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OCNP - Oak Cliff Nature Preserve Mountain Bike Trail
Dallas, Texas
MTB TRAIL STATS
Avg Rating:   |
5 trail reviews |
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Status: updated 10/7/10 by outlawracer |
Difficulty:  Intermediate |
| Length: 8 miles | Global Rank: #582 |
| Tread: Singletrack | Configuration: Loop |
| Ridden: 41 | Wishlist: 19 |
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Description: A very well maintained and well marked trail. There are four loops (1, 2, 3, 4) that begin and end in a common area. The trail is super fast with switchbacks, some technical sections, drops, climbs, and a few bridge and water crossings. The trail is a little over 4 miles and being added on to all the time.
Description: A very well maintained and well marked trail. There are four loops (1, 2, 3, 4) that begin and end in a common area. The trail is super fast with switchbacks, some technical sections, drops, climbs, and a few bridge and water crossings. The trail is a little over 4 miles and being added on to all the time.
added on July 24, 2007 by 
TRAIL REVIEWS review this trail
reviewed by Pharmacopious on April 24, 2011
This is a very solid, although short, trail. For any intermediate+ rider, the terrain is challenging and varied. Do not take a newbie unless very athletic. My April ride was dry, not too hot not humid. The high winds of the day had no impact. On a Sunday I saw few riders, no hikers and only two bozos. The trail is laid out as one-directional singletrack, alternating direction on current days. There are options to change your distance and difficulty via loops that met and crisscross in the few open areas. The vast majority is in the woods and is quite tight so don't expect to catch big speed runs. Aerial enthusiasts will be disappointed with the lack of opportunities for air but it's still mighty fine...especially for a trail 12 minutes from downtown Dallas. I have ridden a lot of trails in north America and although far too small and monotypic to rank way up there, this one gets the local ease of access, technically challenging and general coolness nod.
Similar Trail: Pieces of Tyler State Park feel like this.
reviewed by GreenKona on January 2, 2010
This trail is 8 miles now and consists of Loops 1 thru 6 and 6.5(techical section). There are bypasses for the TTFs. Please contact trail steward for trail condition open/ closed. Please DONT RIDE MUDDY TRAILS in Dallas area, this hurts the trails with the soil here and hurts the relationship with property owners who allow us to use the trails. All trails are maintained by volunteers. This is a very popular trail and has been part of the dorba race series. enjoy.
Similar Trail: Big Cedar Wilderness Trails, Boulder Park
reviewed by cmosseller on June 22, 2009
great trail for this close to dallas. the trail used to be poorly marked was much better the last time i went. this trail also drains very well after a good rain compared with some others
Similar Trail: rowlett park
reviewed by bigwrecker on June 1, 2009
OCNP was a lot more fun than I had expected. Not knowing that there was some nice Technical sections, I got quite a few unexpected surprises on loops 4,5, and 6 I believe. Keep an eye out for the A-Frames over fallen trees. They have to be close to 4 ft. high with a 220 degree apex. They aren't really tough, they just get in your head if you aren't ready for it. Lots of nice little downhill launchers spread out amongst the course along with some more than decent short uphill challenges. There's even a section labeled "Technical Section" which I haven't explored yet. Quite a few of the open field sections have a nice 3-4 foot drop before heading back into the trees, so keep up some speed and enjoy. Even in the heat of the day, the sections closer to the creek are fairly cool. It is also nice how many of the trails meet up in central locations allowing you to tailor your riding experience by selecting which loops to run or repeat. I'll definitely become a regular here.
reviewed by rockhoppin76 on March 24, 2009
This singletrack is rockin! There are some pretty challenging sections, but the whole thing spells F. U. N!!
