You ride them. You love them. It's time to vote for your favorite trails
Contest: Bike Mag's Best Trails Of 2009
Photo: Sterling Lorence
Trails are the foundation of our sport. Whether they are steep, rugged chain-rattling downhills or all-day XC epics, from the rocks of the East to the loam of the West, great trails define our rides. Now it's time to vote for your favorites.
Bike magazine is turning to its readers to help pick their favorite trails in North America and beyond. We came up with 15 categories (listed below) that run the gamut of trail types, and we're asking you to step up nominate your favorite trails in each category.
The winning trails will be featured in Bike's annual Trail Guide, which hits newsstands this March. Even better, readers have a chance to win lots of incredible prizes. We're still gathering them up, but expect an announcement with a list of prizes soon.
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Readers can nominate as many trails as they like, in as many categories as they want. Trails can also be nominated in different categories, if applicable. Nominations should include a brief 200- to 300-word description of the trail and why it deserves recognition. We also encourage nominations to include photos, videos, GPS data and anything else that shows why that particular trail rocks. Hell, draw on a napkin if you have to. The more creative, informative and fitting the nomination is, the better chance it has of winning.
All nominations need should be e-mailed to btrails@bikemag.com by October 7. And check back to bikemag.com for more updates on the process, prizes and a list of current nominations.
Best Epic
Best Singletrack
Best Lift-Accessed Trail
Best Descent
Hardest Technical Trail (XC)
Hardest Technical Trail (DH)
Best Tight and Twisty trail
Best Flow
Best Climb
Best Dirt Jumps
Best Hometown Trail System
Best Fully Committed/No Turning Back Trail
Best Shuttle Service
Favorite Mountain Bike Destination
Trail you've never ridden that you'd most like to
Best All-Day-Suffer-Fest Trail
Trail of the Year
Reader Comments
Posted Wed Sep17, 2008, 11:19 AM — By Kevin English
Best Hometown Trail System:
Turkey Mountain-Tulsa, OK
Why? It's right smack dab in the middle of the city and is accessible from anywhere within Tulsa by a 15 minute drive. It has almost everything, smooth buff singletrack, tricky climbs-steep but not long, fabulous descents-steep but not long, and all the rocks and roots a rider can handle. And of course it also contains some incredibly difficult technical trails. The saying goes that if you can ride there you can ride anywhere, and I believe it. Some of the trails will truly kick your ass and leave you scarred if you're not on your game!
Posted Wed Sep17, 2008, 6:06 PM — By Ben Brown
I have to agree with Kevin English on this one. I have ridden Turkey and more importantly; all over the U.S. Turkey Mountain has everything, but what I love about it is the fact that you can ride all day and never see the same rock twice if you want to, but if you don't; you can string together just a couple trails for a short but satisfying ride.
Posted Fri Sep19, 2008, 1:52 AM — By D-webb
I would like to throw in a nomination for a local trail by my house for the best flow, mostly due to it's name, the flow. I live an illustriously mountain biking lacking area of the country known as Iowa, and the little piece of heaven us three free riders enjoy here is our homestead and our home turf. We defend it to the death against rain storms, where the trail gets its name due to being in so many natural water runoffs, the 12 year old BMXer's who think that the trail should be made what they would define as "more ride-able", and to the never ceasing trampling of the migrating deer. In the end it is all worth it, that 40 second downhill of free ride fantasy placed in the heart of hoity-toityville, Iowa is the essence of what mountain biking is about to us. Blood, sweat tears, and a 8 foot step-up into a 12 foot double careening across a dry creek bed to a skinny that can barely support a rider like me and ending up at the only jump designed for BMXers on the entire course, but it's t
Posted Fri Sep19, 2008, 9:14 PM — By Bobbay Kone
Kingdom Trails East Burke Vermont, Flow, Sidewinder
Posted Fri Sep19, 2008, 10:43 PM — By cycobiker
My favorite place would have to be Porcipine Rim in Moab Utah. It has awesome views, singletrack that goes on for ever & one of the "best" that I have ridden!!
The Garner Rec Trails in Garner NC are only 4 miles of trail, but there are numerous dirt jumps and a half pipe to play on. It has a lot of elevation with drops and creek crossings. It is not long but packs a lot of different technical challeges in a small area.
