ROAN MOUNTAIN — Carter County’s latest business is rapidly creating its climb to the top. That is due to the fact Higher Country UTV Mountain Tours is geared up with some impressive Yamaha Viking 3 and Polaris RZR utility terrain cars that can go straight up some of the steepest, muddiest trails like they ended up racing on flat land.
The business located just outside the house Roan Mountain Point out Park is owned by Monie and Janice McCoury and though they have used the very last few months carving the trails all through their mountainous 160 acres at 401 Hampton Creek Highway, they are not new to Carter County. For the previous 5 a long time, they have owned and expanded their profitable Off the Grid Mountain Adventures wherever U.S. 19E reaches its best level wherever Sullivan County and Carter County fulfill.
McCoury proudly stated Off the Grid still has a single the highest and swiftest zip traces in the East. He said it is 3,000 feet lengthy, 300 ft superior, and reaches speeds of 60 mph.
When Off the Grid has been a achievement, 1 point that did not triumph there was the all terrain automobile observe. Possibly the zip line, the gravity defying huge swings and the racing karts was just as well a lot wide range.
But the McCoury’s UTV organization took off when they transplanted it to Banner Elk, N.C. and started off Significant Region UTV four a long time in the past. That was on a 60-acre tract of land. Even though High Nation received rave opinions from his shoppers, Monie McCoury determined he could do greater by That was why he isrelocating Substantial State UTV back again to Tennessee and Hampton Creek.
“This is 160 acres, that is approximately three situations the dimensions,” McCoury stated. That space is effective exponentially to open up up extra path riding choices. He explained there are extra than 9 situations the trails on the new process. And that is just the two-dimensional part of the footprint. This park is tall. The mountain climbs high and better. Just when you reach the leading of one particular part of trails, you see yet another mountain going up considerably better, and that repeats by itself right until you finally achieve the true summit, where the top rated presents a 360 diploma panorama of mountain ridges in every single course.
Substantial Nation UTV Mountain Tours is now open up and is previously booked strong for this weekend, McCoury said. He is anticipating his business enterprise to climb like his cars, from 5,000 prospects previous calendar year to near to 10,000 this year.
He said Superior Country’s new locale is now building a popularity for vertical climbs and significant views. He mentioned buyer gratification is extremely significant to him and his number a single goal is security. He said the activity is COVID helpful since only one particular spouse and children rides in just about every automobile and all COVID recommendations are adopted.
The rides are $199 for the Vikings and $250 for the RZRs automobiles.
