[splat]

Reading Jacksonpt's Ride report got me thinking.

how far do you monkies have to go to get to the trails you ride most often ? ( real trails ) Not ones where you can go and get some quick runs in , nothing against those they are great but they are not what I'm looking for.

Mine is 100 Yards

 

[BurlyShirley]

AT LEAST 30 minues.

 

[jacksonpt]

3 miles - after that, it's a solid 30 minute drive (or more) to anything worth riding.

 

[Rockland]

'Cross the street.

 

[SkaredShtles]

5 minutes -> 5 hours.

 

[douglas]

work=close spot#1: 8 miles, spot #2:12 miles

home=close spot#1: 5 miles, spot #2:10 miles

 

[Trainwreck]

Some are as close as 10 miles (just around the block by Phx standards) or up to 30-40 miles (across town).

 

[Polandspring88]

About 5 miles away. I ride each and every time, and each and every time the big ass hill about 500 yards from my house kills me.

 

[bikenweed]

It's about 6 miles up a hill to get to the local trails here, and about 1 mile to the BMX track.

 

[amydalayna]

I'm about a mile and a half to a network of trails that goes on forever. Links to some pretty popular rides: Corral, Mr. Toad's, and Cold Creek. Also about about 1 or 2 miles to a BMX track.
Makes me feel lucky.

 

[Echo]

Good trails: 5 minutes by car
Great trails: 25 minutes by car
Good freeriding: 1 hour 15 minutes by car
Platty and Diablo: 4 hours by car
Good road riding: right out my front door

 

[dwaugh]

About 2-3 miles down the road, about a mile if I go up the "secret" back way up the hill from my house. I dont go that way anymore though, for good reasons...like a big dog that may chase me...it has before on the way down that way.

 

[chicodude]

Its at least 15 minutes to my dirt jumps and on trail, and then 20 minutes to more DJs and more trails the other way.

 

[Wumpus]

Around 4 miles to the local trails -- 10 minutes by car; 20 minutes by bike.

Anything else worth riding is between 30 to 100miles. An occasional camping/riding trip of 200 miles.

 

[narlus]

i've got Boxford SF/Bald Hill probably less than 1.5 miles from my house, and Harold Parker SF is about 2.5 miles from my house.

 

[ktmsx]

soapstone is about 2 miles...case is about .??. 12 miles...bigelow hollow about 10 miles....man there are alot of places to ride ..??

 

[BadDNA]

30 miles from my house to 'Nam

1.5 miles to Hodges Village

 

[Jim Mac]

Post work quick trails: (Rensselaer County), about 5-10 miles.
Post work good trails: (W. Mass), about 40 miles, all highway.
Close to home quick trails: 5 miles.
Not so close to home good trails: 30-60 miles.
Lift Served DH trails: 25 miles to Jiminy Peak and 79 to Plattekill.

 

[I Are Baboon]

about 10 miles in different directions for two great riding spots.

 

[Heidi]

Closest trail starts in my neighborhood, then HUNDREDS of miles of singeltrack abound just a couple miles up from there.

 

[kidwoo]

Couple hundred feet.

 

[McGRP01]

15 miles from home
2.5 miles from work

 

[TreeSaw]

Good trails: Can ride to them from my house (~1 on road)
Great trails: 10-15 minutes by car
DHing: Platty & Diablo - 3 hours by car, Whiteface 1 1/2 hours by car, West Mtn. 25 minutes by car
Good road riding: right out my front door

 

[Tenchiro]

I am lucky enough to live down hill from a pretty decent trail network. So I can ride there in 10 minutes and get a decent warmup at the same time.

There are a few others within a 30 minute drive. Everything from downhill, BMX tracks, XC and flow park stuff.

 

[Konabumm]

my local trail is a 5min drive or 15min ride from my house

 

[BAH]

Cap forest is about 10 minutes from our house

 

[ghostrider]

Got some great stuff less than a mile from my door. That's why I bought the house.

 

[Ascentrek]

5 minutes -> 5 hours.

I would say less than 5 seconds with the backyard you have (install that dirt track man!)

 

[Ascentrek]

4.5 seconds (Garage to Trail head.... mt. Galbraith trail... okay, its hiker only)
1 Minute 24 Seconds (by bike) -> Chimney Gultch Trail
1 mile to White Ranch
3 miles to Apex
.5 miles to North table mtn trails
.6 miles to South Table mtn trails
7 miles to Mathews winters/Dak ridge
15 miles to Golden Gate Canyon
8 miles to Green Mtn

...and most importantly.....

.4 miles (all DH, mostly bike path, with stunts) to Golden City Brewery!

...need I go on?

 

[SkaredShtles]

I would say less than 5 seconds with the backyard you have (install that dirt track man!)

Too much work for me.

 

[urbaindk]

God I hate living in Annapolis. ~20-25 miles to the good xc trails. 80 miles to freeride / DH trails. Plus DC / Baltimore traffic to boot.

 

[narlus]

West Mtn. 25 minutes by car

i heard west isn't open to DH anymore.

heard that place was good, but never got there.

 

[tonyhawk]

There are at least 15 different places within a half hour drive of either work or home. Two of my favorites are about 10 minutes from work. I :heart: CT.

 

[greenchris]

i need to move asap. the only trail network close is 35 miles away

 

[Skookum]

5 minutes -> 5 hours.

5 hours is pushing it for a day trip, any longer and it's a campout/hotel thing. i do appreciate variety, so i'm all over the place.

 

[TreeSaw]

i heard west isn't open to DH anymore.

heard that place was good, but never got there.

Not sure about this season. Last season they were open for a short time...I went once (Memorial Day weekend) for a half day and decided not to DH anymore because I was pregnant (that and West tries to kill me every time I ride there).

 

[Bicyclist]

Road riding out my door, trails a few miles away (1-4), DJs around the corner, freeriding a few miles.

 

[johnbryanpeters]

Three miles to the waterworks.

 

[Rip]

Anywhere from 1- 10 miles.

 

[Bawitdaba]

According to my wife...Not far enough!!!!!