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Originally Posted by the_ninja
What is the best trail that you have ever ridden on?
The "best" trail is often the one that you find yourself riding on at any given moment.
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Wow...... Not sure on best trail.............. But I love Winter Park, CO, Best town....
While home at Colorado Springs... Palmer Park - Cheyenne, Tempalton, Palmer point
Gold Camp - Seven Bridges, section 16
Ute Valley - (no name) go to top, turn left, down the rocky trail
While home at Colorado Springs... Palmer Park - Cheyenne, Tempalton, Palmer point
Gold Camp - Seven Bridges, section 16
Ute Valley - (no name) go to top, turn left, down the rocky trail
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The best trail**********? Long branch to Butter Gap in Pisgah last Tue. Fun dry and fast. Thais will change on Sat. becuse I will be riding some other trail and that will be my fav.
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The parking lot in my condo complex. (I'm afraid of nature.)
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Originally Posted by the_ninja
What is the best trail that you have ever ridden on?
Thanks in advance!
Thanks in advance!
my home trails at the south end of Georgian Bay
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Porcupine Rim - Moab, Utah
Amassa Back - Moab, Utah
Caney Bottom, Buttergap, Cat Gap Loop, Black Mountain - Pisgah, NC
Old Fort Trail - NC (off of I-40)
Kanawha State Forest - Charleston, WV
Bear Mountain - Slatyfork, WV
Red Run - Slatyfork, WV
Amassa Back - Moab, Utah
Caney Bottom, Buttergap, Cat Gap Loop, Black Mountain - Pisgah, NC
Old Fort Trail - NC (off of I-40)
Kanawha State Forest - Charleston, WV
Bear Mountain - Slatyfork, WV
Red Run - Slatyfork, WV
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Originally Posted by R. Danneskjöld
The "best" trail is often the one that you find yourself riding on at any given moment.
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My favorite (the best) at the moment is owls roost, which is here in town. It just happens to be the trail I've ridden most here lately.
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yeah i have no 'best' trails. they are all 'best' for some reason or another.
there's the "ellen davis trail" that's literally like 3 blocks from my house, itself is singletrack and about 1 mile long, 1 short steep hill, and thats it. but it connects via MUPs and other short singletrack trails to make a 40 mile loop while barely ever touching roads. now that's flippin awesome as far as im concerned. a great daily ride of adjustable length
then there's the lacamas lake trail, not very technical, most of it is doubletrack, but it is on a mountain, so if you park at the bottom you can climb climb climb to get the HR up, then fly down it back to the car, do that a few times and it's fun and a great work out, and there's many side trails with waterfalls, dry rock riverbeds, etc.. a great afternoon or weekend workout
then we have the tarbell/bells mtn/jones creek trail systems. very technical, very steep, about a 20 to 40 minute drive from my house, depending on which trailhead you want to go to. aggressive xc, freeride, all mountain, all can be found on this trail system. also about 3 miles of flat easy stroller trails too. it starts with 1.6miles of baby stroller trails to the trailhead, then its a 35% climb for about 3 miles, muddy, rooty, switchbacks. then it becomes fairly easy rolling hills for about 4 miles, then it gets more steep downhills, steep climbs, log rides, mountain vistas, etc.. for about a 18 mile loop on the main trail. the forest service says there's about 440 miles of forest roads and motorbike trails within this system so you could be going here for years and not see everything. sweet.
then there's powell butte. its right in the middle of the city, a huge butte over looking Portland on every side. some hills and lots of windy trails. lots of dog poop and hippies but not a bad ride, and great views. similar to but different from the lacamas trail.
Then we have Bend, Oregon. I only got to ride 2.5 trails in this wonderful mtb friendly town. 1 was "shevlin park" basically a 6 mile stretch of easy rolling singletrack. not hard at all but you basically coast for 6 miles staying around 16mph with barely pedaling. lots of fun. another one was Phil's trail. you can either do 22 miles up a gradual hill with rolling dips. or do 3 miles up an excruciating climb then 22 miles coasting down the rolling dips. parallel to the 3 mile climb is a downhill dirt jump track. side trails can meander you into the forest another 60miles up mt bachelor. we intend to return this summer with a lot more available time.
