Hatfield McCoy Rockhouse Black Trail 97 | Hardest Trail on Rockhouse? | Can Am X3 | RZR Turbo S

whats up everyone, in this video we tackle what is in my opinion the hardest trail on the Hatfield McCoy Rockhouse Trail System. there is one spot that is washed out and there are no trees to catch you if you roll, just a 150 foot drop to the trail below.... hope you enjoyed the video...
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[@MuddySox101]

About 15:45 love that SUPER SCOTT😂 puts his hand out as Jessie rocks towards him as if he is going to stop the machine from hitting him 😅😅😅. Absolutely love this channel

[@coreycampbell747]

Hell I was pumped for you guys I know how nasty that trail can be.

[@tcnpsu1]

Only bad part about the wash out….no trees to stop you from a 600-ft roll. Mental part of it is intense. Been waiting weeks for this video.

[@pyrostwistedride4821]

Great video as usual! A group of us was on that trail last year, however did not attempt it because of our passengers. Big difference from what it was last year.

[@stevenancykulp5884]

A friend and I went down that trail on Can Am Outlanders in '16 or '17. It took us an hour to do it with us hanging on the back of each others atv's for balance. That trail is a lot worse now. Great video

[@danielrhodes3616]

We were there last weekend. We were instructed to stay off of 97. Great job for climbing that one. Very smart approach. Love your videos

[@TheCanAmCrew]

Thanks. Trail 97 can go wrong real quick. I’m glad everything worked out for the best but I definitely wouldn’t do it without the winch in that spot haha

[@justaddmudd2852]

very cool- great video

[@kevinmacdowell7959]

I can vouch for the severity of that trail ! I went up the mountain on the same trail back when they had the grand opening and at that time there was a 12" rock lip at the very top. It's definitely memerable.

[@NAXAKSTA]

I love this channel because they are all “painted” brown. Actual off road machines getting smashed and dirty. Thank you for encouraging the winch.

[@TheCanAmCrew]

👊🏻👊🏻

[@eddiepaschall2641]

This an excellent video because it shows that your winch isn’t just to pull you put out of dam MUDD. Great job y’all!!

[@TheCanAmCrew]

Thank you. We appreciate that.

[@BollmanRacingTeam]

Nice video, Jesse....You guys are crazy!! See ya soon

[@TheCanAmCrew]

🤣🤣🤘🏻💯

[@vaoff-roadlife9710]

I pulled up to that wash out spot before and said NOPE! Looked down the side there and nothing to stop you if you start rolling. 97 is gnarly man.

[@TheCanAmCrew]

You got that right, that spot is sketchy lol.

[@TrilhanaSerraByAntonio]

Perfect! Congratulations for the content, a strong hug from the Channel, our City, Águas Belas Pernambuco and Brazil.

[@TheCanAmCrew]

Thank you 💯

[@jte-cr5sv]

Great video and very smart approach! Our group of quads attempted 97 in Sept of 2019. The washout wasn't there but there was still the drop down to trail 37. I read an article about a man and woman going off that section in May 2021 and rolled down to 37 and was life-flighted to Charleston...cannot find any follow up articles but it sounded bad and I think that is what you reference early in the vid. I just looked and the new trial map did away with trail 37 and increased the entrance to trail 97. Anyway, in 2019 the first section wasn't too bad if you were careful and had spotters. As we were getting the group up the first part, one of my buddies was being aggressive and went ahead alone to the second section at 2:10 and tried but had his quad flip back on him and pinned him to that rock ledge on the left. He was ok, but we still called EMS to have him checked out back at Twin Hollows - when in doubt, make the call!!! In 2019 that was a nasty trail...looks 10x worse today and probably should be black-red. Rockhouse black trails are much harder than the other H&M black trails that we have ridden in the past.

[@TheCanAmCrew]

I saw a Facebook post about that couple that went down over 97. I saw that they both survived. Luckily. It could have gone a lot worse. This trail can get pretty sketchy. Glad to hear your group was ok too.

[@marsbar4089]

You guys are wild & crazy 🤪 Thank goodness y'all used the winch on that 1st part. Great driving skills all around. Love the way y'all help & watch out for each other. Keep up these GREAT videos. Also not sure if I've mentioned it but LOVE the addition of that RZR turbo S. That's what I drive 😃😎

[@TheCanAmCrew]

Thank you. We appreciate it very much.

[@marsbar4089]

Been watching your videos for awhile now. Never a let down. My brother n law has an X3 4 seater & my son has a RZR 900 trail 2 seater. Mine is a RZR turbo S 4 seater. Wish we had some trail systems like these around here in New Mexico (above Texas on the left 😁).

