Review: Great trail system. If you are ever in the area you must try the trail system. Tight corners and fast paced hills. My favorite is going though the tunnel. Best trails around. Mountain biking club here in town does very well to keep up the trails.

Review: This is my second try here. This time I'm reviewing Pool pass and points E. It looks like part of an old Pool pass, which circles the quarry, is abandoned do to storm damage. but It branches off Ridge line, heads S. past the clearing w/ billboard and up the fire road, then back into the woods. If you go past the Pins N Needles split, it gets to be a kinda washed out difficult down slop back to the lake. Pins and needles is a quick connector to Epiphany. Plenty of gnarly rooty stuff with some log piles and flow bumps. Good trail, There's one dead fall tree that's currently looks like a work in progress, totally crosses trail at an oblique, but most of the trail is pretty simple, I had trouble because it was still damp in the morning and slid on every piece of wood including lots of roots. That all leads back to (hope I'm getting names right, it's by color code) Fall Quarry, which runs under I95 to E. side, where it loops around a little and has a 4 way junction. back to tunnel (you'll want to have a care at both ends, till you know it well) rest of Fall Quarry, Monolith, and I think Dishwasher. It's all some nice well maintained trail with lots of log piles, I liked the 4 in a row spaced out so I could manage. It can all be ridden as 2 loops pretty much any combination. they all connect back to Main Scout trail and meat at S end. FQ going S has great flow, not sure quite How I managed to endO on the last sweet down hill going to big intersection, but watch the roots. :)

Review: I was only able to ride the double track Scout trail, USGS, Beach,owl, Gratitude(I think), ridge line, Big Bill, and part of Pool Pass. ( referring to the map at Fatmug dot org.(Quarry trail) Verdict, I left with a SMILE, and wooden legs. This may be the best trails I've ridden. The only downer is no signage at all, Must Have Map. Usgs is an easy trail and ends into Ridge line. Ridge line has some BRUTAL climbs to the west end but then mostly flows very well all the way to the Pool Pass which circles the quarry(lake), Epiphany is a nice mostly doable by me(novice) flowy bit out to stream crossing and back. (it may connect to Usgs not on map) Owl Loop is if you go up on the old washed out road part and down the single track, it's a mostly downhill flow with a stream crossing and climb in the middle, other way is a brutal climb up single track.(I think if I had a cardiologist he would be very cross with me :) I love this place and Fatmug is doing more work.

Similar Trail: Lowes Creek in Eau Claire, Wi

Review: Really great trail system. A lot of different ways to make your ride. It's a cliche but very true that there is something here for everyone. Beginners can stay down by the river. Intermediate and advanced can leave the river and climb up the hills. It's a pretty good trail for just about everyone. Check out the FATMUG,org site for a map. 11/13/2011 update. There was a tornado last spring/summer that did some damage to the eastern portion of the trail system. That damage has been repaired and the east side of the system is really nice right now! To find the east side look at the map on the fatmug.org site or where the 2 track makes a sharp s-curve and branches left and right keep left and go uphill one hundred feet of so. The trail access to the east side is there. Riding the drainage culvert to the other side of the highway is interesting. It'll teach you to keep your eyes up!

* Review edited 11/13/2011

Similar Trail: This trail has some things in common with the Burke Farm trails over in Culpeper. More climbing. More options for customizing your ride. Great system.

Review: Great view of the river for a good portion of the ride on the lower trail. The upper trails are more advanced...pretty difficult. Lots of logs to hop, bridges to cross, and hills galore. It's more difficult than Lodi but still fun.

Similar Trail: Lodi Farm

Review: As the directions describe, keep going down the gravel path and you will run into the trails. The mountain biking trails branch off to the left and right and disappear into the woods. There is a trail map as you first enter the area, but none of the trails are marked (except for a few flashes painted on the trees). You can wind along the river for a couple of miles (easy) or begin to break up hill where the real riding begins. I rode 8 miles in basically a large loop. The intermediate trail that runs along the top of the quarry has a sporty drop...you would not want to fall on that trail. There are plenty of good climbs. When I rode, the trail (and roots) were slightly wet. The wet roots, combined with a trail surface of loose stones, made the climbs all more challenging.

Similar Trail: Lodi Farm

Review: At first I followed paved trail and didn't end up being anything exciting. Then I went down gravel road past canoe/kayak rentals and found mtn bike trail. Nice vews while going along the river. There were more challenging trails branching off this one going through hills and forest. The owner of the canoe rental place mentioned a triathlon for canoe, run, bike from here that sounded fun.

Review: Fun singletrack with some fast twisting singletrack along the river and then some relatively smooth rolling ups and downs along the elevated river bank. Only bad part is finding the trail and following it in certain sections, as the trail is not marked.

Similar Trail: Quantico, Lodi

Review: overall there is a good mix here...along the river is relativatley flat singltrack...but venture up the hill along one of the many uphill trails puts you on the ridgeline loop....you will know when your on it...lots of up/donw hills....tons of logs...lots of skinny bridges....and some very very narrow trails going around the old quarry. ill give it a 4 rating out of 5 just because of the variety it offers diff skill levels.

* Review edited 3/12/2009