Review: Great trail ,,, actually the three trails combined are near 30 miles and its not in Crosby MS, it's just past Meadville/Bude exit in Franklin Co. Good climbing... Most all single track.. When maintained, one of the best in the south

Review: Rode the trail the weekend of Oct 6, 2012. The trails were in really bad shape, and while some people attribute this to Hurricane Isaac, to me it seemed more of an issue of overall upkeep. It's not that the trails were obstructed by downed trees and debris, but instead the trails were washed out, overgrown, and lacking flow. In my opinion, it seems like these trails were built for hikers, not bikers... on top of that, it doesn't appear that anyone is responsible for maintaining them, so they're completely washed out and full of roots. My expectations were pretty high based on the reviews I read here, so I thought I'd share my experience. if I return to Clear Springs, I'll bring a backpack instead of a bike. The camping was decent (although there are no primitive sites along the lake).

Review: Rode the Tally's trail on October 15, 2011. The trail had several tough technical uphills. Several downed trees & a little bit of runoff water damage. Took us a little longer than average to complete because of this. About 10.7 Miles in all & took us 2:05 min to complete. I hear that richardson creek trail is a bit easier & better maintained. Scenery was great & had several creek crossings. attached link to the trail system's map http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5213329.pdf

Review: Drove two hours to get my butt kicked for 7 miles of the trail. Great trail just didn't expect the climbs to be so tough. Partly roots, partly heat, mostly due to ridding flat ground in New Orleans. Wish it was closer to NOLA. Thanks to Mike and his friend for trail info.

Review: Drove 3 hrs to ride this area, it was well worth it. Some tight sections, some flowing sections, lots of bridges, good trail markers. Camping looked pretty good too.

Review: rode richardson's creek, very fast and fun. hills were a challenge, but not too bad. trail is well marked, well cared for. campground is top notch

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Review: GREAT SINGLETRACK FOR HOURS.....Just like vida said, these trails are really great trails for MS. Nice flowing singletrack through big woods with fun, smooth downhills and some steep, grindy uphills. The Richardson Creek trail was open the whole way, and was well groomed and perfect. Tallys Creek trail was covered in leaves and pinestraw, and had some small pines actually growing in and over the trail. If this trail was cleaned up, could be just as good be almost as good as Richardsons creek. However, at the moment, you might want to skip this trail until it gets cleaned up. The N/S of Mill Branch was nice, but other riders said th southside was overgrown. Good swimming area at the lake to cool down. Overall, one of the best trails I have ridden in Mississippi. Fast flowing downhills, tremendous scenery, and well maintained trails. * Review edited 8/30/2009

* Review edited 8/30/2009

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Review: This is a great singletrack with uphils that are short and doable with some very rewarding downhills. I would highly recommend riding the Richardson Creek Trail each way. I was told the south side of Mills branch was grown up and I know that the West section of Tally's is very difficult rooty uphills with no downhill speed. Miserable. Go down to the lake and hop around on the Lake trail which takes about 10 minutes. It is more of a walking trail, but it is fun to ride without falling in the lake.

Review: I have to agree with "Devon_P". These trails are great. They make you realize just how in shape you have to be. The hill-climbs are phenomenal. I would recommend these trails for anyone with experience and endurance.

Review: After spending three days camping and riding with fellow singletracker "Nickrm" I would have to say that these trails are awesome. There are miles of singletarck through the national forest with tough climbs (if you are only used to southern riding) and fast fun descents. The trails cross many bridges over creeks and streams and wind through stands of pines trees. Richardson's Creek runs about 9.5 miles and provides a great showing of the offerred terrain. Talley's Trail was marked as being closed due to lack of maintenance post Hurricane Gustav. We were able to ride a 3.5 mile section but were forced to hike-a-bike and scout ahead to find the trail as it disappeared several times. If the trail were cleared it would make for the most challenging route there.

Review: The Clear Springs trails are very fun and can go from easy to fairly technical. They have a few good fast fun downhills and the climbs are not too bad, but if you decide to take a ride I recomend the Richardson's Creek trail! It should take take you about 1 to 2 hours.

Review: Very nice, well marked trail system. There are climbs for nearly everyone. Some of the downhills were faster than they felt according to my computer. The scenery was beautiful.

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Review: Trail is great. I am sort of a local and ride the trails alot. There are three trails at Clear Springs: Mills Branch, Richardson's Creek, and Tally's. Mills being the easiest at 6 miles and Tally's the hardest at 12. Richardsons is 10 miles and right in the middle. There is a combination of Tally's and Richardsons that is used for races that is my favorite. Overall trail has something for everyone except early beginners.

Review: I just started riding so my rating/reveiw reflects that of a beginer....Clear Springs beauty is worth the trip by itself,if the short Mill Branch trail is any indication the longer two tails should be a challenge to even skilled riders.

Review: Great trails, did the Hommochitto Hammer and it will definetly slam you....Can be as hard or easy (not really) as you want.

Review: This 12 mile long trail has it all. There are short, steep decents as well as long easy ones. The uphills will challenge even very skilled riders. The local riders take good care of the trail and everyone out there is very friendly. This is a great trail. It will be a very long time before the Clear Springs trail gets boring!!!!