Review Date
October 15, 2009

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 4 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 2 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Ridden Once

Reviewed by: ss85 ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
Excellent trail system. Marl surface dries out quickly; I was advised this trail would be rideable 2 days after 1.5" of rain and this was correct. This trail system is not technical except for the loose-ish surface and minor rock gardens, even when wet and covered in leaves. Worth riding for sure and all trails can be done in a day or long afternoon.

Recommended Route:
Overlook Trail is an 'up & down' & east end resembles a very steep fire road. West end has the switchbacks and singletrack.

Miner's Rock is fun. West end is wider than east end; top has some interesting rock formations and fun creek crossings.

Twin Peaks area is the narrowest singletrack I found. Very fun ride and lots of options to get all sorts of turned around. Tough beginning climb.

Lower trails are good for getting from place to place; you have to see the dam as well.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Can't. I'm not from the area.

Review Date
October 1, 2009

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 5 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 3 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a year

Reviewed by: robriw3 ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
Amazing trail system. Great flowing trails, just rough enough, loose chalky stone can be a little exciting. Rocky base dries quickly. Beginners trail around the lake with intermediate to advanced trails on the two outter hill loops. You can tell it was originally designed for hiking with the straight up climbs in places - some swithbacks are needed to help with erosion / tire traction. The rock formations, cliffs, and mature trees in secluded woods makes for true mountain biking. Can spend 4 hours here easily. Excellent job to those who made it happen and maintain it.

Recommended Route:
Either way. Warm up on the lake loop.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Black Bass Lake if you only have 30 minutes - ride from the main highway for a good downhill.

Review Date
December 1, 2008

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 3 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 3 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Ridden Once

Reviewed by: TreeTalker ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
EXCELLENT TRAIL SYSTEM!!!! FANTASTIC!!!

Yappers that says it all...lol My wife and I spent three days riding this area thanksgiving break. Here is what we found.

We loved "Miners Rock" trail. It was the most fun we have had riding so far this fall. The trail has a long hill climb, not to bad realy. IT IS WORTH IT THOUGH!!! Make sure to do this trail clock wise. We rode this trail several times because it was so much fun for us both.

The trail around the lake was fun, "Beachum Trail" had several sections that were VERY ROCKY. Though they call this trail an easy one, my wife did not find it so easy due to the rocky sections that she had to walk. Large rocks with steep up or down hills. Either way you ride this trail it will be challenging for a new rider. Just walk the sections that are rocky, the trial is fun to ride other than that. And the views of the lake are great late in the afternoon with the sun setting. Watch for hikers though, they like this trail also.

We rode many of the other spur trails, all of them were a blast. Not to technical, good flow to all the trails. We ran out of time and did not get to do "Twin Knobs". All the trails we rode were very well marked. Also, the parks map of the trails system is OUTSTANDING!!! Wish all park maps were this easy to read. Make sure to pick one up when you plan your ride.

Also, the cabin rentals go down in price during the late fall and winter. We were able to stay in one much cheaper and saved ourselves from eating out. They come fully furnished with everything you need to cook a meal. Have to give them 5 stars as for service and help at the park.

Recommended Route:
Miners Rock trail. It's a must do. Make sure to ride up to the ball field and cut across the road there to get on the trail. This will put you doing the trail clock wise. Just follow the maps and trail signs, they are very well marked. If you start out in the camping area it is a nice warm up ride going up to the ball fields.

Also as far as rating these trails. All of them get a 5 for over all rating. Technical rating depends on the trail. The one around the lake for us seemed a 4 or close to a 5 due to the rocks. Miners rock is a 2 or 3 tech rating. As far as Aerobic Rating, guess the depends on how hard you want to attack the up hills.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Hobbs State Park.

Review Date
May 25, 2007

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 5 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 4 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Ridden Once

Reviewed by: Flat Ark ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
All of the trails in this area were a blast. The beacham trail had some fairly challenging technical terrain. Miners rock was possibly the funnest trail that I have ridden to date. We rode it clock wise. There is a killer climb (approx. 2 miles). The climb deadends at the top, but it is worth the challenge. If you do not feel up to the entire climb the trail cuts off to the right less than half-way up and leads to some killer single track. Some of the single track is on a very steep hill side. So steep in fact that we felt like we were in a "house of fun". Bottom line this trail is awesome. My only complaint is that the trail-heads need to be updated/remarked.

Review Date
August 5, 2006

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 4 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 4 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Ridden Once

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Reviewed by: Shad6Bones ,  Weekend Warrior

Summary:
Pictures of my ride available at:
http://shadsix.com/mtb/LakeLeatherwood072306/

Absolutely fun ride. We parked at the Ball Park with our emphasis set for Twin Knobs and Miner's Rock. They were both pure fun. We didn't travel around the lake or hit the other "so-called" easier trails.

We definitely got our fix on these two trails.

There had recently been some racing, so haystacks were still on parts of the trail. This was our first ride on this trail, so it took us a little while to get our bearings. We missed on of the trail heads and we traveled up a trail too far up the trail where we arrived at an overlook of the powerlines.

This was a very, very fun ride. We were on the trail for 4 hours and only saw one group of four riders.

Twin Knobs was a true work out to reach the top, but it was well worth it. After every uphill you are rewarded with a great downhill. And I agree with all of the comments on the condition of these trails (they were great)!

Also, we both received a rear flat from the trails...

Enjoy,
S6

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Devil's Den State Park