Let us not forget Mt Hood. you can get a day use ski lift pass and ride all the ski slopes, ranging from the bunny slope to double-diamond. they recommend FS with hydros for the double diamond. i know a guy that spent up a new set of V pads in 1 day there. they also have wheeled toboggan rides when you get tired. farther down the same road are some "epic aggro xc" trails. locals offer 1 day, 3day and 7 day mtb guided excursions.
if you've read all this then by now you know there is no best, they all rule.
there's the "ellen davis trail" that's literally like 3 blocks from my house, itself is singletrack and about 1 mile long, 1 short steep hill, and thats it. but it connects via MUPs and other short singletrack trails to make a 40 mile loop while barely ever touching roads. now that's flippin awesome as far as im concerned. a great daily ride of adjustable length
then there's the lacamas lake trail, not very technical, most of it is doubletrack, but it is on a mountain, so if you park at the bottom you can climb climb climb to get the HR up, then fly down it back to the car, do that a few times and it's fun and a great work out, and there's many side trails with waterfalls, dry rock riverbeds, etc.. a great afternoon or weekend workout
then we have the tarbell/bells mtn/jones creek trail systems. very technical, very steep, about a 20 to 40 minute drive from my house, depending on which trailhead you want to go to. aggressive xc, freeride, all mountain, all can be found on this trail system. also about 3 miles of flat easy stroller trails too. it starts with 1.6miles of baby stroller trails to the trailhead, then its a 35% climb for about 3 miles, muddy, rooty, switchbacks. then it becomes fairly easy rolling hills for about 4 miles, then it gets more steep downhills, steep climbs, log rides, mountain vistas, etc.. for about a 18 mile loop on the main trail. the forest service says there's about 440 miles of forest roads and motorbike trails within this system so you could be going here for years and not see everything. sweet.
then there's powell butte. its right in the middle of the city, a huge butte over looking Portland on every side. some hills and lots of windy trails. lots of dog poop and hippies but not a bad ride, and great views. similar to but different from the lacamas trail.
Then we have Bend, Oregon. I only got to ride 2.5 trails in this wonderful mtb friendly town. 1 was "shevlin park" basically a 6 mile stretch of easy rolling singletrack. not hard at all but you basically coast for 6 miles staying around 16mph with barely pedaling. lots of fun. another one was Phil's trail. you can either do 22 miles up a gradual hill with rolling dips. or do 3 miles up an excruciating climb then 22 miles coasting down the rolling dips. parallel to the 3 mile climb is a downhill dirt jump track. side trails can meander you into the forest another 60miles up mt bachelor. we intend to return this summer with a lot more available time.
Let us not forget Mt Hood. you can get a day use ski lift pass and ride all the ski slopes, ranging from the bunny slope to double-diamond. they recommend FS with hydros for the double diamond. i know a guy that spent up a new set of V pads in 1 day there. they also have wheeled toboggan rides when you get tired. farther down the same road are some "epic aggro xc" trails. locals offer 1 day, 3day and 7 day mtb guided excursions.
if you've read all this then by now you know there is no best, they all rule.
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The trails where I felt the most joy and fun, as well as hitting that zone would be
Best "Zone" and or severe pain
River Runs Through it
Gargamel
Foreplay
Best "Lift"
There are also a couple of lift assisted trails I love
Just about any trail up garbonzo
Lower whistler DH
Best "xc"
Thrill Me Kill Me to comfortably numb
OR
Both of those trails individually. Classic
Best "need to ride but don't want to trek to the trail head trail"
Emerald Forest
Lost Lake Markel trails
those would be some of my "bests"...
