Texas folks, Tyler Texas area!!!!

49weasel
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Thinking about coming to that area from Ohio right after Xmas and staying for 1.5 weeks.  Looks like there’s a good bit of tracks in that area.  

What’s your thoughts on that area for riding ?

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mb60
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12/3/2022 5:22pm

Swan is a private track and must have a membership unless they are racing. Outlaw MX is near and Buffalo Creek is about 40 minutes away. East Tx is beautiful and the dirt is red clay to sand mix. Nice place to visit and I'm sure more tracks are in the area. 

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12/3/2022 5:25pm

Barnwell mountain has a 30 mile long single track that is worth a day!

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WhipMeister
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12/3/2022 5:54pm Edited Date/Time 12/3/2022 6:12pm

Don't know what your budget might be. Some think Swan is worth it, even for a few days. If you can hook up with a current member as one of the "family", all the better. Barnwell is a great single track/trails area. And I just saw someone mentioning a new track out that way on FB. WPB if I can find it.

 

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12/3/2022 6:31pm

I hear freestone is pretty good especially if you have a RM100

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12/3/2022 6:34pm

I hear freestone is pretty good especially if you have a RM100

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12/3/2022 7:33pm

Texas Winter Series starts new years weekend at Freestone...Swan the following weekend...

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12/3/2022 8:39pm

There are a lot of places and types of riding in east Texas. Tapt House is open during the week. Buffalo Creek is more fun than most people will admit. Athens MX has great sand and it has great owners. RedBug is a small but fun track a little south of Tyler. Barnwell has a bunch of trails, but lots of rocks and roots. Plus a bunch of small "private" tracks that you could ride with invites. DM me, as I'm off of work the first two weeks of the year. Sure I could help find places. My cousin and I also do some trail rides on pitbikes lol.

12/3/2022 9:21pm

Swan is worth it if you get the chance, I like Buffalo creek it always seems like it was just prepped everytime I am there.  keep in mind, that time of year in Texas it can be 80 degrees, or it could be snow and ice. 

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12/4/2022 5:50pm

I tried to go to Red Bug middle of the week but the message on their phone said closed due to rain.  Headed back to the lake house Wed. or so to paint a screened in porch.  Red Bug is about 35 min from our little lake place.  May drag a scooter with me and sneak off from painting and get a quick ride in if they are open.  Never been there, would like to give it a try.  I’ll plan to ride Ultimate MX on Tuesday.  It’s a long long ways from Tyler area.

 Tyler is nice area.  We looked for property in the area once but didn’t put much effort in it.  I like East Texas, my semi high society wife doesn’t even though she is originally from Jefferson Co. In far Southeast Tx. 

Lot of Tracks in East Tx.  
 

12/4/2022 11:15pm Edited Date/Time 12/4/2022 11:17pm
wwdiii wrote:
I tried to go to Red Bug middle of the week but the message on their phone said closed due to rain.  Headed back to the...

I tried to go to Red Bug middle of the week but the message on their phone said closed due to rain.  Headed back to the lake house Wed. or so to paint a screened in porch.  Red Bug is about 35 min from our little lake place.  May drag a scooter with me and sneak off from painting and get a quick ride in if they are open.  Never been there, would like to give it a try.  I’ll plan to ride Ultimate MX on Tuesday.  It’s a long long ways from Tyler area.

 Tyler is nice area.  We looked for property in the area once but didn’t put much effort in it.  I like East Texas, my semi high society wife doesn’t even though she is originally from Jefferson Co. In far Southeast Tx. 

Lot of Tracks in East Tx.  
 

Around the Athens area is a hidden gem. The town is like a small town with almost every store you could need. Northwest inside the loop is ghetto but everywhere else is awesome. Lots of country living and good people. And around Lake Athens is definitely high society. 

RCMXracing
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12/5/2022 7:53am

Many Vital threads on Texas tracks you can search to gain insight. You didn’t say if you are camping or no? Reason asking is track locations in North TX are general divided East, South East, West, and North West from Dallas. Being mobile is key. Also not many midweek options. @his956facility is an excellent midweek option near Paradise, TX with camping facilities.

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12/5/2022 8:34am

All above mentioned are good.

