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Avg Rating: 21 trail reviews
Difficulty: Intermediate bike trail - Intermediate
Length: 10 miles Global Rank: #360
Tread: Singletrack Configuration: Network
Ridden: 27 Wishlist: 7
2 trail check-ins Climb // Descend
+1,000 // -1,600 feet
Average Speed: 9.2 mph Average Time: 1hr 5min
 
 
 
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Description
These trails have received a great deal of care and hard work over the past few years and have made it into one of the most technical trails in Indiana. There are numerous bridges, teeter totters, log crossings, skinnies, and a couple drops all included in the expert trail. The park is owned by he city of Anderson, but a logal group of guys have put in the hours to turn this into a gem. Tight, twisty and technical single track is at Rangeline Nature Preserve.

RNP has 3 loops; Novice, Intermediate, and Expert. Novice is smooth, fast, and flowing. Intermediate is narrow with a few natural obstacles. Expert is tighter, slower, and loaded with obtacles such as suspension bridge, elevated trail, gap jump, teeter totter, etc. Many more obstacles and trail modifications are in the works. All trails are single track. Novice = 2 miles Intermediate = 3 miles Expert = 6 miles

The trails are very easy to follow and marked with arrows. Direction is one way so please do not ride backwards (follow the arrows).

All trails start and end at the same location at the message board which is located at the West end of the parking lot in the skills area. See Google Maps directions above.

added by TMac Gramcounter on February 13, 2006

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rangelinenaturepreserve on February 20, 2013
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Review: Rangeline has 3 loops (Novice, Intermediate, and Expert) making it suitable for all skill levels. Novice is fast and flowing with no trail abstacles. Intermediate is a bit tighter with a log crossing or two. Expert is tight and technical with many trail obstacles including: log skinnies, log piles, suspended bridge, drops, jumps, elevated trail, and more. There is a skills park adjacent to the parking lot where you can play around while waiting on your friends to arrive.
The trails are all well marked and one-way. Trail head is at the message board in the parking lot. Follow the arrows from there. Green circle is Novice, Blue square is Intermediate, and Black diamond is Expert. The trail system is well maintained. Copy&Paste this address into your browser for all the info you need: www.hmba.org/smf/index.php?topic=5437.0

Similar Trail: Kickapoo

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Guest on February 14, 2013
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Review: This trail is in a City Park. But, once you head down the trail, you would never know it. The trail twists and turns throughout wooded lands which gave me the feeling I was in a much larger state park. The trail builders did a great job of trail layout utilizing as much of the land as possible. The trails are well maintained and there is no motorized traffic despite what reviews on other sites say. Maybe there was 20 years ago, but it is all 100% single track now.

There are 3 levels of trails: novice, intermediate, and expert. All are well marked with arrows and say "expert", intermediate" or "novice" on the arrows. I had no problem finding my way around. I had no problem finding the trail head either (which is at the message board in the parking lot). I like to have a map before I enter a new trail, but I did not need one for this trail. It is all self explanatory. Made the ride much more enjoyable.

Even though there are a lot of obstacles on the expert trial, it is not a freeride course. It is an expert level cross country course over 6 miles long. I saw freeride type bikes there. They must like the course for its skinnys, drops, and log crossings. It took me 48 minutes to complete an expert loop.

The intermediate trail is much easier than the expert and is about 3 miles. I think it took me 20 minutes and was a lot of fun.

The novice trail is a bit more challenging than a typical Indiana novice level trail, but it is still easily rideable by most beginners. I saw a few young kids riding while I was there. It was about 2 miles long and took me about 12 minutes.

Someone took a lot of time to build a great mountain bike park in the middle of a city. What a gem the city of Anderson has.

Similar Trail: none, this trail is quite unique

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bqwyatt on January 27, 2013
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Review: This is one of the more technical trails I have ridden in Indiana. Lots of man made obstacles, raised platforms, a huge drop into a downhill, log jams ect. The use of several large mounds make for some tight twisty camel backs. I had a blast and will be back as soon as I get a free moment!

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IndianaDoug on October 24, 2012
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Review: Love the trail.

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trail_rider_for_life on August 26, 2012
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Review: I rode this earlier this year. I've been riding this for the past couple years and the trails have improved. I've ridden the expert trails but this year there was a new trail that wasn't even good enough to be a goat path. Loose loam and steep drop off's. Almost ruined the ride. You can take the road that goes back to the big field and the trail connects with the Anderson Greenway.