[@TheCanAmCrew]

@@marsbar4089 if you ever want to make the trip up this way let me know. I’ll show you around.

[@ashleywynn4923]

Awesome video. Because of some of the remote places i ride and fish, best safety device I’ve ever bought that I hope I never need is a PLB. No subscription, works anywhere in the USA and many other countries. Small device that you can also get the one that floats. I got the ACR brand. Just a thought for yall.

[@TheBeatenTrail]

I cant even imagine. Great video. Outlaw Reed Junction was insane enough for me.

[@TheCanAmCrew]

Trail 97 in my opinion is the hardest black Hatfield McCoy trail. It should be labeled double black at least. Reed junction is an awesome trail.

[@happierendings139]

man I really wish we coulda got to hit this and 32! Rockhouse is awesome! Great video!

[@TheCanAmCrew]

Ya 32, 97 and 35 were all removed from there map due to logging. Those 3 trails were some of the best Hatfield McCoy had to offer. Maybe someday they will go back on

[@Jeepboy]

Me and my wife took our yxz up that alone 4th of July weekend 22!!!some good spotting and her behind the wheel we made it!!!!!

[@TheCanAmCrew]

Hatfield McCoy dozed this trail months ago and is now like a green/blue trail. I wish they would have left it alone and just made it a double black rather than fixing it.

[@wittelarry1]

Gotta love that pucker factor

[@jimpat1977]

Jason makes it look easy

[@eastcoastriders1267]

Nice trail.

[@vvvvraptorvvvv]

Making a list of trails to stay away from when we go in May. this is one! LOL. not necessarily for my own good, but the wife would probably walk home from there. lol ... the video with the big rock ledge was another one. the one where you went to the lookout over Williamson I believe.

[@TheCanAmCrew]

The trail itself isn’t real hard but it’s the the wash out that makes this trail very dangerous. I don’t show it well in the video but it’s a 200 foot drop with no trees to catch you if you slide over on the washout. This trail isn’t one to take lightly that’s for sure.

[@vvvvraptorvvvv]

@@TheCanAmCrew it's our first trip, we will try to find the easier routes. however, I will be prepared if we come across some challenges. thanks for the tips!

[@justinheath4729]

Great videos. Subscribed.

[@TheCanAmCrew]

Thank you. We really appreciate it.

[@dirtjunkienation]

97 is dope

[@TheCanAmCrew]

It used to be!! We just did an update video of this trail a couple weeks ago. It’s nothing now unfortunately

[@mikeruder336]

We ran it last week. Didn’t know I was on 97 til I was on it. Went right up it with out stoping . I was a little busy driving it thou. And I did give it a little more skinning pedal . 2022 KRX .

[@TheCanAmCrew]

Ya, unfortunately they dozed this trail and 32 a month or so ago.

[@shawnshaffer4230]

nice

[@scottfatta8133]

What an adrenaline rush !!!!!!

[@TheCanAmCrew]

It definitely was.

[@14ridebikes]

Went up that this spring in xp and it’s pretty sketchy but not super hard

[@tcnpsu1]

We did 97 last fall. My first trip to Hatfield. Basically hugged right as much as possible and hit perpendicular. You must commit. Not sure i would ever do it again. But i did do it, so there’s that.

[@TheCanAmCrew]

Haha, I don’t think I’d do it again without the winch hooked up. It would be a different story if there were trees to catch you if you roll lol.

[@tcnpsu1]

@@TheCanAmCrew absolutely. You’ve climbed worse. But when it’s on a cliff. Need a diaper

[@Ltr450jeremy]

Awesome video. Very smart group of riders !!

[@TheCanAmCrew]

Thanks man, it’s not worth going for that ride hahaha. I feel like we could have done it without a winch but didn’t want to chance it.

[@Ltr450jeremy]

@@TheCanAmCrew no not worth the risk. To hard to predict when a machine is going to slide. That was an awesome example for viewers to ride smarter , not harder. U still ate the climb up with ease . I think they need to put some logs on that hill to keep people from sliding over. Let people enjoy trying to make it without getting hurt and destroying a 20-30k machine

[@TheCanAmCrew]

@@Ltr450jeremy I agree 100% we hit it mainly because they’ve been closing a lot of good black and double black trails down. I wanted to hit it before they closed it or groomed it. I can’t believe it’s not labeled double black yet haha.

