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Al Sabo Mountain Bike Trail
Kalamazoo, Michigan
MTB TRAIL STATS
Avg Rating:   |
4 trail reviews |
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Status: updated 7/24/07 by TronCarter |
Difficulty:  Beginner |
| Length: 6 miles | Global Rank: #1742 |
| Tread: Singletrack | Configuration: Lollipop |
| Ridden: 14 | Wishlist: 3 |
| Avg. Speed: 13.58 mph | Avg. Time: 0hr 29min |
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Description: 1/2 flat XC singletrack with 1/2 manageable technical singletrack make for a fast 25 minute loop at 14 mph average. A no admission charge park with well marked trails winding through a mix of forests and prairie. A popular place for hikers and dog walkers as well as occasional horseback riders. A great trail for trying out a single speed mtn bike or as a trail for new riders as the 2 hill climbs are not steep and the technical sections are not intimidating.
Description: 1/2 flat XC singletrack with 1/2 manageable technical singletrack make for a fast 25 minute loop at 14 mph average. A no admission charge park with well marked trails winding through a mix of forests and prairie. A popular place for hikers and dog walkers as well as occasional horseback riders. A great trail for trying out a single speed mtn bike or as a trail for new riders as the 2 hill climbs are not steep and the technical sections are not intimidating.
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reviewed by treky92 on October 24, 2011
This trail has potential to be a nice fast ride, but a lot of the vegetation is overgrown. Do not ride it shorts or your legs will get torn up by the overhanging thorns. Once it is trimmed and has some other maintenance it will be a good little trail.
reviewed by v92biker on October 12, 2010
Very nice trail for the area. I highly recommend this as a trail located minutes outside of Kalamazoo/Portage. Trail is similar to other lower Michigan mountain biking where most obstacles are either hills, sand or roots. The trail is well kept with clearly marked trailheads. The begining is flat riding through fields and young forest on Moab. Atwater will take you to the towards Atwarter Mill Pond where where you till decend down the hill into the river valley. From here you can continue on Mandala for a short cut or continue on atwater towards the look out. On this section there are a few jumps and a climb up towards lookout. From the start of lookout you will continue to the top of the hill where you will ride by the old lookout that was part of the original boyscout hike. From here you will decend back down into the valley. At this point you meet up to where the short cut of mandala takes you. As of 6 years ago this was the only bad part of the trail with some really deep sand at the bottom of the hill. From here on Lookout you will ride along the bottom of the valley around past the lookout and toward the steepest hill climb. From what I have heard is that this hill is also very sandy since the last time I rode here. Once up you can begin another loop or head back to the parking lot. I give this trail 5 stars because it is a nice kept secret close to town. As stated this is nothing spetacular compared to the trails of the western U.P., but as for southern Michigan it is hard to beat when you don't have time to go to Yankee Springs or fort custard.
Similar Trail: Fort Custard, Yank Springs
reviewed by cynergy68 on September 10, 2010
Very fast and open trail with no obstacles except people. This trail is shared with runners and walkers, some people going in the opposite direction, which will cause a big surprise coming around a corner. Great for beginners.
reviewed by Bigdave08 on March 25, 2009
This trail is a great beginner to intermediate trial. A equal amount of flat and climbs. Sandy in some spots from erosion deposits, but fairly nice. Trails are also used by hikers. Not the longest, but still a very nice intermediate set of trails. No drop offs that i'm aware of, a few man made log ramps.
Similar Trail: Fort Custer: although it is a big step up from Al Sabo, it is definitely nicer, kept up and alto more difficult. Check it out!
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