Posted Fri Sep19, 2008, 11:51 PM — By Joshua Mauro
my favorite trail is the Two Elk Trail in Vail colorado.
12 miles (Ithink) of steep climbs, twisty technical descents and fast flowing single track starting from the top of Vail pass going through the back side of vail mountain and Ending in Minturn ( where there is good mexican food and beer!!!
Posted Sat Sep20, 2008, 12:34 AM — By Reinout
Unnamed trail: Absolutely gruelling 10 mile loop around a reservoir called SplitRock Reservoir just outside of Hibernia, NJ. Long climbs, big rocks (some of them ARE split), fast techy descents, bat caves, and random cemeteries in the middle of the woods. I have a video of it up on Youtube: look up "single speed splitrock". We usually only ride it at night.
Posted Sat Sep20, 2008, 1:04 AM — By Jet
Blankets Creek in woodstock Ga for the best hometown trail system. We are the number 1 trail for rider usage in the country.
To give you an idea, we built a 4.2 mile trail in less than 6 months for about $50k. For the Beijing olympics, they built a 3.7 mile trail for $10 mil., and our trail is more aerobic and more of a challenge.
We have quietly been becoming an awesome model trail. Our relationship with the Army Corps of ENgineers is an example for the rest of the country to follow. Currently we have about 16 miles of trail, and about 200,000 riders annualy.
Posted Sat Sep20, 2008, 4:39 AM — By Mike
I would like to vote for the mid mountain trail in Park City Utah for the best epic ride. It is 35 to 40 miles long depending on where you start, and offers up a killer ride in either direction. It ends up being a 4 to 5 hour ride if you do the entire thing, and the whole thing is so much fun. The climbs are modest and the downhills are epic!!!! Park City is more than worth the trip to get there... and the town is a pretty good time outside of riding as well.
Posted Sat Sep20, 2008, 7:00 AM — By Dixie
I agree with Cycobiker, Porcupine Rim would have to be the highlight in Utah. The rocky descent and utterly incredible vista makes it one of my all time favourite rides.
The day I rode it (July 4 2006) it was a baking hot day. At the end of the trail there is a natural spring with the coldest sweetest water I have even drunk. I wonderful day out.
As I live in the North island of New Zealand, the Whakarewarewa Forest at Rotorua would be my home destination. Over 100 kilometres of wonderful trails to suit all abilities.
But nothing can, in my humble view beat Whistler for the alltime magic holy grail of mountain biking.
The best trails, mountain biking culture and typically wonderful Canadian hospitality. There is something very sweet about drinking a cold beer in a bar at the trail end and watching slopestyle groms doing the business.I remember thinking that perhaps I had died and gone to mountain biking heaven.
Posted Sat Sep20, 2008, 7:18 AM — By Josh Greene
Borderland State Park, Easton, MA
Borderland represents the Northeast very well. With more miles then you can ride in a day, you can take you pick the type of riding you want. One thing is constant here, rocks. Be ready to be shaken to your soul. It doesn't matter if your going up or down, twisting through a some fast single track. The rocks are everywhere. This place has something for everyone, from Bob's trail to the Nemba trail. You will be challenged and leave knowing you just rode some of the best trails in the Northest.
Posted Sat Sep20, 2008, 10:43 AM — By Muddgutt
White Clay/Middle Run, DE gets my vote for best flow. You can ride here with seasoned vets or total noobs and your guaranteed to have a fun ride. Every trail has water bars, bumps, technical obstacles, tight turns and enough off trail hazards to keep you honest. Ride it blazingly fast to get the adrenaline pumped and scare yourself. Or just cruise it and realize that it is places like this that make mountain biking sooo much fun. I'm pretty sure that the trail builders must have all been BMX racers at one time because this place has that kind of flow. Every ride here finishes with everyone involved both smiling and looking forward to coming back again.
Posted Sat Sep20, 2008, 11:01 AM — By Samuel Rondeau
Monarch Crest in Colorado, should get mentioned.