[@Ltr450jeremy]

@@TheCanAmCrew i hope they don’t groom it. Just put some logs that would play the role of a guard rail at that off camber spot. Rest of trail looks perfect. I’d love to hit it but obviously not going to alone lol. But keep up the good work. You all are my new favorite group to watch ride

[@TheCanAmCrew]

That’s awesome man. Thanks. Next time we’re in that area we’ll hook up and hit some good trails. You’ll really like 95 too if you haven’t hit that one yet. It’s intimidating but very doable.

[@ohiostate9156]

Try having a not so good trail map reader in the lead when you are in a ranger xp1000 and they are in a utility sxs as well and roll up on this big uhhh wrong trail moment. It was funny however passing guys with machines like yours when we were coming off the trail head in our rangers we said you got her boys she aint that bad lol. Oh and our trail lead has been demoted after such incident haha.

[@TheCanAmCrew]

😆😆

[@ngrey_2155]

Went up it on a bike last weekend. Camera doesn’t show anything.

[@coleguello796]

Was just down at Rockhouse last weekend. Had a crew of about 12 UTV's. I can confirm trail 97 is no joke. I was on my dirt bike checking the trails ahead of the group to see if they were safe. We ended up passing on sending the whole crew up this nasty one. Give my video on trail 97 a watch.

[@TheCanAmCrew]

Just watched the video. That was pretty cool. Hard wipeout the first day followed up by making it the second. Awesome job. And that rzr at the end is no joke. How wide is he?

[@coleguello796]

@@TheCanAmCrew That was my brother who had the wipeout on the first day. He is just starting to get use to being on a bike again. His rzr is where all his time and money goes to haha. He has that sucker 92" wide!! Sometimes its a huge advantage being that wide other times its a pain in the ass. I noticed at rockhouse there were alot of trails or culverts he wouldn't even fit through. He only took her out the last day. We have to put 31" wheels on just to fit it in the trailer lol. Definitely check out his KZbin channel for UTV content. Got some great UTV videos of the nastiest trails on the east coast. Search for Chase Guello.

[@nathanu.2061]

@@coleguello796 I checked him out that’s some crazy shit man talk about a adrenaline rush

[@jeffalbers105]

the video never truly shows how difficult these trails are!

[@TheCanAmCrew]

I couldn’t agree more….

[@minekaiju77]

The camera makes it all look so easy

[@liveinbarrieontario]

Awesome Video man, what camera and extension rod are you using to swivel between you and the buggies? Thanks in advance :-)

[@TheCanAmCrew]

Thank you, we’re using go pros with go pro roll bar mounts and a go pro flex jaw mount.

[@timhawkins2258]

I went up that trail in my zforce 950 in October,I have 32's on it ,I don't remember alot of that washout though , wonder if it was fixed when we went

[@TheCanAmCrew]

They dozed this trail a little over a year ago and cleaned up all the rough sections.

[@timhawkins2258]

It's still a bad ass trail ,had my hands shaking at the top

[@Boingdande]

When your ready for a more relaxing trip hit me up. We have a place in the western UP. Much easier on the machines and underwear.

[@TheCanAmCrew]

🤣🤣 definitely. We had an awesome time at Drummond island. It was my first time in the up. I would love to go back.

[@TarheelTrailblazer]

Mad respect to you guys for doing the right thing and bringing out the winch. Too many out there are too arrogant to use the tools we put in these machines for these very purposes. And they end up injured or killed because they were too proud to roll out a winch. After all that work, was there at least a good view at the top? 🤣 Great videos. Keep up the good work.

[@TheCanAmCrew]

Thank you💯 unfortunately there was not a view but we were pretty pumped to at least check 97 off the list haha.

[@andrewzeni]

Wonder if someone could have came down the trail and hooked up the winch. I want to do this with you guys.

[@TheCanAmCrew]

I don’t know that there are trees that you couldn’t hook to coming down the trail. I always like to climb trails rather than going down them. If your in the area next time we’re down I’ll do it with you.

[@hazelwoodgarage]

I think some dynamite and a skid steere could do wonders for that trail, lol

[@TheCanAmCrew]

Haha, they actually did doze this trail. It’s pretty easy now.

[@SXShub]

97 is no joke lol was just there in April, going back in sept. You guys run a front sway?

[@TheCanAmCrew]

We don’t run a front sway bar. Unfortunately they dozed trail 97 so now it’s like a green/blue trail.

[@SXShub]

@@TheCanAmCrew ya a lot of things were being worked on and closed. One of the main cut through connectors to DA and RH was closed. Took us forever to get to Buffalo mountain from Appalachian resort because of that

[@andreynaumov6217]

[@dtgade9174]

Awesome video man! I was wondering what your setup is for sway bars? You have a lot of flex in the front so I’m assuming no front sway bar, but have you done anything different with the rear?

