Huntington Quarterly Summer 2022

Much like a ski resort, Heritage Farm features trails with different colors assigned to mark their level of difficulty.

P icture this. The wind is blowing through your hair, and the sun is shining on your face as you’re chauffeured up a mountain in a six-seat Utility Terrain Vehicle (UTV). When you reach the top, your driver unloads your mountain bikes, points to five dif ferent paths and tells you, “We took you up, now you get to choose your adventure down.” Oftentimes, it can be difficult for the average person to experience the beauty of theAppalachian forest. But now, withHeritage Farm’s Mountain RimBike Park, the region’s novice and expert bikers alike can take part in an adventurous experience that Heritage Farm Executive Director Audy Perry describes as “invigorating.” “Mountain biking is one of the best ways to experi ence nature, especially in the Appalachian Mountains. The idea to add a mountain bike park to Heritage Farm was inspired during a family trip to Damascus, Virginia. While there, we saw an old rail bed that has been transformed into a beautiful mountain bike trail. When I saw that, I knew we had an opportunity to do something truly special with our own trails.” And so they did. Perry said his team took advantage of the downturn in business during the height of the

Heritage Farm Executive Director Audy Perry was inspired to add a mountain bike park to the property while on a family trip to Damascus, Virginia.

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