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Ern N Burn Mountain Bike Trail
Dunellon, Florida
MTB TRAIL STATS
Avg Rating:   |
4 trail reviews |
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Status: updated 11/27/11 by theUfan |
Difficulty:  Intermediate |
| Length: 3 miles | Global Rank: #Not yet ranked. |
| Tread: Singletrack | Configuration: Network |
| Ridden: 2 | Wishlist: 1 |
| Avg. Speed: 8.4 mph | Avg. Time: 0hr 25min |
| Elevation Gain/Loss: +202/-307 ft |
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Description: The trail is mostly on what looks like the diggings from an old barge canal. The trail is well made with plenty of bench cuts and the trail is re-enforced with shell in many areas. Because the trail takes advantage of the diggings there is plenty of quick elevation changes and nice flow.
added on November 27, 2011 by 
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TRAIL REVIEWS review this trail
reviewed by Wryfox on May 7, 2012
Did this trail at the end of the day. Woudl have been more fun if I was fresh, but it seemed very slippery with lots of pine needles and leaves on trail. Slid off at couple points. Have to manage your speed because you want to go fast and then a tight switchback pops up. Same difficulty either direction. More flowy than anything else at Santos but is at far western end of trail system. 20 minute drive from Vortex. ONe of the better trails, if not the best for pure fun rolling and riding.
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reviewed by jmitch on February 7, 2012
Awesome trail. I started at the 49th St. Trailhead and rode the 6 miles to SR484. Came back on the "easier" trail that was about 4 miles. Nice little play area on the way back too!! Fast and flowing....my new favorite!!
Similar Trail: San Felasco in Alachua, FL
reviewed by dcluley on December 30, 2011
This trail is a new fantastic addition to the Ross Prarie Santos area trails. It is pure intermediate flowy fun! There are a couple technical challenges, with a giant rock crossing that was tough to clear on my xc hardtail and a weird climb on a diggings pile with a hairpin corner around a tree and some sawgrass up top. Lots of rock gardens throughout with some big limestone hunks to dodge that can set you off your line. (carbon crank killers). The trail is fairly new and still needs to be broken in, packed down, and perfected, but whoever laid it out did a fantastic job of using all the terrain available to make the most fun. You can connect this with Nayl's trail east and west and the canal diggings loop to make a great 18 -20 mile out and back (depending on starting point) from either Ross Prarie campground or the 49th street trailhead. 49th st makes it easier with Nayl's west as a warmup to Ern n Burn both ways skipping the 1.3 mile yellow trail accessing Ross Prarie campground and continuing back on the slightly easier Nayl's east/yellow to cooldown on the way back. Coming from Ross Prarie is a bit longer and leaves you on the more strenuous section of Nayl's and Ern n burn when you are a bit more tired. Both options are a lot of fun and seem like more of a "trip" than connecting some of the sections of northeast Santos.
Similar Trail: F.A.T.S., Balm-boyette, Chicopee
reviewed by theUfan on November 27, 2011
WOW...thats how i describe this trail. I always rode in the Vortex section of Santos but i'm glad I went to check out ern n burn. This is now my favorite santos trail. The trail uses the diggings to perfection.