[@TheCanAmCrew]

Hey, thanks for watching. We don’t run front sway bars. It handles the off camber stuff so much better. We keep the rear hooked up so when we run fast trails we can still keep up.

[@nathanu.2061]

Camera doesn’t do it justice hell I went up trail 94 pinnacle creek on a 2021 rancher and on video it looks like nothing but standing beside my quad it was straight down hill basically I like the climbing part just going down hill is sketchy especially after a hard rain.

[@TheCanAmCrew]

Ya cameras never show true perspective haha.

[@daleliske9757]

Going to H&M in 2 weeks. Never been. Just wondering in anyone's opinion if it would be any easier with 4x4 utility atv.? Less weight and rollover possibilities. Want to attempt. We are experienced riders, have winches and tow strap. Just looking for opinions on whether to attempt. Thanks for any advice.

[@TheCanAmCrew]

Hatfield McCoy did just doze the harder trails and I hear they are much easier now so it wouldn’t hurt to check it out.

[@JDHarpr]

What width is our machine? You mentioned a couple times that your width is an issue in these spots?

[@TheCanAmCrew]

We have 64” X3’s.

[@wtwoffroad]

We’re those 33 or 35” 370s on the leading rig

[@TheCanAmCrew]

He’s running 33” 370s in this video.

[@kentuckylife2724]

man i have mixed feelings on this ...number1 why try it if u gonna winch? number 2 why winch ,If u dont climb it without winching ...Did u really climb it?

[@TheCanAmCrew]

This part isn’t hard, just sketchy. I have a family to go home to, I don’t mind rolling but I don’t want to roll 200 to the bottom. No trees to stop you.

[@johnnoel2845]

Are the sway bars disconnected on the X3's? Are you running limit straps?

[@TheCanAmCrew]

Yes, we all have our sway bars disconnected. Myself and Scott do not run straps but my wife’s x3 does have limit straps and they are set to 1” above full droop. Haven’t noticed a negative effect running no straps as of yet.

[@timjeffreys6855]

Why aren't y'all running the electronic disconnecting sway bar, so you would have the advantage of best of both worlds

[@TheCanAmCrew]

@@timjeffreys6855 that’s a good question haha. Just have forked over the cash for them yet. It’s rough always buying for 2 machines lol. We were checking out the shock therapy ones.

[@reesemcgee708]

What’s the purpose of the Turbo S running the roxxzillas backwards?

[@TheCanAmCrew]

Hahah. I was wondering when someone was going to notice lol. He said he runs then backwards every once in a while so they don’t get curved on the tread. So he flips them to keep the tread more squared.

[@jbw5485]

What size are the tires on the orange RC? Are they system 3 370’s or carnivores?

[@TheCanAmCrew]

They are 33 inch xtr 370s.

[@jbw5485]

@@TheCanAmCrew 🤘🏼🤘🏼thanks man

[@trailrzr5580]

This trail has been updated and paved hasn’t it?

[@TheCanAmCrew]

It was dozed yes. But it was also recently taken off the map. I think they are logging that area now. 97 and 32 both were removed.

[@nathanu.2061]

Imagine trying to take a quad up this sketchy

[@TheCanAmCrew]

Ya, no thank you 🤣

[@PeachStateATV]

Following your trip that was sketchy

[@TheCanAmCrew]

They dozed this trail last year making it very easy, but a few months ago they removed it from the map so they could log it. It’s unfortunate because it was a good technical trail.

[@adamharris1689]

Where will you be riding this weekend

[@TheCanAmCrew]

We’ll probably hit up a place close to home. Maybe rock run recreation.

[@adamharris1689]

Was thinking about heading there tomorrow with my son in-law do you welcome atvs

[@TheCanAmCrew]

Absolutely. We’ll probably hit some of the harder jeep trails and make a video out of it if your into that. We’ll ride around without filming too but they will be the first thing we do.

[@adamharris1689]

Ok sounds good hopefully see there

[@TheCanAmCrew]

@@adamharris1689 hey, just wanted to let you know that I wasn’t going to be able to make it tomorrow.

[@Ohioturbos]

What winch bumper is on that turbo s?

[@TheCanAmCrew]

I’ll have to ask him and let you know.

[@TheCanAmCrew]

He said it’s a Polaris desert bumper with a custom plate added.

[@Ohioturbos]

@@TheCanAmCrew thanks!

[@Jeepboy]

Where are the views in the beginning

[@TheCanAmCrew]

That would be the devils steps near man. This intro covers our series from august of last year when we were there.

[@kentuckylife2724]

if u didnt care what anyone says ,U wouldn't have said it....

[@TheCanAmCrew]

Said what?