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Scales Lake Park Trails Mountain Bike Trail
Boonville, Indiana
MTB TRAIL STATS
Avg Rating:   |
7 trail reviews |
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Status: updated 7/22/09 by EZ-E |
Difficulty:  Intermediate |
| Length: 5 miles | Global Rank: #868 |
| Tread: Singletrack | Configuration: Network |
| Ridden: 16 | Wishlist: 12 |
| Avg. Speed: 8.43 mph | Avg. Time: 0hr 50min |
| Elevation Gain/Loss: +484/-65 ft |
Directions:
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Description: This trail is fast and difficult. YOU WILL EAT IT, SO WEAR A HELMET AT ALL TIMES! Maps are available at the park entrance, but they're kinda scetchy. This is a really fun trail.
added in 2003 by guest
Description: This trail is fast and difficult. YOU WILL EAT IT, SO WEAR A HELMET AT ALL TIMES! Maps are available at the park entrance, but they're kinda scetchy. This is a really fun trail.
added in 2003 by guest 
TRAIL REVIEWS review this trail
reviewed by Ben.L on May 14, 2010
Fun trail to ride, worth your time if you're passing through Evansville. I pretty much second what the others said. Lots of fun and steep dips that are often followed by flat sections along the tops of small hills or mounds. One last thing to clarify the directions- go into the park past the booth that is usually staffed with a park ranger. I think it was a dollar or two for parking, so bring some cash. I parked in front of the petting zoo (it will be on your right) in a small gravel lot and entered the trail directly across the road from the gravel lot. You can ride either way, but I think this way is best.
* Review edited 5/14/2010
reviewed by tvancleve on November 30, 2009
Fairly technical, several nice jumps. Rolling, swift dips and rises. If you're in southern Indiana, you need to ride this course!
Similar Trail: Chickasaw Trace, Columbia, TN
reviewed by Kiishka on July 5, 2009
One of my all-time favorites, even after going to NC and WV to ride. It's fast, technical, and has an odd tendency to bring you crashing down to earth if you're not riding smart. The steep drops are by far one some of the best around. It's got fast flats, 'goat-path' hillside ledges, steep grades in both directions, and some challenging terrain. You'll never get bored, and it's a great trail to chart your progress as a rider.
Similar Trail: Overmountain Victory, Wilkesboro NC
reviewed by yancey on July 15, 2005
scales is a local favorite. it has perminantly altered my body. by riding west at the head of the trail it is really fast. go north (race way)and its a better work out and the short climbs are more technical.FUN!
reviewed by EZ-E on July 12, 2005
This is an all-around great trail! I would take my bike when visiting IN just to ride this trail. Rolling singletrack like a roller coaster in many spots. The trail used the hills and gullies to a premium which really add to the fun of this trail! Previous post correct about holding water in some spots - but there is a mixture of tread surface from dirt, clay, to a slate rock substrate in areas. Main trail loops around the lake and there are multiple options off, most reconnecting back with the main. One section where the trail dumps out on the paved park road and you follow the road around...just keep looking off the side (on R if going clockwise) and the trail drops back into the woods off the road. There are some AWESOME high-angle drops of 15-20+ ft high. Plenty of wildlife out there rode past deer on either side of the trail last time there. You can park outside of park entrance in lot on on L to avoid paying entry fees. The folks in the toll house at the entrance can point the trailhead from there out for you. Swimming, camping, and pavilions available inside the park. I've busted a chainlink there before, so there ARE some decent climbs for Indiana!!
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