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Herb Parsons Mountain Bike Trail
Memphis, Tennessee
MTB TRAIL STATS
Avg Rating:    |
5 trail reviews |
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Status: updated 6/17/09 by neilttabor |
Difficulty:  Intermediate |
| Length: 7 miles | Global Rank: #853 |
| Tread: Singletrack | Configuration: Loop |
| Ridden: 26 | Wishlist: 11 |
| Avg. Speed: 6 mph | Avg. Time: 1hr 8min |
| Elevation Gain/Loss: +2,799/-2,451 ft |
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Description: Tight singletrack through the woods around a 300 acre lake. Beautiful ride. Some small hills. A tight bridge and some log sections that you can go around if you choose. The Memphis area trail team cleaned this place up and added about a mile and a half. Trail is wide and clean with very little poison ivy now thanks to these folks. Not difficult. Go around twice. Because it is an old TN state park, there is great parking, picnic tables, restrooms, and a bait shop to get a drink or ask questions.
Description: Tight singletrack through the woods around a 300 acre lake. Beautiful ride. Some small hills. A tight bridge and some log sections that you can go around if you choose. The Memphis area trail team cleaned this place up and added about a mile and a half. Trail is wide and clean with very little poison ivy now thanks to these folks. Not difficult. Go around twice. Because it is an old TN state park, there is great parking, picnic tables, restrooms, and a bait shop to get a drink or ask questions.
added on November 28, 2006 by 
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TRAIL REVIEWS review this trail
reviewed by Heroux on July 4, 2010
I love this trail. You can really get a nice rhythm going - it just flows. HP is in *great* shape now after a cleanup effort following many, many downed trees from an apparent tornado and heavy rains in the spring. Go ride it now.
Similar Trail: Stanky Creek, Bartlett, Tn
reviewed by neilttabor on June 7, 2009
If you stay close to the lake, the trail is a little over 5 miles long. If you take the longer trails that move away from the lake, it can be lengthened to 8+ miles. There are several bridges that must be used. There are a few low spots on the trail that get very muddy after a hard rain.
reviewed by Martino0626 on April 29, 2009
Its a nice trail with nothing to difficult. Its well kept, the land mgt. allows the local trail org. take care of it. Perfect for beginners and a descent workout for the experienced riders...just take the loop to the archery section then double back to make it longer and more strenuous
Similar Trail: Tour De Wolf or Wolf River Trails
reviewed by mikepage7708 on January 21, 2008
The trail was very fun but it was very repetitive. I would say this is a great trail for people just getting into the sport. It seems as though the trails condition has gone down compared to what I have read. The trail also holds water pretty bad in a few places.
reviewed by jetdrvr on August 1, 2007
Just started Mountain biking. previously rode Motocross til bad accident so making the switch to still enjoy 2 wheelers. This was my first trail. Very good trail for beginner skills. Non-technical. Nice ride thru the woods around the lake. 5.5 miles. Start from over the levee. Track is clear and not overgrown at all. Track does have some split offs, stay close to the lake side, except near the end they ask that you go around the Archery stand, so just follow the track to the right near the very end. No big deal if you miss it, I did. A couple of wood bridges and tree jumps. Can go around the jumps easily. Highly recommend for a nice workout and for beginners.
* Review edited 8/1/2007
