Planning a Trip to Hatfield-McCoy

[Nvrgiveup]

Planning our first trip to Hatfield-McCoy in mid-April. Kinda settled on the Matewan House Bed and Breakfast and riding Devil Anse and Buffalo Mountain. For those of you who’ve been to the Matewan/Gilbert, WV areas, are there any “must see” things while we are there? Also, if you have a guide recommendation, feel free to let us know. Thanks in advance!


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[gullyjumper]

We just got a map and went on out on our own. The best place I have ever been riding !

 

[Bama-Daniel]

Haven’t been but really want to ride it. Enjoy.

 

[HBarlow]

I'm not aware of any truly "must see" places in Matewan but there is a little history.

The old railroad station building now houses an interesting little museum. It's worth an hour of your time. It's free but donations are appreciated.

Matewan was the scene of what is known as the Matewan Massacre that occurred in 1920.

Matewan Massacre (U.S. National Park Service)

www.nps.gov

matewan massacre - Search Videos

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A motion picture tells the story:

matewan massacre - Search Videos

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The town of Gilbert has a little more to offer in the way of food and lodging.

The great thing about that area is the Hatfield & McCoy trail system and the fact that those towns allow you to drive the streets in your UTV/ATV.

 

[Seth14]

Agreed with others on here! Loved riding down there. Wasn’t ready to come home! Unloaded the quads (what we had at the time) and never got back in a vehicle to go anywhere. We made the time to check out Matewan and the massacre site, it was neat to see because of the history. Matewan was a neat little town in general. Wife and kids did an airboat ride there on the river. You’ll like it! I can’t wait to go back!

 

[Seth14]

Oh, and I specifically remember being down there and realizing right away that I was not going to be buying a 4 seater Polaris ever! 😂 watching them do 3 point turns on the switchbacks did it for me. At that time the only thing I saw down there that I liked for a family utv running the trails was a Kawasaki Terex 4. That was pre P1K-5.

 

[PalmettoFarmer]

Me and the wife stayed at matewan house in September. It was great. Breakfast was great, there's a Mexican restaurant and a BBQ place within walking distance too. Everybody was nice as can be. Gas station and grocery store1/2 mile away. The trailhead was across the road from the b and b too. We grabbed a paper map and just went. Trails are well marked and easy to navigate. Plus they have a wash down station and a gated area to park your machine. Like others said, I parked my truck and never cranked it back up until we left. One con is the railroad is directly behind the place. The first night was very busy, but after that the train came through twice a night I think.

Meant to mention. We took Buffalo Mountain towards rock house and saw devil anses grave, that was pretty neat