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Top Biking Trails
It's
been far too long since I've done a totally ripper mountain biking trip. Back when I was living in Seattle, I'd
head out all the time into the hinterlands to find some sweet single-track. But since living in New York, the
availability of local single track is decidedly scarce. Still, I love to mountain bike and try to keep my eyes open
for good articles about the sport and the mention of hot trails.
Well, Bike
Magazine has posted its list of ‘America’s 10 Best Trails’ and this
might be one you print out and place a check mark next to each conquered trail as part of a lifelist for yourself. The
list is varied, and covers a lot of territory. Some of the trails will be familiar, (i.e. Moab and Finger Lakes) but
others are decidedly less so. It's a nice list overall, though. I post it here for your vicarious pleasure.
1. McKenzie River Trail: Eugene, Oregon
2. Downieville Downhill: Downieville, California
3.
National Trail: Phoenix, Arizona
4. Porcupine Rim: Moab, UT
5. The Edge Loop: Fruita, Colorado
6.
Upper Oil Can: North Vancouver, BC
7. Tsali Left Loop: Nantahala National Forest, North Carolina
8. Fisher
Creek: Ketchum, Idaho
9. Plantation Trail: Davis, West Virginia
10.Finger Lakes Trail: Letchworth State
Park, New York
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
ric march Mar 8th 2006 6:52AM
try setaket trail, ny, long island off bellmead rd
GRANT Mar 12th 2006 5:09PM
THE LIST IS GOOD AND AS WELL KNOWN NOT ALL GREAT TRAILS CAN BE INCLUDED IN A 10 LIST. SADDLY ONE OF THE BEST AND NOT WELL KNOWN MADE THE LIST. CHECK OUT THE TRAIL OF THE COEUR d'ALENES IN NORTH IDAHO. GREAT VIEWS; GREAT WEATHER; AND OVER 70 MILES OF PAVED TRAIL MADE FOR ROAD BIKES AS WELL AS MOUNTAIN BIKES. YOU GET TO RIDE ACROSS LAKE COEUR d'ALENE ON AN OLD RAILROAD CAUSEWAY. YOU MAY GET TO SEE BALD EAGLES ALONG WITH OSPREYS AND MANY OTHER WILD LIFE. IF THIS IS NOT ENOUGH THE IS A CONNECTION TO THE HIAWATHA TRAIL WITH 10 TUNNELS AND 7 TRESSELS TO RIDE. SADDLY THOUGH THIS IS ONLY A CRUSHED ROCK TRAIL BUT STILL IS BREATH TAKING. THE IS ALOT OF OTHER RIDES TO BE DONE MAKING THE SPOKANE COEUR d'ALENE AREA A GREAT PLACE TO BE ABLE TO RIDE IN.