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STATE LISTINGS: Venues / Areas suggested by DF Members

LINKS to Other Sites that List Mountain Biking Areas or Reviews

IMBA's Rules of the Trail

This page provides information regarding off-road riding venues that have either:

a). been ridden by a DF Member or contributor who would recommend others give it a try should the opportunity present itself, or

b). links to general mountain bike trail information & reviews

I would encourage everyone who knows of a great riding venue -- particularly one they know to be tandem compliant -- to share that information with this group. I know there are lots of great trails out there and the best way to start meeting & riding with other tandem mountain biking enthusiasts is to share information regarding the places that YOU ride.

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DF Member Ride Recommendations & Regional MTB Organizations

These are places where DF members have ridden and, based on their experience, could recommend others

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State Closest City Ride / Location Name Difficulty Factor / Comments For More Info....

ALABAMA

ALASKA

ARIZONA

CALIFORNIA Avalon, Santa Catalina Island Island 25mi SW of Los Angeles Great, wide open double & single track through island wilderness & buffalo herds, etc...

COLORADO Fruita Grand Junction area.
Bookcliffs area provides generally smooth hardpack singltrack. Some abrupt
washes and ledges here and there. No significant climbs on bulk of the areas trails. Twisty trails make for tricky tandem riding.

Western Zippity Doo Da, to Prime Cut descent is a roller coaster affair.

Try Chutes and Ladders, Joe's Ridge if you've got good brakes.
Falcon Press has a guidebook to the area. So has Over The Edge Sports in Fruita.

COLORADO Fruita Kokopelli area
Rocky, ledgy but very tandem-able.

Many sections of two track, but mainly singletrack. Rustler's loop, Horstheif Bench, Mary's loop will fill a day of tandem riding, and surprise you what your tandem is capable of.

Trails countour above the Colorado River.
Falcon Press has a guidebook to the area. So has Over The Edge Sports in Fruita.

CONNECTICUT

DELAWARE

FLORIDA

GEORGIA
Southern Off Road Bicycle Association
Web site: http://www.sorba.org

GEORGIA East of Atlanta, just outside the I285 Perimeter in Stone Mountain, GA Yellow River Recreation Area
5 mi. long River Loop suitable for beginners to advanced riders. challenging, wooded single track with some hills and mild technical sections.

5 mi long Creek Side loop suitable for intermediate to advanced.
Web page with driving instructions & links to reviews

GEORGIA Dahlonega, North Georgia Mountains Bull Mountain, et al Some of the best single track in the Southeast; lots of technical stuff that is challenging but doable on a tandem
Web Site: Mountain Biking in Dahlonega, GA

Trail Maps, etc....

HAWAII

IDAHO Hailey - Ketchum Sun Valley region.
Virtually all the singletrak in this USFS system is Tandem Friendly.

Generally open singletrack. A remarkable lack of ledges, root, rocks.

Alpine environment with trails built with mountain biking in mind. Ski area can accomidate tandems on chairlift providing long countoured singletrack
back into valley.
Good maps and guidebook available at the 8 local bike shops.

ILLINOIS

INDIANA

IOWA

MAINE

MARYLAND

MASSACHUSETTS

MICHIGAN

MISSISSIPPI Tombigbee National Forest, near Ackerman, MS Noxubee Crest Trail
The trail is very well maintained.
Designed, built, and maintained by several local MTB (singles). About 25 miles of forested riding. Some surprising steep terrain
for Mississippi.

Trail Reviews on MTBR.com
Web site with all the info

MINNESOTA

MISSOURI Sedallia to St. Charles; Cross State Rails to Trails Project The Katy Trail Read the FAQ's Website with all the info

NEVADA

NEW HAMPSHIRE

NEW MEXICO

NEW YORK

NEW JERSEY

NORTH CAROLINA Nantahala National Forest, Western NC Tsali Recreation Area One of the best areas in the Southeast for most riders; may not "turn on" super aggressive teams that like technical stuff. Web Page with Info & Links to more information

NORTH DAKOTA

OHIO

OKLAHOMA

OREGON

PENNSYLVANIA

RHODE ISLAND

SOUTH CAROLINA

SOUTH DAKOTA Rapid City There is no good riding here. All tourists stay away. Many sections of the 120 Mile Centennial Trail are fabulous singletrack. Elk Creek to Bear Butte will take all darned day, but is so smooth and so varied in terrain and views, you won't care. Also there is the 115 mile
rail-trail "Mickelson Trail" that is steeped in 100 year old mining history and lush forests and streams, to open prairie at the southern end. Acme Bicycles in Rapid City has the skinny on off road tandeming in the
Black Hills.

