trails. We'll be out there, just not yet sure if we're doing day and/or night rides. Look for a red 03 Outy(Rob), green 05 Outy 800(Tom), 05 Raptor 350(Derek), 06 Rincon(Steve), maybe, yellow 05 Polaris(Barry), yellow 04 Eiger(Larry).

s214 · April 27, 2006, 10:19:55 PM

Going sat morning. Three 4x4's some sport quads and dirtbikes. Trails r basically through 4 ft tall grass. It is a great place to ride day or night.

Metalcore4x4 · April 27, 2006, 10:26:41 PM

I'll be there....it is my club's Annual Picnic....The Dade county Fulltrack Conservation Club

DevoCorum · April 28, 2006, 08:26:10 AM

great...if I see you guys, I'll def stop and say hey. Like I said before...I'm riding on an Outy also (2004 - green) LETS RIDE!

WPBSMOKA · April 28, 2006, 12:33:37 PM

Are go kart buggie deals aloud?

DevoCorum · April 28, 2006, 12:59:29 PM

I do not know for sure...but I believe tha they are...are you gonna be in one?

s214 · April 28, 2006, 04:50:44 PM

People bring everything u can ride out there. Mopeds,gokarts,buggies,full tracks airboats and fishing. We will be at the first parking area to the right. White dodge 4 dr green trailer.

MachineDog · April 28, 2006, 05:19:53 PM

You'll have fun, where you park at the bridge you can just explore all over the place. I'll find out if we can go sunday, but my bro has a game tommorow so we can't. We've only explored so far but we've gone 8 miles into the sawgrass on the south side of the bridge, traveled the water a bit and the mud pits. But we've never been there longer than about 2-3 hours so we haven't been able to travel very far.

WPBSMOKA · April 28, 2006, 05:33:11 PM

Actually I was going to invite this guy I know w/ one. It's only a 150cc. I just got to ride my first time yesterday since Feb. I'm hurting. Nice little sand pit over here off Northlake Blvd. So as long as my neck is feeling better I should be out. Sunday most likely. (as long as I can find the place)

AintSkeered · April 28, 2006, 10:16:45 PM

We won't be there until late afternoon, gotta replace my brake pads and find a coolant leak and wife's bike.

digginfool · April 29, 2006, 05:51:10 PM

So Dev, how'd you like the Holeylands? Awesome place, isn't it? You will find yourself praying for next January and it to be dry enough to ride again. The more it rains, the tougher it gets out there so get your riding in now. You've only got 3 or 4 more decent weeks out there before it becomes a mudfest. By mid-June, riding a quad out there is out of the question unless you don't mind riding the levee.

MachineDog · April 30, 2006, 07:32:50 PM

Wasn't that bad when I was out there a couple weeks ago. I only got stuck once. Maybe for sports but, we have yet to see the really bad stuff.

I can't wait till we get some good thunderstorms.

DevoCorum · May 01, 2006, 08:28:49 AM

Diggin,
HoleyLands was AWESOME! I was quite impressed...just enough mud for me to have fun, but I truly just enjoy riding the trails - thank God that I went with my neighbor (who also has a Utility) because I got stuck like 5 times (I can't help it, sometime the mud just calls me)
But I will def be back again...next weekend they open all those other trails - when I first got there I didn't know that they were closed, so I ventured onto the North side of the canal...didn't get caught but I had a lot of fun (I honestly didn't know) Can't wait till those open (actually they should be open now)
Where you there this weekend? I gotta start makin some ATV friends...I only have my neighbor now, and without him I don't wanna go out on the trails (I don't wanna be alone and get stuck!) Hope to see you guys out there!
Dev

LTR450 994 · May 01, 2006, 08:50:09 AM

I went into those trails my first time out there before i found out the where closed and they were fun. Im heading out there this weekend again and check those trails out now that they are open

MachineDog · May 01, 2006, 01:29:36 PM

We should all plan an ATV Florida Holeylands trip. Would be so cool.

Just gotta find out when my dad'll be able to take us. He was working yesterday so we couldn't go. And he'll won't be working next saturday but there's always a game on saturday.. hmm. Might be able to go on the 14th.. Need to get the rancher muddy finally, you gotta be careful on those everglades trails. I hit that ditch coming out of the trails into the mud pits at about 40mph and flew about 10 feet. Thank god for the helmet, I couldn't ride hard though for a week since I bruised the crap out of my wrist.

What sucked the most though was we were only there for like an hour and a half because of that. I'l like to see rottenberger next time and more of holeylands.

DevoCorum · May 01, 2006, 02:24:37 PM

May 14th huh? I would rather ride on Saturday (so that I get a day to "recover" before I head back into another work week) Maybe the 13th? what do you think?

digginfool · May 01, 2006, 03:47:24 PM

I'm heading out this Sunday and maybe a Saturday afternoon/evening ride as well. I just bought my son a mini race quad and he is dying to try it out. I can't wait to see him on the trails with it either.

bftclub · May 02, 2006, 10:28:04 PM

was out there last weekend,with 9 four wheel drive 4wheelers.we went 22 miles straight south and found some serious mud..thank god for gps,didn't get back to the trailer until 8pm....we rode a round trip of 52 miles sunday.....going out again this weekend,,with a total of 12 quads in our group.....love that mud!!!!!!!!!!