Category: bike trails

Why do you ride your bike?

I recently found a quote that aptly describes why I love bike trails. It also illustrates a different biking philosophy than the norm: “Moving fast is not the same as going somewhere.”  – Robert Anthony What does that have to do with biking and trails? I think it has a lot to do with my …

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Great trail discussion on topix.com

I just found a great discussion about bike trails on topix.com. road bike or trail bike? It’s one of the few forums that allows anyone to participate w/out joining. This particular forum starts with a question about why anyone would want to ride their bike on the road when there is a perfectly good trail …

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Mountain Bike Trail Guide Featured This Week

Mountain bike fans rejoice. This weeks trail-of-the-week is Boulder’s Heil Valley Ranch Trails as featured in the new Everytrail guide. Heil Ranch may be one of the best intermediate mountain bike trails around. Technically, there is no trail called Heil Ranch Trail. It is a series of trails including Wapiti Trail, Ponderosa Loop trail, and …

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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2011/06/14/mountain-bike-trail-guide-featured-this-week/

About Trailsnet

The “about” page on the trailsnet website has been completely rewritten and revamped. Below is the text of the page so those of you blog readers can become more familiar with the website: about trailsnet.com – If you want to find a trail on the internet, trailsnet is the place to look. We have a …

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bike trails and hiking paths on the internet

bike trails on the internetYou may have found this blog while doing an internet search for biking trails. Below is a graphical representation of a search for the keywords/phrase “bike trails.” One part of this chart is surprising and the other part is not. The surprising part is that, as a percentage of total searches …

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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2011/04/28/bike-trails-and-hiking-paths-on-the-internet/

What country has the best biking trails?

Bike trails are awesome and travel is one of the world’s most popular pastimes. More and more people are beginning to combine their passions of bike riding and travel into the growing market of active travel. Where in the world can you findthe best bike trails? After all, what’s not to love about: staying fit …

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