Posted Sat Sep20, 2008, 11:40 AM — By ElBikoBandito
I'm going to throw South Mtn Emmaus (PA) into the pot for best singletrack. This place is great!...There are over 20 miles of tight twisty singletrack on all levels, moderate stuff for newbees, crazy technical stuff, jump trails. The trail is characteristically northeast with rocks everywhere...big honkin boulders, little babyheads and everything in between with a smattering of logs followed by more rocks. Not very hardtail friendly but extremely fun.
Posted Sat Sep20, 2008, 1:44 PM — By David Cunningham
My vote for best singletrack is the Blue Ridge trail in Wrightwood CA in the high desert of san bernandino. This trail is amazing. My brothers and I raced Wayne Croasdale down this trail back in the 90's. can hit over 40 miles/hr on extremely tight single track.
Posted Sat Sep20, 2008, 2:15 PM — By $ J.MONEY
Hands down Springdale Utah is the best place to live and ride.
Posted Sat Sep20, 2008, 7:52 PM — By Chris
Best Epic - Standard Basin, Revelstoke BC
Best Singletrack-Monarch Crest/Silver Creek/Rainbow (also epic)
Best Lift-Accessed Trail-Whistler, BC
Best Tight and Twisty trail-Finger Lakes Trail, Letchworth, NY
Best Flow-Porcupine Rim, Moab
Best Climb-Amassa Back, Moab
Best Hometown Trail System-Horse Gulch, Durango
Best Shuttle Service-Poison Spider Bikes to Porcupine Rim
Favorite Mountain Bike Destination-Moab/Fruita
Trail you've never ridden that you'd most like to-Poison Spider/Portal, Moab
Trail of the Year - Monarch Crest
Posted Sun Sep21, 2008, 10:26 AM — By Steve
Landahl in Blue Springs, MO. Best Singletrack. Very well maintained, we're lucky to have it!
Posted Sun Sep21, 2008, 1:30 PM — By DH BOB
HEY nOObS! Email the trail! Read the freakin page!
Sheesh!
Posted Sun Sep21, 2008, 4:06 PM — By AngC
Best Flow: West-Bartlett's Wash, Moab, and Granite Bay,CA; East-Left Loop, Tsali, NC and Back Blue, Montgomery Bell SP, White Bluff, TN
Best Hometown Trail system: Haw Ridge, Oakridge, TN (outside Knoxville)
Best Tight and Twisty: IC King, Knoxville, TN
Best Singletrack: Foresthill Divide Loop, "Connecter" trail, and Clementine combo in Auburn Rec Area, Auburn,CA
AND...Flume and Bench sections of the Tahoe Rim Trail system
Fave Mtn Bike Destination: Moab, DUH!
Posted Sun Sep21, 2008, 9:34 PM — By Mike Maher
The "BEST HOMETOWN TRAIL SYSTEM"...
NEMBA has created the most incredible local riding in a place that was once deemed a cluster of horrible fireroads. The "new" trail system is sweet with fast, roller-coaster trails, and packed with an insurmountable number of rock features, skinnies, jumps, and berms. This is a place that you picture yourself at when you are dying to ride! This place is the DRACUT STATE FOREST in MASS.
Posted Mon Sep22, 2008, 4:24 PM — By Tony Accurso
I’d like to vote for Kingdom Trails in Burke Vermont as the best epic.
The depth and caliber of this well buffed system is hard to describe. It is flows so well, nice tight swoopy single track to super fun, unique trails such as side winder, a roller coaster like ride that must be experienced! The fact that the trails are on private property which riders are allowed to use through a land owners agreement makes it more special.
Blue Mountain in Peekskill NY as the best hometown trail system.
You ca ride Blue all day and not ride the same trail twice!! Trails range from lung busting climbs ( Neds left lung), to super rock strewn technical ( My Favorite trail) to super flow (Lower S I S). There is even a monster in the house( Monster Mix)!!!
Blue is an amazing network of trails that are used by a huge rider base. There is even a NORBA sanctioned race there as part of the H2H series, and is considered to be the most technically challenging race of the series.
Both of these trails are mus
Posted Wed Sep24, 2008, 12:25 PM — By Erik
Blue Mountain, Peekskill, NY
nuf said
Posted Wed Sep24, 2008, 8:44 PM — By Naylor
Santa Ana River Trail in Big Bear, Ca.
