By timothivory420 in August, 2011
My wife, 2 year old, and myself enjoyed this trail a lot . Other than some Sandy areas it is a very easy ride for mountain bikes. The bridges are very cool to ride over and see the different types. We went on a 80° day, but with plenty of shade we did not get very hot. Had a tire blow out after first covered bridge, packed a spare so no problem. Along the way we met a lot of nice people. Both ATV and bicycling. All ATV ers were very considerate to allow us to move off to side of trail when passing by. Most stopped to ask us how the trail was and if we were enjoying ourselfs. My family will be coming here again.
By in078183 in December, 2010
A beautiful trail ruined by ATVers. Very dusty when dry and the ATVs fly by you with no trail etiquette. The trail is very soft in spots too. Not a good place to walk or ride a bike. A shame.
By youker in August, 2010
I can only recommend this trail to those Mt and Hybrid bikers who are prepared to deal with lots of soft sand. The reviews said the first 2 miles were soft sand torn up by the ATVs and Dirt Bikes, but about half of the rest of the trail was soft sand. The ATVs ignore private propeerty and love to make wheelies or what their efforts to tear up the trail are called. The stretches with firm surface were delightful and the views along the river wonderful. In the middle there is a section where the trail is very rocky for 100 yards or so and people ride on the dirt road along side the trail. The managers of this trail could learn from other trails how to improve signs at the trail heads, how to mark the mileage along the trail and how to solve the problem of soft sand tracks. The best signal for the end of the trail parking in Claremont is the sign for Old Newport Road. The small trail parking sign is easy to miss and the start of the trail in Newport is also not well marked. A contractor is re-constructing the RR covered bridges so it is good to walk thru those areas as long as the construction continues. The wonderful old mills in the town of Clarement are a sight to see after your bike trip. Youker 8/26/2010