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Troy State University Dothan Trails Mountain Bike Trail
Dothan, Alabama
MTB TRAIL STATS
Avg Rating:    |
5 trail reviews |
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Status: updated 7/18/07 by clparrish16 |
Difficulty:  Beginner |
| Length: 4 miles | Global Rank: #2188 |
| Tread: Singletrack | Configuration: Network |
| Ridden: 12 | Wishlist: 6 |
| Avg. Speed: 6.71 mph | Avg. Time: 0hr 43min |
| Elevation Gain/Loss: +1,776/-1,030 ft |
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Description: Fun ride, several fast sections, a great trail for an evening ride.
added in 2003 by guest
Description: Fun ride, several fast sections, a great trail for an evening ride.
added in 2003 by guest 
TRAIL REVIEWS review this trail
reviewed by ianblaster on November 19, 2010
The trail is open again. It is a good trail for beginners. Nothing technical. Trail has washed out exposing a lot of roots. The experienced rider may get bored here easily. The best way to make this a challenge is to ride it as hard and fast as you can. Without a good front shock, your hands will probably go numb from hanging on so tight over all the roots. Don't be the first rider out in the morning. You will have a face full of spider webs the whole way!
reviewed by clparrish16 on July 18, 2007
Road this trail for the first time yesterday and had a blast. I am just starting out and got a great workout and really enjoyed the challenge of the trail...tight turns, challenging downhills, lots of roots which make the trail a challenge. I really recommend trying the Westgate Park trail first if you are just starting out. I road the Westgate Trail twice (7 miles) and then this trail and was spent. Bring water with you because there are no fountains.* Review edited 7/18/2007
* Review edited 7/18/2007
Similar Trail: Westgate Recreation Park, Dothan, AL
reviewed by EZ-E on July 11, 2007
This is one of the only trails in the Dothan area-judging from the rolling terrain around Dothan, there should be more some available locations to build more trails. TSUD is an easy cross country trail with few technical features that winds between pine stands and oak scrubs. Pros: 1)Trail is close to Dothan and is easy to find, 2)trail drains and dries well, 3)there are a few easy ups and downs - switchbacks(see trail map) are configured uphill followed by a downhill. Cons: 1)Trail is somewhat rooty and it appears that water run-off is allowed to shed straight down the trail with few erosion controls in place, 2)there are no distinguishable trailmarkers or blazes which mark the trail-but it's easy to find your way, 3) it doesn't appear there is regular trail maintenance, 4) there were no trail maps in the posted "Maps" box. See photos: I stopped to take a pic of some little rollers, little did I know I had just passed a BIG rattler! He was completely still and watched me until I snapped the pic and then when I turned around, tore off into the woods. I had no idea he was there until I heard him moving...I looked at the picture I had taken and saw him in it on the bottom right- eerie! If I had stopped and put my foot down a second earlier than I did, it would've been a bad day for both of us!
reviewed by gage12gage on April 3, 2005
Fun ride, several fast sections, a great trail for an evening ride.
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