Posted Sat Sep27, 2008, 1:46 PM — By Jeff Bronikowski
My 3 favorite places to ride thus far in my short mountain biking career:
Kingdom Trails in VT (if you live anywhere within a 6 hour drive, take a weekend or a day off from work and, just GO!)
Bootleg Canyon in Boulder City NV (if you're in vegas, this is 45mins away--go rent a bike and hit these trails)
Camp Tamarancho in Marin County CA - what I imagine mountain biking is 'supposed' to be like out west--dry, fast, tough switchbacks. Really fun, 8mi loop.
In 3 weeks i'm going on a long ride near Boulder CO. I hope it will compare to these 3. Someday I want to go to Utah, Lake Tahoe and Whistler! This winter I will probably get to Fountainhead in VA, which is supposed to be great and tough.
And if you're in NJ (especially Central/Northern), bring your bike. The riding is surprisingly good here!
Posted Mon Sep29, 2008, 4:00 PM — By Corey Wight
Best Hometown trail system= Pocatello, Idaho's City Creek trail systems. 50+ miles of every thing you could want.. climbs, cruizers, downhill, and great views of the city
Posted Tue Sep30, 2008, 9:57 PM — By kevin english
As I said in the original post, it's smack in the middle of town, not the outskirts, it is entirely in town. Turkey Mountain is 4 miles away from the shopping hub of the city and just 7 miles from downtown.
Here's a brief breakdown:
Smooth:
Snake run, about 1.5 miles of fast bermed big ring fun, great for all riders
Top trail, about 1 mile of canopied smooth goodness, great for beginners
Technical:
LoChi
HoChi
Ridge Trail
Boner
Uber Technical:
Hi Chi
Jelly Legs
Fairy Dust
Mystery
Dead Possum
There are many other trails that are created and maintained by a Boy Scout camp that is onsite those trails fall under the uber technical title.
Video's from youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_8PG4JAzbg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU_M_iMzuxY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YV0v2IQBZ4
And this one definitely shows the "typical" TM trail: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MkCGuIH5B8
Trail maps: http://www.riverparks.org/Maps/tm_map.htm
Pics: http://www
Posted Mon Oct 6, 2008, 2:07 PM — By Deanne
Best Shuttle Service- Betty Go Hard, Rossland, BC
This hard core women’s only service is perfect for everyone from the Rossland housewives to the most hard core locals and visitors. Betty (Tash is her real name) provides the best shuttle hands down in the world. She runs a series of rides for different levels of riders on different nights thru Rossland’s labyrinth of trails. Included in the price is two guides (one to run tail gunner), shuttle, and a tailgate party at the end. The party includes the most fabulous spread of food, booze and chocolate. What makes this service even better is that everything is done for you even the loading of the bikes on Adrenaline Adventures one of a kind trailer which holds 20 bikes. Perk- the owner of Adrenaline Adventures is not too hard on the eye- especially after an estrogen filled ride and a couple of glasses of Tash’s homemade sangria! www.bettygohard.com
Posted Mon Oct 6, 2008, 7:00 PM — By ME
I would like to nominate my local mountain bike trail located in Moscow Mountain in Idaho. All of it is on private land with easy access thanks to the owners. It has sweet single track with mixture of fire roads. It has trails for all types of ability and experience. Thanks
Posted Mon Oct 6, 2008, 7:06 PM — By Robbie Pullen
Tsali, NC is the best singletrack if you want to ride 8,11,16, or more miles in a loop in a remote part of western NC with no one around especially through the week. Nothing crazy, just a steady ride with tons of views. Its like a roller coaster ride. Two bike shops are within a half hour away or less and of course food, beer, hotel, or camping.
Posted Mon Oct 6, 2008, 7:14 PM — By COREY T. SAUTEBIN
BOBSLED IN SLC, UT. CAN BE DONE AFTER WORK IN HOUR AND HALF. GREAT VIEW. STEADY CLIMB. KILLER DOWN HILL. LOCAL FAVORITE WITH GREAT FLOW. EASY ACCESS. LOTS OF STUNTS. LET ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
ALSO THE CREST OR GREAT WESTERN....IN SALT LAKE CITY. PUKE HILL, THE SPINE, CAN BE A UNFORGIVING RIDE. GREAT RIDE.
