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Black Partridge Mountain Bike Trail
Metamora, Illinois
MTB TRAIL STATS
Avg Rating:   |
3 trail reviews |
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Status: updated 5/24/11 by bdaw |
Difficulty:  Intermediate |
| Length: 6 miles | Global Rank: #622 |
| Tread: Singletrack | Configuration: Network |
| Ridden: 6 | Wishlist: 3 |
| Elevation Gain/Loss: +639/-287 ft (based on partial GPS data) |
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Description: Coming into the park entrance, go past Lee Cabin on your left. Once past the cabin look for the trail head kiosk, enter trail on trail #3 and follow signs to the other various trials. Loop #6 is my favorite, but trail number 4 is a nice easy climb out and back, with a downhill on the way back. After the intersection of #3 and #4, there are about 5 new bridges over creeks that are not technical, but have a lip on the front and some are back to back. It is very obvious to an out of towner like me that this park is the future of mountain biking in Peoria. This is where they hold a majority of PAMBA workdays and group rides. If only there was a campground somewhere close.
Description: Coming into the park entrance, go past Lee Cabin on your left. Once past the cabin look for the trail head kiosk, enter trail on trail #3 and follow signs to the other various trials. Loop #6 is my favorite, but trail number 4 is a nice easy climb out and back, with a downhill on the way back. After the intersection of #3 and #4, there are about 5 new bridges over creeks that are not technical, but have a lip on the front and some are back to back. It is very obvious to an out of towner like me that this park is the future of mountain biking in Peoria. This is where they hold a majority of PAMBA workdays and group rides. If only there was a campground somewhere close.
added on July 28, 2009 by 
TRAIL REVIEWS review this trail
reviewed by epic.biker on September 13, 2011
This is a fast pace trail with a lot of bridges on the bottom portion. PAMBA does a great job of maintaining this trail.
reviewed by ye570su on April 21, 2011
raced here once at a xc race event. trails are very techy. the trails aren't very long, but what there is is very techy and challenging. the single track is tight and switchbacks are abundant. and there is a good amount of elevation change especially for illinois. this was a 3 hr drive from chicago, but the trails are very nice in comparison to what we have there.
Similar Trail: very similar to saw wee kee park in oswego, il
reviewed by stylo_joe on July 28, 2009
Very nice park! I was lucky enough to show up after they had an event there. There were orange arrows spray painted on the dirt and I went from curious and confused, to instant gratification, just following the arrows.
Similar Trail: Farmdale, Castlewood State Park(MO), Rangeline(IN), Klondike(MO)
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