How To Build ATV Tracks

Many people dream of building an ATV racetrack.  Building your own track and getting into the dirt again reminds people of the fun they had during childhood.  A lot of kids enjoy building their racetrack for trains and toy cars.  However, doing it on the biggest scale can be challenging.  But outcome and reward in the end is well worth the challenge.

Things you will need to build an ATV track include:

• Pen or pencil


• Ruler


• Paper


• Land


• ATV


• Orange survey spray paint


• Pickax


• Shovel


• Bulldozer (optional)


• Backhoe (optional)

1. Look at the land and form a layout of the land in your mind.  Begin to learn the borders and figure out how far you have per edge.  It’s going to be like drawing a map, so be as detailed as possible. 


2. Use a pen and paper to draw a sketch of the outer shape of the land going to be used.  Be sure to use the borders and lines to recreate the shape on paper.  You don’t have to be exact with the inch, but you must get the basic shape that you will be working with.


3. Mark all the landscape features in the new shape.  Take note of the location of the hills, dips, trees, and humps that you want to use or avoid.  It is essential to be as accurate as possible when drawing the features.


4. Take a pencil and begin to draw the path you want the track to follow.  You need to make proper use of the landscape features.  Begin with the feature that you think most interesting.  Use it as a starting point and have the track go around other traits.  It should lead back to the starting point.


5. Continue to add ideas and attributes to the design.  It will take time, but you want the track to be distinctive and fun.  Think of new angles for turns.  The more turns you have, the longer you track will be.


6. Use a can of orange paint and walk on the track.  You need to mark each turn and section as you walk the track.  Riding and testing the turns will be a lot easier with the orange marks.


7. Ride the track on an ATV at a slow speed.  Keep in mind the turns, and remember the turns will seem tighter at low speeds.


8. Keep riding on the track and making observations.  Chances are some of your original ideas didn’t quite pan out as you expect.   So riding on the track will give you the best chance to find out what you like and don’t like.


9. Keep building on the track.  If you want a professional look, you will have to rent a bulldozer or backhoe.