This is a short trail you can ride in one afternoon. It's a great trail to take your Jetmoto. At just under 3-miles, this ATV trail will take your through some winding, densely wooded areas that are a really enjoyable ride. The ATV trail is rated as easy so it is a fantastic spot for beginning ATVers to get their feet wet for maneuvering their ATVs. The ATV trails are open from June thru September and be aware you will be sharing these trails with horseback riders, motorcyclists and mountain bikers.
Chalk Mountain Road will take ATV rides through old growth spruce/fir forest and alpine meadows. An interesting side note about Chalk Mountain is that during the 1970s, Chalk Mountain served as site of an observatory constructed by Louisiana State University.
The road itself provides good views of Mount of the Holy Cross, Chicago Ridge and a mining operation. Before you ride, the Forest Service asks that you do always do a pre-ride inspection of your ATV to make sure it is in good working order. Too many times, people get stuck out on the trails simply because they didn't do a little preventive maintenance on their ATVs. It only takes a minute to assure your ATV is mechanically sound and you won't have to worry about anything interrupting your fun riding the ATV trails.
The National Forest requires that you wear your ATV helmet at all times and you must stop and register your ATV at the Forest Ranger's station where you will be given a sticker that must be prominently displayed at all times when you ride.
Chalk Mountain is a fun ride for a day's outing with your Jetmoto ATV, if you're looking for a new place to ride, make Chalk Mountain your next riding destination.
