I was talking with a buddy at work today, and he says he sees people riding up there all the time when he flies over the park. Does anyone know if there is anything good to ride up there or what?
Anyone know anything about Great Falls State park
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I've climbed there. The trails that I have seen are just somewhat flat. Possibly good for XC stuff. Not very appetizing to me.
So its nothing like the shed?
Nope.vogey40 said:
There really isn't any real riding there per se unless you consider riding along highway-width gravel paths exciting. I don't think bikes are allowed on any of the trails running up on the hillside above the river within Great Falls NP. I've seen bikes on the trail that runs parallel to the Potomac leading down to Riverbend State Park but no real riding within Great Falls proper.
DamienC said:
That doesnt sound too exciting at all. Thanks. Things must look a lot different when your flying over it in a helicopter.
Up the river a bit there an area called Seneca (the next area up river past Riverbend) which actually has excellent XC riding, the only problem is you have to poach because ridinging is not allowed, only horses. But there's about 10 miles of good single track and the most that ever happened to me was being yelled at by some elitist equestrians.
It's only legal to ride the crushed gravel paths at Great Falls. There is an abundance of incredible rocks on which it is illegal to ride trials on wednesdays at 6PM...in the warmer months.
A majority of the trails worth riding at GF were closed several years ago due to "fragile ecosystem," otherwise known as "we hate mtn bikers and heard this excuse worked elsewhere."
oh yeah cuz a fvcking 2,000 lb horse spewing ****e all over the place is so much better for the terra earth then a 25 lb bike
sweet f v c k i n g JEEBUS i HATE those elitist f v c k s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sweet f v c k i n g JEEBUS i HATE those elitist f v c k s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!