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( clsnowmobiles. com), stands ready to help with trail guides, rental sleds, trailering, and sled recovery services.
But what I like best about riding here is that nowhere in New York State rolls out the red carpet for snowmobilers like Chautauqua County. The people here are genuinely glad to see you, and they want you to have a great time while responsibly enjoying their trails and pit stops. So what are you waiting for? Located roughly half way between Buffalo and Cleveland, access is easy via I-90 or I-86. For more information, contact the Chautauqua County Visitors Bureau at tourchautauqua. com or 866 / 908-4569.
A typical Allegheny National Forest trail through the trees, with one of the hundreds of trailside oil derricks that are a unique part of the scenery here.
Allegheny National Forest, Pennsylvania
Located on high ground that holds snow when the rest of the Keystone State is browned out, the Allegheny National Forest covers well over a half-million acres in parts of four counties in northwestern Pennsylvania.
Inside this“ Land of Many Uses” are more than 360 miles of snowmobile trails including the generally well-marked 114-mile“ loop run” around the forest. There is unusual good scenery on the Kiasutha side trail, particularly at Jake’ s Rocks – a group of huge erratic boulders – and the Kinzua Dam and reservoir that Johnny Cash sang about in his groundbreaking Bitter Tears album(“ Cornplanter, can you swim?”).
There are also many opportunities to see small oil wells that are still harvesting superb Pennsylvania crude right at trail side, another unusual bit of scenery that is unique to this part of the state. And keep a sharp eye out for the abundant and diverse wildlife found there.
Some of the trails, like the hilltop runs south of Westline, are actually joint-use roads