EPIC RIDE: WHITE RIM MOAB UT. JEEP TRAIL BUT JUST KILLER VIEWS. MUST DO!
Posted Mon Oct 6, 2008, 7:15 PM — By ROLANDO GASTELUM
i have to ad my local trail in ensenada mexico we have the mix with moutian, desert and beach for me i vote for my personal tail that start just my house i clim to the hills conectig to a upo hill trail and at the top fast fire road pure down hill and fast open road step hills and ending on the shore of the pasicif ocean great ride
Posted Mon Oct 6, 2008, 7:20 PM — By mike
best epic monarch crest
best singletrack - fruita (why no vote yet?)
best lift access - keystone (haven't been to B.C)
hardest technical - Moore fun, Fruita
best hometown - eagle CO
best dirt jumps - green lick NC
best shuttle - poison spider moab
favorite destination - moab
I wanna ride A-line!
best all day suffer - monarch crest
trail of the year - world'greatest eagle co
Posted Mon Oct 6, 2008, 7:42 PM — By Stach
I've been riding the trails in the Berkshire's for roughly 5-6 years. You can find almost any type of riding in these hills. On the base of greylock there is climbs that seem to go on for hours and in the climbs you have a to manuver over wet rocks and leaves. When you hit the downhills they get fast and steep, there are some excellent switch backs. If you go to the hawley state forest there is some of the tightest single track. It's the type of riding that you can not go extremely fast on but can find a fantastic rithum and flow right through it. If you look away from the trail for a couple seconds you'll be off the trail and looking through the woods trying to figure out where the trail went. The Berkshire's, Massachussetts.
Posted Mon Oct 6, 2008, 7:49 PM — By Mats
I am voting for Kingdom Trails in East Burke, Vermont for best Epic. The 100 miles that you have is just amazing. Everything is connected, flows well and some special trails like Sidewinder, Old Webs, Tody's Tour and Heaven's Bench makes you wanna come back and try some more everyday! Every year, the guys make a great job to build some new ones and take care of the older ones and they don't disappoint!
Posted Mon Oct 6, 2008, 7:59 PM — By GoRilla
Best Epic - Porcupine Rim. Got some of everything. HUGE vistas. HUGE penalty for taking eyes off trail to look at vistas.
Best Flow - Zip-A-Dee-Do-Dah in Fruita! (My Oh MY!)
Best Descent - Raspberry Ridge to Greentown to Raiders Ridge in Wilson Creek (area) NC. (Leave ye with a grin that only a mason jar can cure! Do. Do. DO! Ahh. AHH! PISGAHHHH!! is all I got to say!)
Best Singletrack - Iron Mountain (from Skulls Gap to Damascus - Hard work, pays off!)
Best Home Town Trail - Back Y--- in Char---- (Shhhh!)
Best All Day Sufferfest - Whatever that freaking loop we put together in Slatyfork, West-By-God-Va was! (The shop crew still doesn't believe us)
Best lift access - Vail. (But not for the downhill - go XC Grand Traverse, Klosers Climb, to Two Elk to Mintern and the Saloon! Tell Joe the rednecks sent ye!)
Best Shuttle - What's that?
Posted Mon Oct 6, 2008, 8:02 PM — By Brett Thompson
my best trail that i have discoverd this year is big bear in southen california. you have fire road for miles for the novice riders. but they have so many tech single track that i can't get enough of. every time i ride there i find something new. but please get over the under six inch travel rule. i ride a giant xo 6.7 travel and have been just getting by because i know the lift operators. wish i could take my giant glory up there but people get turned down for full on downhill rigs.get over it already let the big bikes up. maybe next year i hope.
Posted Mon Oct 6, 2008, 8:49 PM — By Rev.Harry R Payne
my best trail is by my house in blacklick woods.it has hills and other things.
Posted Mon Oct 6, 2008, 9:19 PM — By Paul Dodd
Best lift access downhill, without a doubt, Powerline at Snowshoe mtn. It`s worth a 6 hour drive just to ride once.
