2025 Blackwater Adventure Rally

About This Event

Welcome, everyone, to our 4th Annual Blackwater Adventure Rally, located in the heart of West Virginia. This rally site is truly a paradise for adventure and dual-sport riders! Our GPX tracks, provided by Infamous Adventure Routes, will leave you in awe as you discover breathtaking scenery through the stunning backcountry of the West Virginia mountains. Expect to experience mountain passes, incredible overlooks, fire towers, lakes, waterfalls, and caves. We offer 16 different routes that take you to notable places such as Douglas Falls, Blackwater Falls, Dolly Sods, Seneca Rocks, Sinks of Gandy, and the highest point in the state, Spruce Knob. You will also have the chance to explore the West Virginia mountain towns of Davis and Thomas, which are ranked among the top ten most visited towns in the country.

Blackwater Adventures is a father-and-son-run company supported by an amazing team of family, friends, and colleagues. My father and I are passionate about adventure riding and take every opportunity to explore. We cherish the sport and the community that comes with it!

That is the reason we decided to organize this event! We strive to design the rally based on what we, as adventure riders, would want to experience if we were attending a similar event.

Our main goal is to make new friends and ensure that everyone has a blast! The rally will offer fun and excitement for riders of all skill levels. Our base camp will be located at Camp Pioneer in Beverly, WV. The Blackwater Adventure Rally will provide camping, catered meals, live music, event challenges, and training in adventure riding skills.

Ticket & Event Information

1. General Admission Tickets: $200 per person include: event t shirt, 5 catered meals provided by Alpine Lodge (www.lodgeinalpena.com) , free self serve beer for those 21 and over provided by Big Timber Brewing Co, Live entertainment, field games and challenges Friday and Saturday night with prizes, showers and restrooms, 3 days of riding with 16 routes provided by Brian Holmes and his crew at “Infamous Adventure Routes” (http://iadv.info), and primitive camping

2. Catered meals will be served: Dinner on Friday, breakfast, a snack bag lunch and dinner Saturday and breakfast on Sunday

3. Pay as you go food will be provided Thursday evening and Friday morning at the AG building where registration is held

4. Male dorms are available in bunk house style with its own showers and restrooms. You must bring a sleeping bag and pillow.

5. Campers and box trailers are allowed in primitive camping area

6. Campers will be directed to camp site by event staff

7. Early check in will begin at noon Thursday September 11th

8. Event schedule will be released via email and Facebook a month before the rally. This allows us to add new things to the schedule as they become available.

9. GPX tracks will be released via email 1 week before the rally. We will have gps help at the event. We will post times for that.

10.) Vendor list will be released when we are closer to the event.

Purchase Info

1. Info needed when purchasing a ticket: AMA member? If yes provide AMA#, Name, address, phone #, email and t shirt size

2. If purchasing multiple tickets, provide info for each person

3. Our new Blackwater Adventures website is up and running. Check it out to stay up to date on all our future events! https://www.blackwatermotoadventures.com/

4. Contact us at blackwateradventurewv@gmail.com

Event Rules

1. All bikes must be licensed and insured to participate

2. All participants must have a motorcycle license

3. Must have a functioning gps to upload and use gpx tracks

4. This is an AMA sanctioned event. Membership is not required. Membership sales will be available on site.

5. Quiet time is 10:00pm, Required by Camp Pioneer 6. Everyone attending the event must purchase at least a general admission ticket

7. No drinking and riding or driving

8. Please be respectful when passing through local communities and neighborhoods. Be sure to obey speed limits and traffic laws

Rally Connex with Lee Martin

Lee Martin will be returning to our event this year to do a display about his company Rally Connex in Ontario Canada! Lee is an amazing rider and fun to be around. He always brings life to the party. He has an incredible motorcycle event company and its not that far away! If your looking to expand into same incredible events outside of the US, Lee is the guy to come see. Check out his website for all his upcoming events!

https://www.rallyconnex.com/

Adventure Bike Training with Pine Barrens Adventure Camp Off Pavement Motorcycle Riding School

This year we have teamed up with the crew at the Pine Barrens Adventure Camp off pavement motorcycle riding school to offer incredible adventure bike training from professional instructors!

