MTB TRAIL STATS

Avg Rating:	7 trail reviews
Status: Open updated 5/14/07 by notaylor Closed Open Wet / Sketchy	Difficulty: Intermediate
Length: 10 miles	Global Rank: 2032
Tread: Singletrack	Configuration: Network
Ridden: 10	Wishlist: 1

 

Valley Branch Retreat in Nashville

 

  
reviewed by bstoffers on August 3, 2009

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.

  
reviewed by stylo_joe on July 28, 2009

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 It is very well maintained and all the verbage about atv trails are a tad outdated.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)

  
reviewed by notaylor on May 14, 2007

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.

  
reviewed by JaySeaAre on November 17, 2006

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.

  
reviewed by TMac on July 31, 2006

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

  
reviewed by pittbulldracer on July 11, 2006

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.

  
reviewed by pittbulldracer on July 7, 2006

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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