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Noxubee Crest Mountain Bike Trail
Louisville, Mississippi
MTB TRAIL STATS
Avg Rating:    |
8 trail reviews |
| Status: |
Difficulty:  Intermediate |
| Length: 32 miles | Global Rank: #1356 |
| Tread: Singletrack | Configuration: Network |
| Ridden: 21 | Wishlist: 14 |
| Avg. Speed: 8.04 mph | Avg. Time: 1hr 28min |
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Description: This is a series of loops utilizing singletrack, doubletrack and forestry roads to complete the entire course. The singletrack is new and still rather primitive, but there are almost no techical obstacles on it. The trail is marked with tags with bicycle symbols on them, orange tags leading away from the lake trailhead, yellow tags leading back, and blue ta**howing crosstrails. Maps plotted by GPS are available at the Ranger Station on Highway 15. The singletrack generally leads directly into hardwood forests, following ridges and traversing sidehills, but sometimes going into low places where there are occasional,well-made bridges to cross. update: the trails are being ridden more and more, and have become much faster and the trail junctions are very well marked with 'you are here' maps
Description: This is a series of loops utilizing singletrack, doubletrack and forestry roads to complete the entire course. The singletrack is new and still rather primitive, but there are almost no techical obstacles on it. The trail is marked with tags with bicycle symbols on them, orange tags leading away from the lake trailhead, yellow tags leading back, and blue ta**howing crosstrails. Maps plotted by GPS are available at the Ranger Station on Highway 15. The singletrack generally leads directly into hardwood forests, following ridges and traversing sidehills, but sometimes going into low places where there are occasional,well-made bridges to cross. update: the trails are being ridden more and more, and have become much faster and the trail junctions are very well marked with 'you are here' maps
added on August 18, 2004 by 
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TRAIL REVIEWS review this trail
reviewed by rewing66 on March 20, 2011
Rode the south and west trails yesterday and today. Great trails, well marked and maintained. Pleny challenging for a beginner. Camped at one of the trail junctions. Great weekend
reviewed by Dex on July 19, 2010
The original review/description of the Noxubee Hills Trail System is very old. There are new trails and IMBA standard reroutes that have been built. There is now about 30 miles of trails. Mostly fast flowing single track, with short sections of closed forestry service roads. Great scenery and hills to climb and fast downhill sections. The newest reroutes to the 3 Bridges Trail and Power Line Trail, make the west end of the trail system a "must ride" section. Also the Noxubee Hill Trail System is now on FaceBook
* Review edited 7/19/2010
reviewed by indamtnsbj on July 12, 2010
Good long trail that is physically demanding. There are some long switchbacks that can really wear you down.. Similar to Clear Creek in Natchez, but the hills are a bit longer... fun trail.. Some good fast downhill sections at times... doable even in the summer because of the tree canopy. You pretty much stay in the shade for the whole 20+ miles... make sure you bring a trail map, it can get confusing if you dont know the names. The trails are very well marked if you know the names and have a map. There is no water at the south trailhead, so bring plenty of water
Similar Trail: Clear Springs in Natchez, Bonita Lakes
reviewed by Pura_Vida on April 18, 2010
Local trailbuilders have done a great job. Course was dry and fast. No roots, and a few good hills that reward you with great downhill sections. It seemed to me that I went down more than I went up. My favorite Mississippi trail, other than my own Tuffburg.
reviewed by Subanez on July 4, 2006
First, Happy, 4th of July. :) I hit the trail again yesterday, and did the entire perimeter loop, which ended up being 19.33 miles. An earlier comment made here was correct: The southern portions of the outer loop are ALL fire road, and not much fun to bike on when the temp is 98 and heat index is 103. However, the northern trails are almost all single track, with some nice double-track exceptions, so I would stay in the northern sections.
reviewed by Subanez on July 2, 2006
There seems to be many a great review of the trail on this site, so I'll spare the details, but I noticed there's been no review for over a year. I rode the northern sections of the complex, and the weather has been dry and hot (therefore no wet sections, no over-bearing stream crossings..). The trails were very well maintained, with no deviations needed from the trail (ie. no fallen trees or washed out sections). I think there was a major race there about 2 months ago, and there's still some signs of banners and tape in the trees, but it was a very peaceful setting. The only part that was tricky was on the eastern side of the loop, heading north, there's a trail that cuts back on itself sharply at the bottom of a hill. However, you can still keep going straight and totally miss the marked trail because it opens onto powerlines. We ventured into the powerlines, and down a sparse "trail" for about a half mile or so before it disappeared into a ravine and we were unable to continue. We back-tracked to the trail in the woods, and lo-and-behold, we found the trail that knifed-back on itself. The trail in all other places was very well-marked, and the ride is relatively easy-going. Its easy to get a lot of miles done here without realizing it, so be prepared for a full day of riding. I'll be heading back next weekend most likely to check out the rest of it. I've posted a bunch of pictures of the trail. If you would like any of them in higher-resolution, send me a message and we'll work it out. They came out really nice!
Similar Trail: In Mississippi? I'm still looking...(new to the area)
reviewed by The_SS_Boz on December 12, 2004
The actual singletrack sections are well done but most of this trail is doubletrack- bulldozer made or old hunting road. Drainage needs to be addressed and some sections need reroutes cause they go thru prime hunting fields. There is a good workout here if your up to spininn thru mud and leaves and climbing a few steep hills. Dont get me wrong there is so much potential here...actually has the potential to be the best in MS......the landscape has endless possibilities, it just needs more work, more riders on the trail, and much more SINGLE-track trail.
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