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Hueston Woods Bike Trail Mountain Bike Trail
Oxford, Ohio
MTB TRAIL STATS
Avg Rating:    |
11 trail reviews |
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Status: updated 2/6/12 by oneeyeredeye |
Difficulty:  Intermediate |
| Length: 12 miles | Global Rank: #1798 |
| Tread: Singletrack | Configuration: Network |
| Ridden: 28 | Wishlist: 14 |
| Avg. Speed: 4.36 mph | Avg. Time: 1hr 50min |
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Description: This is a great place to bike with everything from beginner to Advanced. Julie's Bike shop run by Biker Bob himself is available to take care of all of your biking needs.
Description: This is a great place to bike with everything from beginner to Advanced. Julie's Bike shop run by Biker Bob himself is available to take care of all of your biking needs.
added on April 29, 2006 by 
SIMILAR TRAILS
Riders who liked this mountain bike trail also liked:Strouds Run State Park in Athens
John Bryan State Park in Yellow Springs
TRAIL REVIEWS review this trail
reviewed by oneeyeredeye on October 10, 2011
good set of trails. flow could be a little better. worth the ride to oxford from dayton area.
reviewed by Trail_Jogger on October 8, 2011
Hueston Woods State Park is an excellent park with something for everyone. The State Parks folks really created a showplace with this park. Previous reviews, and especially that of Epic Biker, are very accurate. In my opinion I found the trails to be fun and well kept with little vegetation and alot of clearance on either side of the trail. Because the park rents mountain bikes to novices, you will likely encounter a good mix of experienced riders on good bikes along with novices on rentals. Due to the large number of riders, the trails are very smooth. Park at the bike rental parking lot at 39-35.213N and 084-46.098W. The trailhead is across the road, is well-marked, and the individual trails are also blazed well. I'd start with the Blue trail then try the others as time permits. You will encounter one technical bridge that's built on the edge of a hill so that, if you fall, you're going to be sailing down the hill. I have great respect for anyone who has cleared this bridge from either direction. I'll post some pictures for you.* Review edited 10/8/2011
* Review edited 10/11/2011
Similar Trail: The trail rides like MoMBA in Dayton and the park itself could be the twin of East Fork in Cincinnati.
reviewed by brownktm19 on September 11, 2011
This trail system has had a lot of work done to it recently and is very nice. Great mix of trails with some sweet downhills and nice flow. I definitely recommend this trail!!
reviewed by joedowns09 on August 26, 2011
Great for 2011! A new crew has stepped in and taken control of maintenance and upkeep. New routes and great trails. Not the same place as it was a few years back. Great place to make an all day ride. There is a lot more than 12 miles of trails. Two race courses, a technical trail (Monkey), and something for everyone in between. Ask a local for directions to all of the trails. It's worth the drive. Trust me.
Similar Trail: Caesars Creek...? Hueston Woods is better.
reviewed by bikenut1 on August 30, 2010
place has great potential. needs alot of rerouting to improve flow. too many connector trails. plus alot places have no visual because of many blind turns or vegatation growth. was not impressed at all.
reviewed by Jonismbking on April 25, 2009
Some climbing, very little speed on these trails. Before you get a chance to get any speed up, you're twisting one way or another. Watch out for thorns on the trails when crossing the power line clearings. Trails were confusing because they cross and you come to many intersections. Overall I was not impressed. Does not mean you won't like it though.
reviewed by EpicBiker on April 26, 2008
Okay, I know that this is a long review, but I have a lot to say about this trail. Great Ohio MTB trail. They have really improved this trail in the last few years with some new trails and better signage. There are two halves of the riding area; the bike shop side and the lake side. The shop side of the trail has a nice short beginner trail to warm up for the multitude of more advanced and technical trails ahead. Some of this can get a little confusing. My favorate technical trail here can be reached by passing the big hill under the power lines and keep taking lefts after that. You will zigzag through some nice technical short ups and downs until you finally end up at the top of the hill, setting you up for an epic downhill. On the lake side across the street from the shop, the blue trail is a nice 30 minute ride that is easy to follow. It has 1 big uphill, 1 big downhill, and then some little stuff after that. There are some nice views from this trail, if thats your thing. Also, some advanced trails form a spider web with the blue trail as the outside, making it easy to mix it up a bit. If you are a beginner, do not take the green trail on this side that follows and then forks away from the blue trail. The part following the blue trail is ok, but when it forks off, there is an irrationally large amount of mud if it has rained any amount in the last few days. Instead, follow the camp road up to the trail up to the sludge pit trail and go around that loop instead. It is much less sludgy then the other part of the beginner trail. A nice technical trail on this side of the road can be found by going the beginner trail way at the blue and green fork and take a left at the orange sign with a gear on it. Follow those orange signs the whole way. there is a big man made jump right after the creek crossing and a short uphill, so keep your speed up. Well, that's 'bout all i could say about this trail. Check it out if you are in the area; it is worth it. There is also a rental shop with people who actually know what they are doing right at the trailhead, so even without bikes, there is no excuse not to check this trail out!
* Review edited 4/26/2008
Similar Trail: John Bryan has a few technical parts to it and some jumps if you know where to look
reviewed by skibum on October 7, 2007
This is a fun network of trails in a fairly remote (by Ohio standards) area. You can ride it all in a day and then find your favorite route for return trips. There's some fun downhill under the powerlines and some challenging switchbacks on the East side. Like anyplace in Ohio, Hueston woods can retain water, but it does seem to shed it quicker than Ceasar Creek or Alum Creek.
Similar Trail: Ceasar Creek
reviewed by dolittle63 on July 15, 2007
A great set of network trails. There are always many at the trailhead ready to ride. Ask someone at the trailhead who is a frequent rider here to take you to the type of riding you're looking for. There are all kinds of trails for all levels of riders. Can easily spend an entire day here finding new trails. One of the best parts is the bike shop at the trail head.
Similar Trail: Not as extreme as some of the parts of Vulture's Knob, Wooster, Ohio, but similar in terrain.
reviewed by tumbleweed14 on July 12, 2007
I ride here often. A great set of trails and a good riding community. It can be wet for days after a hard rain, so wait a bit before riding. Get the 411 from Bob at the Bike shop at the trail head. The trails range from easy (green loop), intermediate (blue loop) to hard (various red loops and side trails). UPDATE!!!! Bob and friends just put in an eight mile loop or so that hits most of the better/harder trails. run it both ways and you have a good ride, fairly challenging, particularly Carol's Hill.
* Review edited 9/12/2007
Similar Trail: England Idlewild Caesars Creek
reviewed by TMac on September 20, 2006
Lots of short, steep elevation changes. Very rooty on the uphill and downhill sections. Found a couple nice switchbacks, but nothing too knarly. Trail winds around and doubles back on itself a lot. Somewhat confusing as none of the trails are marked. Nice to have a small bike rental and maintenance shack at the trailhead though!
Similar Trail: Nebo Ridge in Story, IN
