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Frick Park Mountain Bike Trail
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
MTB TRAIL STATS
Avg Rating:   |
6 trail reviews |
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Status: updated 11/29/11 by malva |
Difficulty:  Intermediate |
| Length: 15 miles | Global Rank: #1713 |
| Tread: Singletrack | Configuration: Network |
| Ridden: 5 | Wishlist: 0 |
| Elevation Gain/Loss: +2,078/-1,608 ft |
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Description: This is the largest of Pittsburgh's regional parks and is 561 acres. It is located in a populated area. It is known as Pittsburgh's woodland park for its extensive trails through steep valleys and wooded slopes. It has a network of unmarked single track mountain bike trails.
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Description: This is the largest of Pittsburgh's regional parks and is 561 acres. It is located in a populated area. It is known as Pittsburgh's woodland park for its extensive trails through steep valleys and wooded slopes. It has a network of unmarked single track mountain bike trails.
added on November 5, 2011 by 
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TRAIL REVIEWS review this trail
reviewed by TrevorDHyland on May 21, 2012
Last night, I was riding down the Falls Ravine Trail toward the lower grassy area and pavilion. I met a guy named Mike who showed me a trail he and his friends had built and named '276.' It was the most technical, scary, and amazing trail I've ridden to date. I had a lot of trouble with it and took a super nasty tumble on the way out. I will be going back soon to try to conquer it.
Similar Trail: Roaring Run, Morraine State Park
reviewed by TrevorDHyland on April 30, 2012
I took a spin around the northern part of Frick Park again yesterday and the day before. One day was super wet. The other was very dry. Riding was awesome in both conditions. Check out this great topo map for where the most kept trails are: http://www.nauticom.net/www/dsopko/penndirt/PA_Frick_Park_Mountain_Biking_Trails_Simon_T.pdf My riding this weekend consisted of entering the fitness circuit from the Beechwood entrance and taking the trail head that branches off to the left (it's right next to a picnic table, then riding the edge of Riverview Hill until I hit the intersection of Falls Ravine and Lower Riverview Extension. I then headed uphill toward the environmental center and turned right at the observation deck/nature trail. Just past the observation deck, there is a trail head that heads downhill and curves to the left, running parallel to the South Clayton Loop and ending up bottoming out at Tranquil Trail. I then took a leisurely "stroll" down Tranquil Trail until I reached the open air shelter and grassy area at the bottom of the Falls Ravine Trail. I then headed to the left, over a small bridge and up a flight of stairs (you can ride around them on the left side, thought you might need to hike a bike since it's super rocky and rooty). At the top of the stairs, turn right and about 25 yards down the trail, cross the road and take the trail head that is right there. It runs parallel to the Braddock Trail for a short while and ends up running into it. At the end of this, I basically just back tracked, and when I wanted to return to my car, I rode up the Falls Ravine trail and then back up the Riverview Hill trail to the fitness circuit. It's a fairly simple loop, but some amazing, technical and fun terrain to ride. Highly suggest it!
Similar Trail: Boyce Park
reviewed by TrevorDHyland on March 19, 2012
I have ridden these trails a couple of times. Fun if you have a friend with you. Not much fun if you're alone. VERY MUDDY. Beautiful place though. Lots of very technical sections. One particularly well built section runs along the ridge of Falls Ravine but it's not for beginners or the faint of heart. A good place to ride, but if you can, do yourself a favour and hit Boyce or North Parks instead.
Similar Trail: Boyce Park, North Park
reviewed by malva on November 29, 2011
Nice trail, some technically challenging areas of the trail. Hard to get lost since you will always end up on one of the main gravel roads in the park nonetheless it can be tough to connect all the trails if you don't know the park. Reminded me of some of my Puerto Rico mountain bike trails...specially Monagas
Similar Trail: Monagas-Bayamon, PR
reviewed by Matt_Graver on November 11, 2011
Chuck, not sure which trail(s) in Frick Park you are referring to, however, there are a number of trail combinations that can be selected to get you on a long, adventurous ride down. Frick has a lot of technical sections. This time of year is great because of the added challenge of the fallen leaves.
reviewed by moorhead14 on November 5, 2011
I don't know all the trails at Frick, but I get there about once a year. Once you do know the trails you could easily put together a very challenging swoopy ride. The downhill trail that I believe was built by PTAG (Pittsburgh Trails Advocacy Group) is great fun and can be ridden pretty fast. It is also a nice challenging climb from the bottom. There are lots of people who use this park, and many of them are walking dogs. Everybody seems to have a great attitude and the bikers and walkers are showing each other courtesy. I have noticed that this might be a place to avoid when muddy, but like many places, I'm sure if you know it well you can avoid most of the mud. I hope to learn these trails better on future visits.* Review edited 11/5/2011
* Review edited 11/5/2011
Similar Trail: Hartwood Acres, Deer Lakes, North Park, Boyce Park
