Pinicon Ridge Park features 10 new gravity trails totaling 1.1 miles of singletrack built by renowned trail builder Ethan Quehl and Tailored Trails. The network includes five technical gravity trails, one roller coaster trail, a couple of pure gravity trails, and a couple of slower technical trails. A climbing trail returns riders back up to an upper hub, where all the descending trails begin—a design inspired by the Castle Hub in Bentonville.
Technical gravity trails in Iowa? It's true. Chunky rock exists throughout this corner of eastern Iowa, closer to the Wisconsin line, and the builders used it to armor the trails, including building stone-lined berms. Quehl and his crew constructed a slew of wooden features using locally sourced white oak. One of the biggest features is a 30-foot over/under bridge, and there's also a 75-80 foot skinny boardwalk that connects two lines of a trail over a gulley. A big, custom-built wallride adds to the feature list.
Riders will find plenty of tabletop jumps along with the requisite berms and flow expected of modern gravity parks. Linn County wanted a true black line—not something they call "black" elsewhere, but something actually difficult for advanced riders. The network opened in September 2025 and also connects to a five-mile cross country loop, allowing riders to stretch their legs on the XC trail before dropping into the steeper, more demanding gravity lines.
