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Avg Rating:	11 trail reviews
Status: Wet / Sketchy updated 12/7/09 by scout_about Closed Open Wet / Sketchy	Difficulty: Intermediate
Length: 8 miles	Global Rank: 404
Tread: Singletrack	Configuration: Loop
Ridden: 41	Wishlist: 20
Avg. Speed: 6.89 mph	Avg. Time: 1hr 39min
Elevation Gain/Loss: +955/-953 ft

 

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reviewed by eric-29er on November 30, 2009

Fast, Fun and Flow, This trail system is one of the best I have ever ridden. Riding the hills of Central Indiana, through beutiful Hardwood Forests. The people who designed and built this trail system know what they are doing. From Banked turns, to rock features where the washouts usually happen, everything has been taken into account. I have ridden here after it rained and it is still an awesome ride! If you ride the entire system there is well over 20 miles, probably closer to 30. The section back to the campground labled as easy is a HOOT! Super fast and flowly with great jumps the whole way.

* Review edited 11/30/2009

  
reviewed by MINIC on November 3, 2009

What a awesome trail. The trail goes both ways so be prepared for traffic. Start from the North gate and head up to the campground. Then turn around and take it back down. You will not be disappointed. I went down for the brown county breakdown and I'll be back again! Quick rolling with many challenges along the trail. Going up is a gradual climb with some roots and rocks along the ride. Ride it you will go back

* Review edited 11/8/2009

  
reviewed by mike_d_1583 on September 1, 2009

Awesome trail in the midwest! >>20 miles long. Great trail, don't mind the fee or the drive from Cincy. Worth it and I wish Ohio would do the same to maintain the trails better! Great trail system with flow, decent rock gardens, sweet berms. Has some good DH sections and decent climbs that aren't too intense. Seems like these trails are in the best spots to maximize the fun. I like to use Kenda Excavators on these, great for good traction on the sweeping corners. Has everything from easy to extreme. Schooner Trace is the extreme trail, most likely you will be walking some of it, great stuff! Only been twice but already rode 90 miles. Rode 50 miles with an average of 9.5 today. About to make this my regular spot!* ******************************************** ********************* ********************************************************************************************************** 20 MILES of sweetness*

* Review edited 9/1/2009

  
reviewed by indytriple on June 17, 2008

www.browncountymountainbiking.com Fun. Fast. Flow. Three words that describe one of the best-kept secrets of Midwestern mountain biking. However, Brown County won't be a secret for long. It's been designed from scratch by mountain bikers for mountain bikers. With miles and miles of flowing trail, scenic vistas, and amazing terrain Brown County is poised to become a world-class mountain biking destination. Who new that mountain biking could be this fun...in Indiana no less! In its March, 2008 issue Bike Magazine said that Brown County has "flowed-out berms, tight switchbacks and hand-built rock features that will leave you thinking you landed in Tsali [North Carolina] or Canaan [West Virginia]. Ride an out-and-back, and you've got 30-plus miles. Switchbacks? Plenty. Steep climbs? Just like the East Coast. Natural beauty? It's at an all-time high in the fall." The Brown County mountain bike trail system is located entirely within Brown County State Park. It is Indiana's largest state park. Since 2004, the Hoosier Mountain Bike Association has been hard at work building some of the best singletrack trails around. With two loops and three connector trails already complete, Brown County State Park has almost 20 miles of trail with much more to come. Brown County has already played host to several very successful mountain bike events including the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Annual Brown County Breakdown Epic Ride, multiple IMBA Trail Care Crew visits, the Midwest Women's Clinic and Expo, The Hesitation Point Challenge, and a DINO race. Next year's 2008 schedule will be very busy with a DINO race on Sunday, June 1, the return of the 2008 Midwest Women's Clinic and Expo on Saturday, June 7, and the Brown County Breakdown Epic Ride on Sunday, October 12. The future holds a lot of promise for mountain biking in Brown County. With the award of a $150,000 Recreational Trails Program Grant additional trails are right now being professionally built by hardworking volunteers and professional trail builders. This is the largest federal grant ever received by a non-profit mountain bike club in the United States. It is an exciting time for mountain bikers in Indiana and the Midwest as Brown County is becoming a well known destination with some of the best built trails in the country. Go to www.browncountymountainbiking.com for all of the information you need to ride these trails!

Similar Trail: Versailles State Park, Versailles, Indiana

  
reviewed by tumbleweed14 on July 12, 2007

Some good flowing singletrack and one decent hill, especially for IN. Park fee sucks, but worth it. And very well maintained. Thanks to those who work hard on the trails.

* Review edited 7/12/2007

  
reviewed by donjoses on August 3, 2006

The singletrack in Brown County State Park is absolutely incredible. There is over 12 miles of trails now with many many more miles to come. Fast rolling trails with some rock gardens, long climbs, and amazing descents. The Hoosier Mountain Bike Association has been working on these trails and more will be added in the future. Best trails I've ridden in all of Indiana!!

Similar Trail: Mohican in Ohio

  
reviewed by TMac on November 14, 2005

Just rode the intermediate and advanced sections of this single track. Very nice! Two long climbs one out and back with a vapor trail downhill (hesitation point) on the way back. Neat wooden bridge over a big log.

  
reviewed by martybob on November 12, 2005

i rode the hesitation point trail. its a cool challenging trail.tough hill going out,but coming back is fast.hit 31 mph! not a loop,just out and back.the downhill is sure worth the climb.hmba did a great job building the trails.

Similar Trail: camp gnawbone

  
reviewed by martybob on November 6, 2005

they now have an intermediate trail connected and an advanced trail. i havent ridden the advanced yet,but the intermediate does make the ride more challenging.

Similar Trail: valleybranch

  
reviewed by martybob on October 22, 2005

fun trail.good for beginers.rolling terrain.nothing to steep,but you can get some good speed on the downhills.the roads of browncounty state park are also fun.

  
reviewed by TMac on October 17, 2005

Fast, rolling singletrack. Great for beginners and time trial riders. One moderately challenging climb on the intermediate loop. Very fast at the end going back to the parking area. Overall a fun trail to ride but not very technically challenging.

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