About the Team

The Pine Barrens Adventure Camp Riding School will help improve your off-road riding abilities while preparing you to safely navigate your way through amazing and sometimes changing terrain. Both beginners and experienced riders will gain confidence by improving their skills. Our expert instructors will guide you through structured drills and help enhance your off road riding abilities.

The staff and instructors are champion Enduro, Motocross and Rally Moto Racers as well as experienced adventure riders. We have been passionately organizing AMA National and Local Adventure and Dual Sport rides in the Pinelands since 2005, and are also officers in enduro clubs, organizing this for the love of the sport, dedicated to sharing our expertise and enthusiasm with the riding community.

You can get more info from their website:

https://pinebarrensadventures.com/

Training Offered at the Event

They will be hosting four total classes of 12 students per class. The classes will consist of two half day beginner to intermediate classes and two half day intermediate to advanced classes. They will also host a trail ride on the last day of the event for those participants that want to get out and test their new skills. An individual may sign up for a Dirt 101 and a Dirt 102 class if they would like. The cost of each class will be $125 per person.

Dirt 101: Beginner to Intermediate

This is to give an idea of what you will be learning about in the class.

1.) rider gear, bike prep and ergonomics

2.) Balance points and rider positions covering sitting and standing

3.) Picking up the motorcycle. Common mistakes made and risk assessments as lessons progress.

4.) Slow riding, clutch, throttle control, finger and hand positions 5.) Front and rear wheel skidding and slide out

6.) Emergency stops and handling wheel spin under power 7.) Turning and cornering techniques

8.) Real world road and trail review and line selection. Reading the terrain, gravity and camber effects.

9.) Difficult terrain, dabbing and body English

10.) Momentum and speed. Up hills, down hills weight distribution

11.) Ruts, rough terrain, rocky up hills, slippery terrain 12.) Ecology talk, what is special about the local environment, where to ride, where not to ride.

Dirt 102: Intermediate to Advanced

1.) Gear and bike setup and review, covering suspension and computer settings

2.) Balance, throttle and weight distribution in technical terrain, controlling traction

3.) Importance of slow riding, play riding, visualization and expanding your comfort zone

4.) Riding positions and balance changing with speed and various surfaces

5.) Brake and power slide cornering, traction control, common mistakes and risk assessment as lessons progress

6.) Bad line, off line mistake recover. Accident and crash causes

7.) Line selection, awareness, wide angle vision

8.) Planning and using of all available terrain, space and features 9.) Rocky uphills, slipper down hills

10.) Using berms, techniques for ruts, mud, slippery conditions 11.) Log hopping, off camber, jumps and airborne situation control.

12.) Lessons covered on natural terrain, hand built obstacles and real world trails.

13.) Ecology talk, what is special about the local environment, where to ride, where not to ride.

All Must Participants in the Courses Must Have:

• Helmet

• Gloves

• Jacket (Elbow Protection)

• Long Pants

• Boots (Tall, MX, or Adventure Style)

• Knee, shin protection

• Knobby 50/50 tires

Camping & Lodging Information

Free Primitive Campsites are included in General Admission  Ticket Purchase (Bathroom & Showers Available)

40-Full Hook-Up Sites available for an additional $75.00

5-Campsites with water and electric for additional $45.00

50- Bunk House Dorms *Linens are NOT included, please  bring your own bedding* $30.00 

ALL FEES ARE ONE TIMES FEES FOR THE WHOLE EVENT!

Early Check-In Information  

Early check-in will begin Thursday, September 11th at noon.  Alpine Lodge will provide pay as you go food services for  Thursday Evening and Friday Morning. 

Check-Out Information  

Must be out of facility by 5PM Sunday, September 14th 

Refund Policy

Refunds Honored Until August 31st

We have slightly raised our prices this year due to increased  cost to put on the event. I am a privateer putting on a large  event without any backing from a large company. The ticket  cost goes right back into paying for all the cost for the event!  We try to keep our prices as low as possible so everyone can  come and enjoy. Make sure you read carefully and see how  much is included with your general admission ticket. I  promise that you wont be disappointed at this event!