Posted Mon Oct 6, 2008, 9:35 PM — By Jorge
One of the most beautiful of South America, is the Conquest to the Osorno volcano in southern Chile.
Visit your page. www.cvo.cl
Posted Mon Oct 6, 2008, 10:18 PM — By Able
There has become alot of mountain bike trails, and riders in the Charlotte NC. area. There are a good amount of trails that are fun, and exciting to ride.
Posted Mon Oct 6, 2008, 10:39 PM — By sg
Shindagin Hollow in Ithaca, Ny is a less known spectacular east coast single track spot with killer marked single track and even better un-marked free-ride trails built in a beautiful spanning 14000 miles sq ft of forest with decent elevation. The free-ride and XC scene is strongly supported by local shops, websites, trail days and post ride beers. Largely un-noticed in the press Shindagin made its comeback after its renegade "area 51" free ride spot was removed by the DEC many years ago, only to be more systematically replaced in clutch areas of the woods by dedicated riders with much more well built, naturally influenced terrain and man made features. Most of the best unmarked runs include: Dizzy-Dee, Short-Bus and Paper Boy to name a few...Good luck finding them suckas!!!
Posted Tue Oct 7, 2008, 12:59 AM — By Amped Up
Best single track in North Idaho-Penn trail (stop and enjoy the view of lake CDA), nail the 8 trail to the 10 trail, down the 7 trail (be sure to stop at the view point and enjoy the views of Hayden Lake and Lake CDA) past Jump station back to up to Penn station then take the Cave trail-roller coaster ride back to the parking lot (lots of smile factor in this ride). Ride time is between 2-3 hours, I would consider this ride to be moderate in difficulty. Maps available at the local BLM office. This is a multi-use trail so be considerate of other users.
Posted Tue Oct 7, 2008, 8:36 AM — By Slater
Hardest Technical Trail (XC): Moraine Mountain Bike Trail. Located in northwestern Pennsylvania, in the heart of Moraine State Park lies this technical gem. This trail will literally beat you up and take your lunch money. In case you are interested, great whitewater paddling and great toproping/bouldering can be had less than 10 minutes from the trailhead as well!!!!
Posted Tue Oct 7, 2008, 9:13 AM — By Jeff Barber
Haven't ridden a lot of different trails, but my favorites are Montgomery Bell State Park and Chickasaw Trace so far. The Tenasi system in Chattanooga, TN is my next trip. I think it will be epic.
Posted Tue Oct 7, 2008, 10:11 AM — By Kevin Burroughs
Best Epic - Tsali, NC all 4 loops
Best Singletrack - Bull Mtn, Dahlonega, GA
Best Descent - Joe's Ridge 18 road Fruita, CO
Hardest Technical Trail (XC) -
Best Tight and Twisty trail - Hannah Park, Jax, FL
Best Flow - Chicopee Woods, Gainesville, GA
Best Climb - Bull Mtn / Bear Hare combo, Dahlonega, GA
Best Hometown Trail System - Chicopee Woods, Gainesville, GA
Best Fully Committed/No Turning Back Trail - Mary's loop, Fruita, CO
Favorite Mountain Bike Destination - North GA
Trail you've never ridden that you'd most like to - Tanasi, TN & Pisgah, NC
Best All-Day-Suffer-Fest Trail - Any where in Fruita, CO
Trail of the Year - I'm staying true to the East Coast, Tsali, NC
Posted Tue Oct 7, 2008, 12:15 PM — By Danoman
My biased local fav's... Best lift access/Downhill: Plattekill; Best hometown trail system: Hereford State Park (909 to us locals) Honorable mentions but more technical... Blue mountain in Peekskill and Ninham in Carmel and of course, the best place I would like to ride but never been....Utah!!!
Posted Tue Oct 7, 2008, 1:38 PM — By Holly Harris
Best epic: Colorado trail above Durango, CO
Best singletrack: 401 trail - Gothic, CO.
Best descent: Coming into Steamboat Springs riding through mud puddles full of butterflies, name of trail? (forgot)
Hardest technical trail(XC): going against the arrows on Slickrock trail in Moab at noon in the summer?
