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Avg Rating:	8 trail reviews
Status: Open updated 10/24/09 by fantabular	Difficulty: Easiest
Length: 6 miles	Global Rank: #2958
Tread: Fire Road	Configuration: Loop
Ridden: 30	Wishlist: 12
Avg. Speed: 8.47 mph	Avg. Time: 1hr 25min
Elevation Gain/Loss: +285/-112 ft
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Freedom Park (aka:district Park) in Yorktown

 

Harwood's Mill in Newport News

 

  
reviewed by doubleagle on March 20, 2012

This trail is as advertised. Gravel road. I ride it coupled with the Yorktown Battlefields for my workouts. It gives me a chance to ride and not have to worry about getting clobbered by a car.

  
reviewed by wakum6 on May 1, 2011

First off this is not a mountain biking trail at all. It is a 5 mile shared bike, running path. But if you take it for what it is it's very nice. It's mostly flat and in the woods nearly the whole time. A good trail for the family.

  
reviewed by wakum6 on May 1, 2011

First off this is not a mountain biking trail at all. It is a 5 mile shared bike, running path. But if you take it for what it is it's very nice. It's mostly flat and in the woods nearly the whole time. A good trail for the family.

  
reviewed by fantabular on October 24, 2009

I went on this trail today with my daughter and it's TOTALLY different than the last time I went on it. They changed it completely after hurricane Isabelle. Before, it was partly gravel road & the rest was a nice single track through the woods. Now, it's 100% gravel road. It's almost completely flat, there are a few places where you can pick up some speed, but otherwise, it's a cinch even for beginners. Unless you want to get a nice cardio workout, don't go to this park. Check out the pics I uploaded here or at our website: www.fantabular.net/trails.htm

  
reviewed by AboveTheRidge on November 30, 2008

Flat, fire road good for exercise. Nothing special for mountain biking.

  
reviewed by fantabular on August 11, 2007

I rode this trail a lot a few years ago, then when I went back recently, I noticed that it's very different now. It seems to be 99.9 percent gravel "access road" for some kind of park automobile; it isn't a very good mountain bike trail at all. There's only one spot that isn't gravel road and that only lasts about 10 feet, all the rest is flat, gravel & boring. Don't get me wrong, it's a great ride for beginners if you want to get your heart rate up. It's also not as scenic as it was a few years ago, I think some hurricanes came through town & knocked down all the big trees. I continually noticed that someone had been along the trail w/ a chainsaw & left logs everywhere.

  
reviewed by faustrob76 on April 22, 2006

Nice family bike ride. Not the best mountain bike trail. More just a relaxing ride in the country.

  
reviewed by sionnach on April 22, 2006

not very impressive at all. this trail is more for families whilst camping, good scenery but definatly not "made for mountain bikes"

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