ATV Trails at Brushy Mountain Motor Sports Park

Brushy Mountain Motorsports Park is located in Alexander County, North Carolina. This park is friendly to ATV riders, motorcyclists, and UTV drivers and has been in business for several years. Most of the trails are marked in a way that prevents riders from playing head-on, which is very nice. Bikers looking for tight trails are sure to feel right at home here because they have plenty of trails designated just for them.

This park was chosen because of its great reviews online and because we needed an honest testing ground for the new Linhai-Yamaha 400 4×4 ATV. We quickly unloaded and went to the registration station to pay the fee and sign the liability waivers I like to call the “It’s not our fault if you get hurt or die” papers. Attendees rushed over to check out our new Linhai Big Horn ATV and to make sure we had all the proper safety gear like helmets, riding boots, and gloves.

Now that the formalities were out of the way, after pressing a button, the engine started with a raspy growl and I aimed the new ATV that had never seen mud down the mountain trail before. The trail started out with a couple of quick jumps and turns on a moderate incline, but was wide enough that it didn’t feel threatened. The trails were still dotted with large mud holes from early spring rain and my fellow riders behind me will agree that I made sure they used as much spray as I could if they got too close to my ATV.

Further up the trails, conditions quickly changed from Beginner level to white and orange DANGER signs at every turn. Steep hill climbs combined with very rocky terrain put my new ride to the test and I quickly hooked up the four wheel drive. It seemed to be making pretty good progress until I came to a blind uphill turn where another rider was stuck right in the middle of the trail.

You must understand that this section of the trail was not a place to stop due to the degree of incline, and my Linhai ATV once came to rest on the side of the mountain, stalled, and then began to roll rapidly downhill despite the brakes they were fully applied. I jumped just in time before it rolled over the side and kept going until a tree stopped it 20 feet from the road. After several hours we got it running again and I cursed myself for being too cheap to add the winch option. I was really excited when it started again with a push of the button, and the only damage was that the left rear plastic fender was cracked and the rear metal luggage rack was pretty bent.

When I got back to the driveway, I took out the wrench and proceeded to add a part from my new ATV to the totem pole. I ordered a new fender and winch for him that night and plan to ride there again very soon.