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Greenbrier State Park Mountain Bike Trail
Frederick-hagerstown, Maryland
MTB TRAIL STATS
Avg Rating:    |
11 trail reviews |
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Status: updated 3/15/11 by WVPedler |
Difficulty:  Intermediate |
| Length: 5 miles | Global Rank: #1661 |
| Tread: Singletrack | Configuration: Loop |
| Ridden: 58 | Wishlist: 25 |
| Avg. Speed: 2.46 mph | Avg. Time: 2hr 10min |
| Elevation Gain/Loss: +767/-763 ft (based on partial GPS data) | |
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Description: First, I rode the trail with about 2 inches of snow. That being said, its was a good work out as traction was a challenge. The trail would be more fun without snow, could be very fast. Rocky in some sections with a few stream crossings and a couple of decent climbs and downhill's. Overall, I would ride it again on a dry day.
Description: First, I rode the trail with about 2 inches of snow. That being said, its was a good work out as traction was a challenge. The trail would be more fun without snow, could be very fast. Rocky in some sections with a few stream crossings and a couple of decent climbs and downhill's. Overall, I would ride it again on a dry day.
added on December 22, 2003 by 
SIMILAR TRAILS
Riders who liked this mountain bike trail also liked:Patapsco Valley State Park (Avalon Area) in Ellicot City
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Schaeffer Farms in Germantown
Rockburn Branch Park in Ellicott City
TRAIL REVIEWS review this trail
reviewed by jfigel76 on October 25, 2011
Typical, western Maryland, old school, rocky terrain, loose rocks, straight up and straight down. Nice views of lake on the ride. There are still races here and the race course is fun. Trails are marked OK and there are not much overlap to get you lost.
reviewed by jfigel76 on October 25, 2011
Typical, western Maryland, old school, rocky terrain, loose rocks, straight up and straight down. Nice views of lake on the ride. There are still races here and the race course is fun. Trails are marked OK and there are not much overlap to get you lost.
reviewed by maburner on September 12, 2011
I rode this Sunday...about the only place to ride after heavy rains (Two weeks after Irene and One Week after Lee and a week of rains)...and it was great. Actuall raced the Greenbrier Challenge in May and their was less mud than then. Rode most every trail (Did the whole Green Brier Challenge Course, and went up the Blue Trail too, middle chain ring the whole way, though it wasn't easy. Only put a foot down once.
Similar Trail: I hear it is like Gambril...need to do that. But it is similar to Avalon with more climbs, little less technical over all, but a few nice sections of rock gardens like the Cascade Trail, less log rolls, and ridable when wet.
reviewed by JeffHoward on May 1, 2011
All work and no play makes for a dull trail. The trail is usually rocks, and a lot of the trail takes run off which made it sloppy with many clumps of leaves all over the trail. I was riding in April after a dry week. I also didn’t complete the entire red loop which maybe holds some better areas, who knows. Personally, I prefer Gamebrill’s Yellow Loop. It delivers some reward for the time put in on the rocks. I would give this trail one more chance b/c I attacked it after riding 2hrs earlier in the day.
Similar Trail: Gambrill State Park
reviewed by WVPedler on February 13, 2011
I ride this trail probably more than any other trail in my area because it is the closest and it really offers all types of terrain in a 5-6 mile loop. Some days in a time crunch one loop is good but its not bad to do many more. I would recommend this trail to any rider at any level, there is something there for everyone.
Similar Trail: Rocky Gap
reviewed by changingm3 on July 11, 2010
Fun trail, several different trails- all distinguishably marked with signs and marked tree. Several rock fields and very steep downhill switch batches that last a mile or so. Can be very fun or a workout.
reviewed by VBALL02 on October 9, 2009
Nice open trails. Sections of single track too. Some good climbs, and fun downhill sections (though I take these very slow due to too many rocks for my liking). Overall, definitely not as rocky as Gambrill, though for me there are some downhill sections where I have to walk my bike due to the aforementioned patches of rocks. I have been there twice so far with my friend Todd, and we plan on making this a regular ride due to how close it is to where we live.
Similar Trail: Definitely Shaeffer Farm in Germantown.
reviewed by Thumpz on September 16, 2009
Uphill is tough for me but im still a newbie. Downhill is fun and fairly fast. Lots of rock gardens which offer a good challenge. Will definately get your legs burning!
Similar Trail: I ride in Winchester mostly but this trail is a fun challenge.
reviewed by skibum on April 26, 2009
Other than one murderous climb, most of this is middle ring stuff. Some of the singletrack is nice and tight and there are enough (mosly small) rock gardens on climbs, flats and descents to keep most riders entertained. The outer loop is the best overall ride, but then there's that hill (traveling CCW) . . .
Similar Trail: Gambrill for slightly less climbing and significantly more technical fun.
reviewed by kiddma4 on June 2, 2007
Greenbrier has a little of everything. Hills are tough and technical at times, while the downhills are smooth and flow nicely to keep your momentum.
