DA 198

Total Miles
1.5

Technical Rating

8

Difficult

Best Time

Spring, Fall, Summer, Winter

Trail Type

Single Track

Accessible By

Trail Overview

DA 198 is a highly advanced singletrack trail offering a technical and demanding ride in either direction. From the north end, it begins with a steep, rocky descent featuring a series of 2-foot-tall stair-step drop-offs and narrow, tree-lined paths with slick roots, downed logs, and a troughed surface. A pipeline runs along parts of the trail, and there's a brief open viewpoint under the powerlines before the intersection with DA 195. South of the intersection, riders face a steep, technical climb into a wide shelf obstacle composed of multiple ledges with several line choices, but it will be greasy and slick, especially in wet conditions. An easier ridge section offers a short reprieve in the middle of the route, before descending once again into challenging ledges on a steep slope. This trail is not recommended for inexperienced riders as the obstacles are frequent and highly technical.

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DA 198
DA 198

Difficulty

This advanced trail has steep technical ledges in both directions, and thus will be very technical in either direction. There are frequent steep slopes leading into a series of technical ledges.

Technical Rating

8

DA 198 can be accessed by the following ride types:

  • Dirt Bike

Access Description

The staffed trailhead for the Devil Anse Trail System within Hatfield-McCoy is located in Matewan, West Virginia, with onsite restrooms and permit sales. There is food, fuel, and lodging in Matewan. Permits can only be purchased from local vendors or at trailhead facilities, and are valid until December 31st of that year. The Hatfield-McCoy Trail System spans seven counties and ten trailheads in southern West Virginia through terrain rooted in the region's rich coal mining history.

DA 198 Map

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