Trails with a Surface of dirt

C & O Canal Towpath Trail

trail beside historic canal

They say the C & O Canal Towpath trail is 184.5 miles long. It felt a lot more like 185 miles to me!! I’m only partially joking. You see, I had already biked most of the Great Allegheny Passage Trail in Pennsylvania before I even got started on the C & O trail. And boy was I …

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Route of the Hiawatha Bike Trail

Route of the Hiawatha Bike Trail

This is the one that started it all. (Not the moose, the trail) This was my first rail-trail. My daughter was a mere one-year-old and I pulled her behind my bike on a trailer. If I remember right, they didn’t have a shuttle then, or if they did, we didn’t use it. Hiawatha Bike Trail …

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Munro Trail

Four seasons resort on Lanai

Getting here is half the fun. My favorite way to enjoy the island of Lanai and the Munro Trail is by following this itinerary: Catch a ferry from Lahaina, Maui to Lanai (bikes are allowed onboard). Once on the island of Lanai, wait for a (4-Seasons) resort shuttle. (You will have to pay for this …

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Walker Ranch Loop Trail

steep Colorado mountain bike trail with rock stair steps

I forgot how difficult this trail is. Sometimes I have problems deciding whether a trail is easy, moderate or difficult. This one is an easy decision. It’s incredibly difficult. Be forewarned, no matter how good of a mountain biker you are, you will have to put your bike on your shoulder and carry it up/down …

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Single Tree Trail

two bike riders on Colorado's single tree trail

Officially called the Mayhoffer-SingleTree Trail, this is a short-but-sweet connector trail in the incredible South Boulder County trail system. This trail is part of the Dirty Bismarck Loop trail, also found on trailsnet.com. It connects with such trails as Cowdry Draw, Marshall Mesa and Community Ditch trails all of which run through the rolling hills …

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Sand Creek Greenway Trail

horseback rider on Sand Creek Trail in Colorado

The Sand Creek Trail near Denver, CO is a diamond in the rough. It would definitely be considered an urban trail as it winds its way through industrial areas, oil refineries, and some pretty rough neighborhoods. But here’s a surprise… I like it. First of all, it is those rough characteristics that make this trail …

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