Level: Intermediate
Length: 6 mi (9.7 km)
Surface: Singletrack
Configuration: Loop
Elevation: +250/ -241 ft
Total: 266 riders
Mountain Biking Virginia Key North Point
#5 of 285 mountain bike trails in Florida
#145 in the world
This is a brand new trail being constructed by funding from the city of Miami and a local business partners. Bernard "Frenchy'' Riviere is the trail builder behind the project. The system offers a little taste of everything including fun for both beginners and advanced riders. South Florida is becoming a serious MTB community with advocates pushing daily for more and better trails.
First added by Crowbar12 on Feb 23, 2011. Last updated Apr 30, 2020. → add an update
Before you go
- Drinking water: yes
- Lift service: unknown
- Night riding: unknown
- Pump track: unknown
- Restrooms: yes
- Fat bike grooming: yes
- E-bikes allowed: unknown
- Fee required: unknown
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Lying at the end of Arthur Lamb Road, just past the Virginia Key Beach in Maimi Florida.
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The last couple reviews are spot on. Well maintained trails with clear signage. Great views in a few places, accessible to beginners but still fun for experienced riders. There are trail segments with advanced ratings but there tend be alternative lines available to go around the most challenging features so I think you could experience the whole system as no harder than intermediate. There's a pump track by the trail head and a bike rental service near the parking lot (all sub-$1000 hardtails). The trail is adjacent to a waste treatment plant but the smell wasn't bad at all when we visited. My gratitude to the trail crew for all their hard work, this place is great!
| ThankDope trails and killer views. Check out the Strava segments and see how fast some of these guys ride. So Epic!
| ThankIt's cool. I'm glad I came. Clean, nicely kept, good signage. Not tough at all but it will keep your cardio up and eyes open. The switch backs are tight. The burns short. Great to practice accelerating and breaking
| ThankVKBC has done an excellent Job!!!
| ThankBetter than Ever!!! From beginers to areas of double black diamond trails????with ocean Views
The trails there are my favorite and it is good for all skill levels. also the view while on the trail is amazing I would recomend this trail system to everyone.
| ThankThis is the best trail in Miami. I recommend.
| ThankOn our second day in Miami we hit up Virginia Key North Point Mountain Biking trails. This place has an amazing view and some really interresting trails. Think features features features. throw in some sand, a few coconuts, a thousand guys with music blasting from their back pockets and you have yourself a good time all ontop of a remediated landfill from 1961. After you'e done riding - rent a kayak and go visit the manatees - or take a swim like we did.
| ThankAmazing trail
| ThankFor the space they have, VK has an amazing trail system with some wonderful volunteers that keep the park in great shape. The trails are fun to ride and cover a whole range of skill levels. The Intermediates are pretty accessible to new riders, but some of the Extremes give a goal to shoot for.
| ThankConditions were nearly perfect. New loop added is sweet and I saw on their Facebook page that they're working on my favorite Tom Sawyer!!!
| ThankFor a new rider, these trails are excellent. They're well-marked and we'll-maintained, and they offer a little of everything to help you learn to ride. There's a prevailing breeze blowing off the ocean that keeps you cool on hot days, and lots of trees shading the trails. Riders here seem to be very friendly, and there are many blue and green trails with some decent variety considering the gravelly terrain. Bring a camera or GoPro because the ocean view is beautiful, and because mountain bike trails at only twelve feet above sea-level is a rare experience.
Word of warning: if a guy tells you to try Purple Haze because it's good for new riders, that guy is not your friend. You're gonna get hazed for real.
| ThankGreat trail with a lot to offer from beginner to advanced. Lots of new features being built. AMAZING views and scenery too. Can get pretty hot where some trails dont have much shade. Worth a trip to visit!
Made a video while there if interested...
| Thankhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHvx3qbzyLzd_r0NhDbOFig?view_as=subscriber
Trails were great today, definitely dusty and sandy, volunteers have done an amazing job recovering from Irma!
| ThankGreat trails for pros. If you're just starting out DONT COME HERE! The easy trails are just long straight lines, but the intermediate and advanced stuff is fire. IRMA did damage, so some trails were closed.
| ThankFun as hell. You'll have a blast as a beggener, intermediate, or advanced rider. Some prime south florida flow, with some jumps and tech mixed to to create a great experience. Don't know much about hurricane damage, heading back in decemeber for a multi trail session. Worth the trip, especially with so many other good trails. Lots of wood and rock work, hard to think someone put all that there. Thumbs up guys!
| ThankPhenomenal job of putting so much into such a small space. Even on the black diamond trails, you have the ability to progress as almost everything is rollable.
| ThankIt is Florida, so don't expect long climbs. You can expect, however, lots of fun in a well-marked, well-thought out trail system. Main trail is one big loop from which all other trails start and end into, so it is next to impossible to get lost. The other advantage is that most trails start and end at the same point, so if somebody in your group is not comfortable with a Black Diamond, for example, they can wait at the exit of that trail and continue the ride together later. very cool. They also have an Adaptive Trail.
| ThankFlow Flow Flow....
As a local guy this is my home trail. But don't think that I'm giving it 5 stars because of this. A couple of times a year my brother and I travel with our bikes exploring trails all over the country. We find that our home trail isn't the most challenging, or technical, or long... No, it's just pure fun rolled up with cool features that are advanced but mostly flowie. (Notice I said Features) The trails have a ton of flow from section to section. The short clearly marked individual trails can be ridden in a couple of minutes and the whole loop including the Advanced trails being riden in about 35-40min going at a good pace. The best part about this system is that it almost seems like on a weekly basis there are new things added. The VK bike club dose an amazing job with these trails and are constantly adding more track. (Rite now they are about to add a completely new trail.) If you come ride VK you will see the majority of the advanced riders running laps around the Loop of tails. This allows you to learn the features quickly making it fun to ride quick. There is a newly added bike was station and the kayak/bike rental place offers snacks and drinks.
| ThankGreat novice trail to get started intermediate offers up some challenges. It's where I started the sport and there always adding new trails. I've ridden other trails but always find my self loving this one. It has a bit of everything. Expert trails are challenging and fun especially war pigs.
| ThankLovely trail system. Very well maintained. Mostly flowy, intermediate terrain with a few technical bits thrown in.
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