How to Build Your Own ATV or UTV Track

ATVs and UTVs are extremely popular powersports vehicles and many people enjoy taking them out to nature trails and public off-roading areas. But what if you didn’t even have to take your powersports vehicle anywhere in order to ride it? If you’ve got the space on your property, you can construct your very own ATV/UTV track for you and your friends, family and neighbors to ride at your leisure.

Follow these steps to construct a safe and legal ATV/UTV track on your property.

Can You Do It?

First, it’s important that you consider whether you can actually build a track on your property. You don’t want to dig up a bunch of turf only to discover some legal or practical reason why this isn’t going to work. Here are some questions you’ll want to answer:

• Does your neighborhood have any noise restrictions you need to comply with?
• Are there building permits necessary for a track in your county?
• Will your neighbors accept a track that can produce noise and dust? Is there a way you can help make your track more neighbor-friendly by creating noise-reducing barriers such as stands of trees or fences?
• Is the land you want to build on free of dangerous obstructions such as boulders, deep ditches or tree stumps?
• Will a track even fit in the area?

Once you’ve ironed out these logistics, you can proceed.

Who’s Going to Use the Track?

Your next order of business is to consider the types of riders who will ride your track. Are you aiming to build a track for children and teens or beginners to ride on? You’ll want to ensure that it’s a reasonably simple and flat track that doesn’t have any challenges beyond their skill level.

Conversely, if you’re building a track for experienced riders, you’ll want to make sure it’s fun enough for them to ride without being dangerous. 

If you intend on allowing people who aren’t in your immediate family to ride on the track, it’s important to ensure that you have the insurance coverage to protect yourself from paying for medical bills or property damage.

Plot Your Layout

Now you can plan how the track will look. When you’re considering where to place your jumps, try to use the slopes and other natural features already on your land so you don’t have to construct them out of nothing. This will save you time. Ensure that there is 30 feet or more of space between each jump.

A common issue with powersports tracks is drainage. If you’re building in an area that gets a lot of rain or snow, you’ll need to make sure that you have slopes or pipes installed that will help drain water away from the track.

Construct the Track

In order to construct your track, you’ll want to rent a bulldozer or excavator that will help you to move dirt around quickly and easily. It can be helpful to have some friends with shovels to smooth and even out your work after you dig the major parts of the track. Don’t try to build a track that’s too challenging to finish; remember that you can always add onto the track later! A simpler track will be finished more quickly so everyone can ride it, and you can determine what features you may want to add after a few weeks of usage.

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