Macadoo Hazleton Frenchtown area

[nasty88r]

Anyone riding in the Macadoo PA/ Hazleton area. I rode there a for about 4 years I used to park at the 8Bees campground they would charge us $10 a day but they stopped letting us park there and you have to be a full time member. Now I have nowhere to park, some friends went last summer and tried to park off of 309 and there was a cop camped out there watching. Is anyone familiar with the area is it still cool to ride there and a good spot to park? I know there was a quad shop not to far from there around 309 and 424 I believe it was.

I have a link to mapquest you can see the coal hills from the aerial view on mapquest click on the link then click aerial view and zoom in to level 12 and you will see the areas. Please someone help, you don't have to post so others can see I don't want this to become a hotspot. just shoot me a PM thanx alot

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/Mcadoo+PA/#a/maps/l:::Mcadoo:PA::US:40.91:-75.991669:city:Schuylkill+County/m:hyb:12:40.914791:-75.987785:0:0:/io:0:::::f:EN:M:/e

[nasty88r]

Also does anyone know if that is part of the Reading Anthracite property??

[nasty88r]

Here is another anyone ride here

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/700+Stockton+Rd+Hazleton+PA+18201/#a/maps/l::700+Stockton+Rd:Hazleton:PA:18201:US:40.9531:-75.951299:address:Luzerne+County/m:hyb:12:40.9531:-75.951299:0::/io:0:::::f:EN:M:/e

[Barrymaxx]

The freeland side of hazelton is no longer free to ride. Got caught last time I was there.

[CHAR250R]

Originally posted by Barrymaxx
The freeland side of hazelton is no longer free to ride. Got caught last time I was there.

Where?
What day of the week?
By who?
Any fine? :(

[nasty88r]

Yeah details please? You can PM me if you don't want to make any places HOT!

[CHAR250R]

I was riding with a few friends on Saturday 4/12/08. We rode between Rt 81 and Rt 309 in the strip mine they are reclaiming, and across the street all the way to Junedale. We saw no one else.

[LT250_JOE]

Have not been busted yet. Never bothered either. Just hours of breathing coaldust. I'll probably get blacklung if I keep going.

Sorry I cant give specifics of where I park/ride, I just know how to get there. Dont know names of roads, next time I go I'll write it all down and send you a P.M. I did wind up in a camp ground by accident this winter, I wonder if its the same place?

[nasty88r]

Probably is the same place. Where are you from??

[Barrymaxx]

Originally posted by CHAR250R
Where?
What day of the week?
By who?
Any fine? :(

Got caught on a sunday. By an official cop, hired to patrol the coal lands. Luckily we got off with a warning.

[LT250_JOE]

Originally posted by nasty88r
Probably is the same place. Where are you from??

Langhorne/Levittown area

[CHAR250R]

Originally posted by LT250_JOE
Have not been busted yet. Never bothered either. Just hours of breathing coaldust. I'll probably get blacklung if I keep going.

Sorry I cant give specifics of where I park/ride, I just know how to get there. Dont know names of roads, next time I go I'll write it all down and send you a P.M. I did wind up in a camp ground by accident this winter, I wonder if its the same place?


The camp ground might have been 8 Bees. Was it near Rt. 81? I was riding up there this week end. I ran into a group of about 15 riders. They said they were from Philly, all except 1 girl. She said she was from Hazleton. Cool group of peeps.

[LT250_JOE]

Not sure. Next time I go I'll post and maybe meet up. Wont be in the near future though (just brought child #2 into the world).

[b4wheeler]

Go to 8Bees campground and the owner will charge like $20 for you to park and then go run the old Paragon park all day.... That is what everyone else is doing.
Not sure on the legality issues, but they are doing it....

[Warrington85]

ive been to 8 bees twice on my old blaster, once we paid, once we did not. we got stopped and they were really ignornant about it, especially to a bunch of kids. (back in 01) haha. That place seems to be endless with LOTS of fun hills and miles of trails, the one time we went in a down pour and it was horrible but in the dry you cant beat it. is there any more info on the membership now? ive been out of the sport for awhile.

[venom450r]

We went riding in beaver meadows? in November & didn't see any cops on the trails. We parked right off 309 & didn't have any problems. Met up w/ a couple locals that took us on a nice trail/street ride. I even rode side by side w/ a cop car for about 30 seconds & he did nothing but laugh at me. I wish it was that easy where I live.

[tomscarpt]

That might be rac land anyone know?