Similar Trail: Town Run Trail

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Bubblehead10MM on June 9, 2012
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Review: I'm agreeing with the other reviews. You can find some KML maps at HMBA dot org if you poke around the where to ride part. I've maped it and we'll have maps soon. There's a section on the W side that's all washed out, and I'd just skip if I could do it again. It's marked with a pink yarn and may be closed. Not on their map. Over all not much elevation but a TON of Flow Bumps. Just have to trust the trail builders. They're not trying to kill you, ... I think...mostly. It gets FAST in spots :D. Great ride. It's a good bit under the listed 10 miles. Easy loop 3 kliks, maybe 5 miles in total. bomb through the second time. The 29er felt over done in there. lots of tight stuff.

* Review edited 6/10/2012

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trbrooks73 on June 1, 2012
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Review: Rode this on May 29, 2012. Great little MTN bike park. I like that you can connect sections of the expert trail with the intermediate trail. I first rode the intermediate, which was a moderate challenge for me. It offered technical challenges, speed, and an overall great experience. Then I attempted the expert trail, which kicked my butt....However, in my defense, it had lightly rained the night before so it was muddy and slippery, causing me to slide down several tight trails on steep grades. Overall, great place that I will ride regularly. I enjoyed the skills area after I completed my two rides.

Similar Trail: Town Run in Fishers is nearby. Similar length and quite enjoyable as well

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traybie on May 28, 2012
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Review: I went to range line for the first time on Friday, I did the expert loop and it was awesome. Lots of challenging terrain, trails are well marked and well maintained. My only complaint is the low hanging branches every where! I did the intermediate loop after the expert and ended up slamming my head into a branch; had to get 19 stitches and broke my nose.....somebody needs to cut them down please!* Review edited 5/28/2012

* Review edited 5/28/2012

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KKeg14 on April 14, 2012
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Review: This is one of my favorite trails because it is attainable for beginners yet challenging enough for more experienced riders. It has a good mix of easy rolling bumps along with some challenging hills and jumps.

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treky92 on October 3, 2011
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Review: Great little trail system for me since I am fairly new into mountain biking, plus it is very close! Otherwise, there are some great and challenging obstacles on the expert trail. The newest expert section is very difficult. As of right now, I am only aware of four people who have cleaned it since April. It is tight and twisty all over. There is a skills park by the parking lot that has many of the obstacles seen on the trail. Several elevated bridges and skinnies as well as the "pier drop." All of the trails are well maintained as well and offers places to duck out of the difficult features. Definitely worth stopping by.

* Review edited 10/24/2012

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rmknotts on April 18, 2011
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Review: Great trail, there have been a lot of new obstacles added so far in 2011. There is a new 6.5-8.5 foot drop (depending where you land) added at the end of expert one. There is also a 4-5 foot gap jump, an elevated trail with a tetter totter at the end, tight elevated trail around a large tree (harder than it looks), a few bridges, steep and tight climbs. The expert trail has a few obstacles which are very challenging/ intimidating for some individuals otherwise the difficulty is because of the tight winding trails that involve great balance and technical skills. The intermediate trail is fairly easy with a few steep climbs and obstacles. The beginner/ novice trail is quick and easy. Also once you inter the parking lot there is a skills area to give you and idea of what to expect on the trail and to practice those skills needed for the trail. Over all amazing work and for Indiana, you can’t beat it. I give it a very difficult rating due to the large drop on expert one. Otherwise is deserves the "more difficult" rating.

Similar Trail: Town Run, Fishers, Indiana Brown County State Part, Nashville, Indiana

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bluemangeorge on August 31, 2010
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Review: The network of trails here is very diverse. The novice trials are very easy and the advanced trails are very difficult in my opinion. I am currently somewhere in between. But living not a quarter mile from here I ride it pretty frequently and have not had a bad experience yet. I would recommend this network of trails no matter your experience.

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troyjarrell on June 21, 2010
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Review: Hit it my first time yesterday and went again today. Love it really is nice track bring the bug spray though it is a nature preserve by the river. challenging a little on the intermediate goin to try the expert after getting a little better they have some awesome wood tricks and a expert section of wood tricks at the end. worth the time..

Similar Trail: Salomonie Resevoir has a 4 mile track that has some beauty lake views and just enjoyable love it...

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Jeff_Wass on May 3, 2010
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Review: This trail is totally awesome single track. The locals have put a lot of work into this trail to make it a really fun and challenging ride. If you take the expert loop it is about 6 miles in length. I ride the trail on my 29er single speed, every chance I get.