Hit up Unground Mx and see if you can do drop in day training.  Nice little backyard track is The Pit in tool tx, open every day

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12/5/2022 11:06am Edited Date/Time 12/5/2022 11:07am

Swan is good but you're within driving distance of a hot bed for tracks.  Oak Hill MX, River Valley MX, and Village Creek MX are all worth the trip to DFW.  Underground is great but they don't do many open practice days.  A couple hours west you've got 3 Palms which is a fantastic facility, legendary Rio Bravo, Cycle Ranch.  Really just Google Texas Motocross Tracks and you'll get 20 options that are within reasonable driving distance.  

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12/6/2022 10:11am

Johnsonville Farm MX is in that area, great track, and good people.

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WhipMeister
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12/6/2022 8:47pm
Homey513 wrote:

Johnsonville Farm MX is in that area, great track, and good people.

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12/6/2022 9:15pm

I GET NAMED AFTER THIS CITY AND PRESIDENT JOHN TYLER THATS THE GUY WHO GIVED US TEXAS IT DOSENT FAR FORM ATHENS I THINK THE BEST TRACK IN TEXAS IS CYCUL RANCH BUT THATS CLOSE FREESTONE

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49weasel
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12/6/2022 9:29pm
RCMXracing wrote:
Many Vital threads on Texas tracks you can search to gain insight. You didn’t say if you are camping or no? Reason asking is track locations...

Many Vital threads on Texas tracks you can search to gain insight. You didn’t say if you are camping or no? Reason asking is track locations in North TX are general divided East, South East, West, and North West from Dallas. Being mobile is key. Also not many midweek options. @his956facility is an excellent midweek option near Paradise, TX with camping facilities.

Haven’t decided on what the best option is yet.  Leaning towards throwing 3 bikes in the truck and getting an Airbnb centrally located. Dragging the toy hauler is an option but with diesel prices 18 mpg sounds a lot cheaper than 9-10 mpg.  
 

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12/7/2022 3:29am
tylermx967 wrote:
I GET NAMED AFTER THIS CITY AND PRESIDENT JOHN TYLER THATS THE GUY WHO GIVED US TEXAS IT DOSENT FAR FORM ATHENS I THINK THE BEST...

I GET NAMED AFTER THIS CITY AND PRESIDENT JOHN TYLER THATS THE GUY WHO GIVED US TEXAS IT DOSENT FAR FORM ATHENS I THINK THE BEST TRACK IN TEXAS IS CYCUL RANCH BUT THATS CLOSE FREESTONE

About time you showed up!!

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12/7/2022 9:07am
Shawn142 wrote:
Swan is good but you're within driving distance of a hot bed for tracks.  Oak Hill MX, River Valley MX, and Village Creek MX are all...

Swan is good but you're within driving distance of a hot bed for tracks.  Oak Hill MX, River Valley MX, and Village Creek MX are all worth the trip to DFW.  Underground is great but they don't do many open practice days.  A couple hours west you've got 3 Palms which is a fantastic facility, legendary Rio Bravo, Cycle Ranch.  Really just Google Texas Motocross Tracks and you'll get 20 options that are within reasonable driving distance.  

I completely agree, if you are coming to Texas to ride moto I would start on the western side of DFW then work my way down I35, plenty of good tracks in that direction and trail riding in the hill county.  Nothing against the Tyler area tracks, but there are only a couple, and they are not always open. 

12/7/2022 10:02am

FYI, Athens MX also opens up their new supercross track this weekend (for advance riders only). If you like that sort of thing!

12/7/2022 1:21pm

956 is the best place to ride in DFW. Open 5 days a week usually. Best prep, new layout every day. 

Ride that during the week. River Valley and Village are close by. 

Swan/Underground/Johnsonville likely wont be open. Everything else is pretty sub par. I agree with above, stay on the West side of DFW. 

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12/7/2022 5:01pm
Graybeard wrote:

FYI, Athens MX also opens up their new supercross track this weekend (for advance riders only). If you like that sort of thing!

Trey (Swan owner) helped build Athens, so it should be good.

12/10/2022 8:05am

If you make it to Texas let me know, Ill come out and ride too

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