Best tight and twisty trail: 420 above Cement Creek, Crested Butte South, CO
Best Flow: Soquel Demonstration Forest, CA
Best Climb: any of them, I mean Teocalli Ridge, Crested Butte, CO, if you can clean it
Best hometown trail system: Crested Butte, CO can ride for 3 weeks without duplicating a trail, especially if you spend a couple nights in the woods midway on rides.
Best fully committed/no turning back trail: all of them, it should always be that way
Favorite Mountain Bike Destination: Crusty Butt, CO (Crested Butte)
Trail you've never ridden that you'd most like to: Durango to Telluride
Best all day suffer fest trail: Crested Butte to Crystal and back through Devil's punchbowl
Posted Tue Oct 7, 2008, 3:41 PM — By Bam
Here are my votes:
Best Singletrack - Three Forks Loop, UT:
Best Lift-Accessed Trail – SnowBasin Resort, UT:
Best Descent – Timberline - Brain Head Resort, UT:
Hardest Technical Trail (XC) - Timpanogos Great Western, UT:
Best Tight and Twisty trail – East Leg – Bootleg Canyon, NV:
Best Flow - Green Pond Loop, UT:
Best Climb - Ben Lomond, UT:
Best Hometown Trail System - Bonneville Shoreline – Ogden, UT:
Best Fully Committed/No Turning Back Trail – Mother – Bootleg Canyon, NV:
Best Shuttle Service – Brain Head Resort, UT:
Favorite Mountain Bike Destination - Gooseberry Mesa Trails, UT:
Trail you've never ridden that you'd most like to – Slickrock, UT:
Best All-Day-Suffer-Fest Trail – Southern Skyline Trail, UT:
Trail of the Year - Mueller Park, UT
Posted Tue Oct 7, 2008, 7:06 PM — By roman
hardest tech(xc)ringwood state park, ringwood,nj
best tight and twisty: hinesburg town forest, hinesburg,vt
best hometown trail: stewart game preserve new windsor,ny
best fully committed: hole in ground truckee,ca
best descent: flume trail tahoe rail system
best flow: onteora state park kingston,ny
favorite destinations: kingdom trails
trail you've never ridden: edge loop fruita,co
Posted Tue Oct 7, 2008, 11:44 PM — By bicycleface
A Syncline is a fold of rock layers. Synclines form when rocks are compressed by plate-tectonic forces. They can be as small as the side of a cliff or as large as an entire valley. Folds typically form during crustal deformation as the result of compression that accompanies organic mountain building. Organic mountain building, equals Great Trails!
The Syncline is not a trail, it's many trails. Your riding style might determine how your start your ride at The Syncline. If you're a Gravity rider, then most like likely you'll want to shuttle up Courtney Rd. to the top where you can access or connect to most trails. Xc racers/ All Mountain riders like myself & Jon (my riding partner in the videos) will ride to the top of Rattlesnake ridge from the parking lot via Maui or the Jeep Trail.
Once you're at the top, you've got the Crybaby: Single-track the width of your tire on the edge of the Syncline, a trail that earns it's name with every other new rider who trys it. The Crybaby conne
Posted Wed Oct 8, 2008, 9:42 AM — By Nate W.
Best Hometown Trail:
1st
Turkey Mountain, Tulsa OK, why? Because this system is great for training for those epic CO rides. It has every kind of terrain, from steep rocky hill climbs, steep and rocky downhills, to buttery smooth singletrack. The best thing is, that you can get all three on one ride! And for those with no reserve, some interesting latter bridges too. This trail system got me ready to ride in Durango, so it has my vote!
Posted Wed Oct 8, 2008, 10:17 AM — By bicycleface
Trail of the Year
The Syncline, Bingen Washington.
Ride to the top of Rattlesnake ridge from the parking lot via Maui or the Jeep Trail.
Once you're at the top, you've got the Crybaby, Single-track the width of your tire on the edge of the Syncline...
Posted Sat Nov 8, 2008, 9:46 PM — By James Roth
Best trail, Hydro Cut, Waterloo Ontario, Canada. Super smooth single track with tons of logs, bridges etc. Very well marked. Perfectly maintained. If you ever find yourself in Ontario check it out. About 1 hour drive from Toronto.
http://www.waterloocyclingclub.org/trails/hydro.asp
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