TENNESSEE

TEXAS

UTAH Salt Lake City, Park City, and Uinta Mountains Area

1. Wasatch Crest Trail
2. Dog Lake Trail
3. Pipeline Trail
4. Bonneville Shoreline Trail
5. Morman Pioneer Trail
6. Beaver Creek Trail
7. Rails to Trail State Park
8. Soapstone Basin
9. Little Cottonwood Creek Trail
10. Stansbury Island
11. Ophir Road
ULTRA WEB SITE

UTAH Moab and Price Areas

1. Hurrah Pass
2. Gemini Bridges
3. Klondike Bluffs
4. Onion Creek
5. Fisher Towers
6. The Black Dragon
7. Price River Trail
ULTRA WEB SITE

UTAH Southern Utah Area (Bryce, Red Canyon, Capital Reef) Areas

1. Navajo Lake
2. Duck Creek ATV Trail
3. Castro Canyon
4. Fish Lake Lakeshore Trail
5. Pheasant Creek (Capital Reef)
6. Great Western Trail (Teasdale)
ULTRA WEB SITE

UTAH Northern Utah Area (Logan, Odgen, Brigham)

1. Beavercreek Trail (Logan Canyon)
2. Franklin Basin
3. River Trail
4. North Fork of Logan Canyon
5. Green Canyon
6. Smithfield Canyon
ULTRA WEB SITE

VERMONT

VIRGINIA

WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, D.C.

WEST VIRGINIA

WISCONSIN

WYOMING Laramie / Cheyenne Happy Jack rec area on I-80 15 miles east of Laramie, 40miles west of
Cheyenne.
Cross country skiing in the winter means well groomed and contoured singletrack in the summer. Maps at trailheads.

Try Headquarters trail and
Big Aspen loop to Pole Creek. Moderately rooty/rocky, but excellent overall smooth singletrack riding in the granitic soil of the Laramie Range.
The Pedal House in Laramie has maps as well.

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International DF Member Ride Recommendations

Country
Closest City Ride / Location Name Difficulty Factor / Comments For More Info....