Best "Zone" and or severe pain
River Runs Through it
Gargamel
Foreplay
Best "Lift"
There are also a couple of lift assisted trails I love
Just about any trail up garbonzo
Lower whistler DH
Best "xc"
Thrill Me Kill Me to comfortably numb
OR
Both of those trails individually. Classic
Best "need to ride but don't want to trek to the trail head trail"
Emerald Forest
Lost Lake Markel trails
those would be some of my "bests"...
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Originally Posted by R. Danneskjöld
I have ridden on dozens of "best" trails.
The "best" trail is often the one that you find yourself riding on at any given moment.
The "best" trail is often the one that you find yourself riding on at any given moment.
Total Zen, you can't get any better than that
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Originally Posted by Maelstrom
The trails where I felt the most joy and fun, as well as hitting that zone would be
Best "Zone" and or severe pain
River Runs Through it
Gargamel
Foreplay
Best "Lift"
There are also a couple of lift assisted trails I love
Just about any trail up garbonzo
Lower whistler DH
Best "xc"
Thrill Me Kill Me to comfortably numb
OR
Both of those trails individually. Classic
Best "need to ride but don't want to trek to the trail head trail"
Emerald Forest
Lost Lake Markel trails
those would be some of my "bests"...
Best "Zone" and or severe pain
River Runs Through it
Gargamel
Foreplay
Best "Lift"
There are also a couple of lift assisted trails I love
Just about any trail up garbonzo
Lower whistler DH
Best "xc"
Thrill Me Kill Me to comfortably numb
OR
Both of those trails individually. Classic
Best "need to ride but don't want to trek to the trail head trail"
Emerald Forest
Lost Lake Markel trails
those would be some of my "bests"...
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Originally Posted by junkyard
Man... around Connecticut, the trails are named things like: Red or Green or Purple or Yellow.
Whos up for fuscha?...(sp)
Sorry man, I am all over purple...
**** I wanted to ride black and blue
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Originally Posted by gastro
CBC on Mt. Seymour was one of the more memorable trails I rode last year. Lots of soul up there.
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Old Springs which goes down into Tenessee valley. Fast, curvy, bumpy, good camber, hard on you and the bike, but oh so rewarding.
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Originally Posted by LowCel
Caney Bottom, Buttergap, Cat Gap Loop, Black Mountain - Pisgah, NC
Hmmmmmm, that sounds like a good ride..........
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Hmmmmmm, that sounds like a good ride..........
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Caney Bottom, Burnt Mtn, or Mohican Wilderness
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1.Whoop-De-Do Trail Tucson Az!
Starts at 9200' at Summerhaven just outside Tucson,drops down to 3100' in just 7-8 miles,has these jumps/ramps every few hunderd yards or so...Fast with LOTS of air!!
2.Gates Pass, also in Tucson.
Miles of some of the Sonora Deserts most wonderful single track that criss-crosses all over!
I Think Tucson is one of the US's most underrated places to ride,for both on and off road it does'nt get much better than this!
Starts at 9200' at Summerhaven just outside Tucson,drops down to 3100' in just 7-8 miles,has these jumps/ramps every few hunderd yards or so...Fast with LOTS of air!!
2.Gates Pass, also in Tucson.
Miles of some of the Sonora Deserts most wonderful single track that criss-crosses all over!
I Think Tucson is one of the US's most underrated places to ride,for both on and off road it does'nt get much better than this!
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Originally Posted by Maelstrom
With 200 trails within riding distance that would sure get confusing....
Whos up for fuscha?...(sp)
Sorry man, I am all over purple...
**** I wanted to ride black and blue
Whos up for fuscha?...(sp)
Sorry man, I am all over purple...
**** I wanted to ride black and blue
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Originally Posted by DevilsGT2
Old Springs which goes down into Tenessee valley. Fast, curvy, bumpy, good camber, hard on you and the bike, but oh so rewarding.
Heck, right across Tennessee Valley is Miwok which is much more fun IMO and if you want true singletrack, you can just cruise over the hill and ride Tenderfoot which blows anything near Tennessee Valley away.