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Bald Hill Trail
5 reviews
4 of 5
Bald Hill features over 8k of forest trail to the top of Riding Mountain's North Escarpment.
Summary: One big dowhill, about 50 min., then you come back up, about 2+ hrs.
Recommended Route: Well marked. Follow the signs. Kind of boring, not much variety but a heck of a good workout coming back up. Muddy parts but it's mtb after all. We started going down then came back up. Top part of Bald Hill trail was in a serious need of grooming on day of our ride. Some parts had no real singletrack and you're going through very overgrown areas.
Other recommended trails in the same area: Do the Clear Lake loop, about 30 km. The North Shore is really interesting, lots of ups and downs, tight singletrack with a beautiful of the lake most of the time. Trail well cut, some mud and roots. Good for intermediate + riders.
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Summary: Well this trail is very scenic. Just make sure you have a car waiting for you at the bottom unless you want a long hard ride back up. I've gone down the J.E.T trail and trekked up this trail. Very hard, but it was worth it. Make sure you bring lots of water...I ran out of water in my 2L camelbak on the way back up. That made for a much harder ride then it should have been. Definitely one of my favourite places to ride in Manitoba.
Other recommended trails in the same area: J.E.T, basically everything on the North Escarpment. There's a really nice campsite at the top of this trail, highly recommended.
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Review Date October 20, 2003
Overall Rating 5 of 5
Aerobic Difficulty 3 of 5
Technical Difficulty 2 of 5
Ridden Trail: Ridden Once
Reviewed by: Mike
,
Cross Country Rider
Summary: The Bald Hill trail is the goods! Be sure to have two cars or its a long ride back to the top. The run is not very technical and the grooming on the trail is primo. Check your brakes be for you go down cuz its FAST. Great for beginners who want the rush with out the pain.
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Review Date July 22, 2003
Overall Rating 4 of 5
Aerobic Difficulty 4 of 5
Technical Difficulty 4 of 5
Ridden Trail: Once a month
Reviewed by: kelsey connor
,
Cross Country Rider
, from brandon manitoba canada
Summary: The Bald Hill trail is a fairly hard trail. My friend and i thought the whole trail was downhill, yes, there is some pretty awesome descents, but there are also some pretty hard climbs where you would have no choice to dismount. The park made this trail for hikers, so there are many stairs, going up and down along the way. Depending on your skill level, you will probably have to get off and lift your bike to get down or up them. This can cause some great frustration, as I learned the first few times i went on it, but you will sonn get better. At the start there are some very boring moments on the trail. Some hard climbs make you think to yourself what you have gotten yourself into, but right at the end of the trail you are rewarded with your patience. The downhill is amazing, my favorite part is when you go down a steep hill, jump some stairs and then jump a buckled bridge. The trail is very scenic, the best part is "a tree of walls" which make you pull out your camera for a picture.
Recommended Route: Take #10 highway into the lake, and turn east onto highway 19(a gravel road). go down the gravel raod until you are there.
Other recommended trails in the same area: J.E.T.
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Review Date September 25, 2002
Overall Rating 4 of 5
Ridden Trail: Once a year
Reviewed by: Bob Darby
, from Minot, North Dakota
Summary: Bald Hill features several daunting climbs, gaining approximately 1,100 vertical feet in a little over 8k. The trail starts out at an easy jaunt, but becomes grueling in grade and length shortly thereafter. This is not a trail for the weak and inexperienced rider. However, those who do make it to the top of the north escarpment will be able to choose between two very fast descents: Bald Hill or the J.E.T. Trail, which, of course, lives up to its name. The J.E.T. provides scenic vistas for those who do not wish to "Blur Tour" all the way down to the parking lot. The Bald Hill descent is equally fast, but is not as technical as its intersecting neighbor. Warning: There was a significant amount of bear scat on the lower part of the trail, and there was brief encounter with a Black Bear, which immediately ran away into the woods (as most do). Riding Mountain is home to the largest concentration of Black Bears in North America. All in all, a challenging climb to the top of the park and great views of the prairie below.
Recommended Route: Take Highway 19 east through the park and out to Highway 5. Turn north on 5. Continue north a few miles until you reach Rd. 462. Turn west. Continue on for several more miles until you come to a "T" in the road at the base of the escarpment. Turn left and continue for about one-quarter mile. You will see the Bald Hill Trail signage and starting point on your right.
Other recommended trails in the same area: Grey Owl's Cabin, Riding Mountain National Park
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