Similar Trail: Lafayette

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bstoffers on August 3, 2009
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Review: My first trip here was today. Found good, well-established and well-maintained trails for beginners to intermediate riders. I was with my 9-yr-old so I didn't get to explore the more difficult trails. I also got a flat about 30 minutes into it and had to find my way out while pushing the bike. Still a good experience overall for both of us.

Similar Trail: I always recommend the Clear Bay trail system at Lake Thunderbird, near Norman, Oklahoma. Draper Lake (Near Thunderbird) also has a good trails system with wooden challenges added to the trails.

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stylo_joe on July 28, 2009
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Review: I enjoyed this trail from start to finish. The old reviews from most sites that review this trail almost detered me from trying, but I am so glad I went. The trails get a lot of traffic and a lot of maintenance. It is very well maintained and all the verbage about atv trails are a tad outdated. These are tight, twisty singletrack routes and the "Expert" trails are completely overrated as far as difficulty. Expert just means fun, for me. Very nice place and easy to find and follow. Way to go Hoosiers!

Similar Trail: TRTP, SIU-edwardsville(illinois), Creve Couer Lake MTB trails(St Louis), Black Partridge(Metamora, IL)

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notaylor on May 14, 2007
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Review: Rode on 5/12. It was a good ride as I have not been out for a while. The trail seems to be mostly loose/sandy/soft so adds some challange, especially on the hilly ridges with sharp turns. There are also some tough hills. We had fun and I'm glad it's only 15 min. away even if it's not the best.

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JaySeaAre on November 17, 2006
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Review: Decent signs marking beginners, intermediate and expert trails. Since it is a small park, in order to get some miles on the trail, the singletrack is rather twisty and curvy with small BMX style mogul hills and young forest meandering paths. It's free and the only option in Anderson, so it's worth checking out. I rode around for about 45 minutes on the approx 5 miles of trail at a slow average speed as it's not a wide open XC trail. This trail will get better with time and work.

Similar Trail: Reminds me of TK Lawless in Jones, Michigan.

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TMac on July 31, 2006
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Review: The new black diamond section of this trail is neat. Some challenging switchbacks, steep climbs, and tight singletrack. Great place to work on your balance and technical riding.

Similar Trail: Washington Twnshp Park in Avon

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pittbulldracer on July 11, 2006
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Review: Just Tryed out the south trail that starts at parking lot.Southside parallel with rangeline road this trail winds around a bunch.This use to be big piles of dirt &overburden 25 yeard ago now its all grown up with trees. Good trail .Someone is building some modified obsticals.bridge fence with post. Not shure who would be diong this work would like to help. Some one needs to number signs with some type of numerolagy. The south trail if followed all the way to the end .Takes you along north side of pit down and around the old channel.To A big hill over the hill you will find a main gravel trail.Back to center of the old dry pit witch is now all grown up with trees.Make yor way north east around the old water takn and drag line bucket.Past tha tan,k take the path to top then you will come out at the noth side of the parking lot.

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pittbulldracer on July 7, 2006
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Review: Just rode trail this evening. Still alittle wet in spots. Though i like to ride this trail after warming up around shady side lakes paved trails. Then I ride the river walks, Past old horse park to 10th street eadgewater park. Then ride the paved trail to more river walks. The walks end,just before 109 bypass bridge. There trail becomes rougher at the bridge. From the bridge east the trail is dirt or mud depending if the rivers been up. river just went back down,a few soup holes here an there. Take tha higher trail around the sewer midway youll smell it! A few downed trees after that. Take some Deet ,Off ,Bug Spray. Skeders are hard core in this part of the trail. About midway there are some cool BMX type hills and a make shift track kind of area. Just before the back side of rangline.You will come out of the treeline in to a big mowed pasture.On the north side of river an the north west side of lake.Cut across the big prairy to the north east side to pick up a main trail. I normaly turn back a big prariy.Then ride back to shady side where the truck is parked. Raingline pit was traditionaly ridden with Motor cycles. Has a lot of loose river gravel. It was a dry gravel pit. Riddles Pit. Makes for some hard riding. On a Bike. They have let the overgroth take over. 20 years ago this was an awsome place to ride a Motorcycle. Big hills loose gravel,Big Air! I liked it better then. Still a cool place to ride.Good for endurance training. Kickenem hard. Pittbulldracer

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