AUSTRALIA

CANADA

FRANCE

GERMANY

ITALY

SCOTLAND

SOUTH AFRICA

SWITZERLAND

UNITED KINGDOM

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State	Closest City	Ride / Location Name	Difficulty Factor / Comments	For More Info....
ALABAMA
ALASKA
ARIZONA
CALIFORNIA	Avalon, Santa Catalina Island	Island 25mi SW of Los Angeles	Great, wide open double & single track through island wilderness & buffalo herds, etc...
COLORADO	Fruita	Grand Junction area.	Bookcliffs area provides generally smooth hardpack singltrack. Some abrupt washes and ledges here and there. No significant climbs on bulk of the areas trails. Twisty trails make for tricky tandem riding. Western Zippity Doo Da, to Prime Cut descent is a roller coaster affair. Try Chutes and Ladders, Joe's Ridge if you've got good brakes.	Falcon Press has a guidebook to the area. So has Over The Edge Sports in Fruita.
COLORADO	Fruita	Kokopelli area	Rocky, ledgy but very tandem-able. Many sections of two track, but mainly singletrack. Rustler's loop, Horstheif Bench, Mary's loop will fill a day of tandem riding, and surprise you what your tandem is capable of. Trails countour above the Colorado River.	Falcon Press has a guidebook to the area. So has Over The Edge Sports in Fruita.
CONNECTICUT
DELAWARE
FLORIDA
GEORGIA	Southern Off Road Bicycle Association			Web site: http://www.sorba.org
GEORGIA	East of Atlanta, just outside the I285 Perimeter in Stone Mountain, GA	Yellow River Recreation Area	5 mi. long River Loop suitable for beginners to advanced riders. challenging, wooded single track with some hills and mild technical sections. 5 mi long Creek Side loop suitable for intermediate to advanced.	Web page with driving instructions & links to reviews
GEORGIA	Dahlonega, North Georgia Mountains	Bull Mountain, et al	Some of the best single track in the Southeast; lots of technical stuff that is challenging but doable on a tandem	Web Site: Mountain Biking in Dahlonega, GA Trail Maps, etc....
HAWAII
IDAHO	Hailey - Ketchum	Sun Valley region.	Virtually all the singletrak in this USFS system is Tandem Friendly. Generally open singletrack. A remarkable lack of ledges, root, rocks. Alpine environment with trails built with mountain biking in mind. Ski area can accomidate tandems on chairlift providing long countoured singletrack back into valley.	Good maps and guidebook available at the 8 local bike shops.
ILLINOIS
INDIANA
IOWA
MAINE
MARYLAND
MASSACHUSETTS
MICHIGAN
MISSISSIPPI	Tombigbee National Forest, near Ackerman, MS	Noxubee Crest Trail	The trail is very well maintained. Designed, built, and maintained by several local MTB (singles). About 25 miles of forested riding. Some surprising steep terrain for Mississippi. Trail Reviews on MTBR.com	Web site with all the info
MINNESOTA
MISSOURI	Sedallia to St. Charles; Cross State Rails to Trails Project	The Katy Trail	Read the FAQ's	Website with all the info
NEVADA
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW MEXICO
NEW YORK
NEW JERSEY
NORTH CAROLINA	Nantahala National Forest, Western NC	Tsali Recreation Area	One of the best areas in the Southeast for most riders; may not "turn on" super aggressive teams that like technical stuff.	Web Page with Info & Links to more information
NORTH DAKOTA
OHIO
OKLAHOMA
OREGON
PENNSYLVANIA
RHODE ISLAND
SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTH DAKOTA	Rapid City	There is no good riding here. All tourists stay away.	Many sections of the 120 Mile Centennial Trail are fabulous singletrack. Elk Creek to Bear Butte will take all darned day, but is so smooth and so varied in terrain and views, you won't care. Also there is the 115 mile rail-trail "Mickelson Trail" that is steeped in 100 year old mining history and lush forests and streams, to open prairie at the southern end.	Acme Bicycles in Rapid City has the skinny on off road tandeming in the Black Hills.
TENNESSEE
TEXAS
UTAH	Salt Lake City, Park City, and Uinta Mountains Area	1. Wasatch Crest Trail 2. Dog Lake Trail 3. Pipeline Trail 4. Bonneville Shoreline Trail 5. Morman Pioneer Trail 6. Beaver Creek Trail 7. Rails to Trail State Park 8. Soapstone Basin 9. Little Cottonwood Creek Trail 10. Stansbury Island 11. Ophir Road		ULTRA WEB SITE
UTAH	Moab and Price Areas	1. Hurrah Pass 2. Gemini Bridges 3. Klondike Bluffs 4. Onion Creek 5. Fisher Towers 6. The Black Dragon 7. Price River Trail		ULTRA WEB SITE
UTAH	Southern Utah Area (Bryce, Red Canyon, Capital Reef) Areas	1. Navajo Lake 2. Duck Creek ATV Trail 3. Castro Canyon 4. Fish Lake Lakeshore Trail 5. Pheasant Creek (Capital Reef) 6. Great Western Trail (Teasdale)		ULTRA WEB SITE
UTAH	Northern Utah Area (Logan, Odgen, Brigham)	1. Beavercreek Trail (Logan Canyon) 2. Franklin Basin 3. River Trail 4. North Fork of Logan Canyon 5. Green Canyon 6. Smithfield Canyon		ULTRA WEB SITE
VERMONT
VIRGINIA
WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, D.C.
WEST VIRGINIA
WISCONSIN
WYOMING	Laramie / Cheyenne	Happy Jack rec area on I-80 15 miles east of Laramie, 40miles west of Cheyenne.	Cross country skiing in the winter means well groomed and contoured singletrack in the summer. Maps at trailheads. Try Headquarters trail and Big Aspen loop to Pole Creek. Moderately rooty/rocky, but excellent overall smooth singletrack riding in the granitic soil of the Laramie Range.	The Pedal House in Laramie has maps as well.

Country	Closest City	Ride / Location Name	Difficulty Factor / Comments	For More Info....
AUSTRALIA
CANADA
FRANCE
GERMANY
ITALY
SCOTLAND
SOUTH AFRICA
SWITZERLAND
UNITED KINGDOM