Rides
| State | Trail | Nearest City, Region | STP Rating 1-5 | Quick Summary | Last Update/
Ride |
Connecticut |
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| CT | Westwoods | Guilford, Southern Mid-coast | 4.6 | Big, technical, bone breaking action. | November, 2006 |
Massachusetts |
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| MA | North Shore/Essex | Essex, Manchester | 4.6 | We call it the "skills showcase". You'll need everything in your quiver to manage this technical feast. | 2-3x/ yr |
| MA | Great Brook Farm | Carlisle, Metro-northwest | 3.5 | Good for a quickie - some fun stuff. | Frequent |
| MA | Harold Parker State Forest | Andover, Northeast, | 4.2 | The growing MTB wunderland. Always good. | Frequent |
| MA | Lowell Dracut State Forest | Lowell/ Dracut,
Merrimack Valley |
4 | Not tons of singletrack, but tons of FUN! THE best short loop in the Northeast. | Frequent |
| MA | Lynn Woods | Lynn, Lynnfield, | 4.3 | This place is built out by an Alien MTB culture that thrives on pure danger. | 1x/yr - more is too risky |
| MA | Vietnam | Milford, Central | 4.5 | THe greatest non-profit project in Mass. NEMBA owns it! New trails provide great fun for skilled riders. | Fall, 2006 |
New Hampshire |
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| NH | Bear Brook State Park | Allenstown,
Central |
3.8 (so far) | Hmm...so good enough to break my frame. Not good enough to rush back to (yet). | 08/21/06 |
| NH | Crawford Ridgepole Trail | Holderness/ Sandwich,
Lakes Region |
Trail: 4.5 | The Baatan death march of central NH. A great experience. | July '06 |
| NH | FOMBA trails | Auburn/Manchester | 3.9 | Super fun, swoopy, lots of options. | Frequent |
| NH | Fort Rock | Essex, Seacoast | 4.5 | A true playground for the hardcore MTB fan. | Spring '06 |
| NH | Hampstead Town Forest | Hampstead,
Southern/Central |
3.5 | My local ride - lotsa fun, a few things that surprise even hard-core types. | Frequent |
| NH | Pawtuckaway State Forest | Nottingham, Central East | 4.2 | This is an epic. Lots of everything. | August 2005 |
Western US |
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| CA | Aliso and Woods Canyons | Orange County, Near Laguna Hills
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3.8 | Great views, good down on Rockit, but the overall technicality leaves something to be desired. | January 2009 |
| CO | Fruita | Western Coloardo
Western, Utah border |
4.6 | The best of the west. | September 2007 |
| UT | Gooseberry Mesa | Southern UT near St. George | 4.8 | A great work of art, by an artist that hasn't been widely discovered. | September 2008 |
| UT | Moab | you know | 4.7 | The other best of the west. | September 2007 |
Vermont |
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| VT | Hinesburg State Forest | Huntington,
Mad River Valley |
4.5 | If you can climb it, you'll love it. Great trail cutting. | 8/19/06 |
| VT | Kingdom Trails | East Burke, Northeast | 4.6 | Still the best MTB weekend in the northeast for me. New trails (Sidewinder) make it fun for everyone. | June 2007, August, 2005 |
| VT | Mad River Valley - Waitsfield | Waitsfield, Mad River Valley | 4.2 | Still exploring this evolving climbing scene. Great trails with even greater potential. | 8/19/06 |