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Avg Rating:	5 trail reviews
Status: Open updated 11/16/08 by mcpiv Closed Open Wet / Sketchy	Difficulty: Intermediate
Length: 7 miles	Global Rank: 684
Tread: Singletrack	Configuration: Loop
Ridden: 15	Wishlist: 4
Avg. Speed: 4.5 mph	Avg. Time: 1hr 0min

 

Killer Three Loop in Sumter

 

  
reviewed by mcpiv on November 16, 2008

Great trail system that includes K3, campbells pond and hardcore. K3 is 10 miles, not 7.5 as listed, no real climbing. Lots of fast open singletrack with real tight and twisting sections. The trail builders made excellent use of the natural features of the area. Some minor sand, but not enough to slow you down like at sesqui. Real good for a single-speed. Campbell's pond is about 10 miles total including the Poinset connector and a brief section of road. Very similar to K3's description. Hardcore has the most hills and is much slower than the other 2 trails, it's about 2.5-3 miles and it's trailhead is about 1.5 miles on K3. HC was still under repair in early Nov. from a motorcycle race that used part of it and signs listed it as closed.

  
reviewed by frelup on March 6, 2008

THIS REVIEW IS ONLY ABOUT THE HARDCORE SECTION OF KILLER III. The "Hardcore" section of this trail is terrible! It starts off alright going through some singletrack with leaves and then very slightly starts uphill with some sand. Next, the tight singletrack turns into about 6 feet wide four wheeler / dirtbike trails. VERY thick dirt that you sink down into, no trail markers, just an uncomfortable ride. If you keep riding (a very tough decision for us, whether to turn around or not) you will eventually find a trailmarker and a great little singletrack. Once you start to enjoy yourself you hop right back on the four wheeler trail. Killer III by itself is a great trail. Just stick with that and if that's not enough, ride Cambell's Pond afterwards. K3 and Cambell's Pond are great. Hardcore is terrible.

  
reviewed by Flavtown on February 22, 2008

Killer III is a lot of fun. Singletrack with good downhill, and optional Hardcore extension, but Hardcore is terrible. Just take Killer III, without extension it's about 10 miles. Campbell pond is pretty good. Good bit of climbing, good downhill and about 4 miles.

* Review edited 3/10/2008

  
reviewed by frelup on January 3, 2008

two trails really. killer three and campbell's pond. hardcore is a few miles extra off of killer three. climb campbell's pond and have fun on K3.

  
reviewed by eastcoast_skier on September 8, 2004

Tango has either never ridden at Manchester, or never ridden at Lynch's Woods because the two trails are about as different from eachother as night and day. Manchester is the "Killer Three" loop, and is a very easy 10 mile ride. It is impossible to get lost there. Lynch's Woods, on the other hand, is pretty technical with a lot of switchbacks, dips, roots, and other fun stuff. Plus, the trails are not just poorly marked, they are not marked at all, therefore making it pretty easy to get lost.

Similar Trail: Some trails at Harbison are a little like Manchester, but not really.

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