Review Date
April 6, 2008

Overall Rating
 1 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 4 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 4 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a week

Reviewed by: G. Sperry ,  Weekend Warrior

Summary:
Motorbikes and quads have ripped up the trails in the Naugatuck State Forest. To make a bad morning worse, some traiil improvement work earned me a citation and fine from a forest ranger that creeped up to me. He said the forest is closed to bikes and trail work. I only saw one sign to that effect on my way out. The dude was a pain. He said Brooksvale Park is closed to biking too.

Recommended Route:
Try Larkin Bridle trail. This isn't worth the trouble.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Larkin

Review Date
March 23, 2008

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 5 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 4 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a week

Reviewed by: Bob Bergen ,  Weekend Warrior

Summary:
Since this trail is on my way home from work I use it for strength training. My goal is to make it all the way up to the gas lines in Naugatuck State Forest without stopping. Right now I take a short loop up and to the left, taking the connector over to the power lines and then blast on back down to the Hamden/Cheshire linear trail. It's a great view of the lower Cheshire Valley when you come out on the power lines.

Recommended Route:
See above

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Naugatuck State Forest (start behind the YMCA Outdoor Center) off Gaylord Mtn Road in Hamden.

Review Date
August 31, 2005

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 3 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 4 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a week

Reviewed by: harkon ,  Downhiller

Summary:
Brooksvale has some good trails, the begining is mostly uphill and bringing a heavy bike would be stupid. It has a good DJ travel and many new trails are being added. Too bad the North Shore was takin down or is now unrideable. It's kinda hard too get lost, but awhile ago I took a wrong turn and ended up far away from Brooksvale, I wouldn't recommend going past 4:00ish considering u'll spend a good 2-3 hours in there.

Recommended Route:
Anything

Review Date
July 5, 2005

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 3 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 3 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a week

Reviewed by: extremebiker11 ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
beginner - advanced riders are welcomed the trails offer a wide range of obsticales many new freeride stunts are coming ...dirt jumping trail is complete with two skinnys and a table top well marked trails a guided ride offered by Cheshire Cycle and Repair tuesday nights at 5:45 pm meets at bike shop 471 west main street 250-9996

Recommended Route:
ymca camp loop

Other recommended trails in the same area:
tyler mill, west hartford resivor

Review Date
July 5, 2005

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 3 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 3 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a week

Reviewed by: extremebiker11 ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
beginner - advanced riders are welcomed the trails offer a wide range of obsticales many new freeride stunts are coming ...dirt jumping trail is complete with two skinnys and a table top well marked trails a guided ride offered by Cheshire Cycle and Repair tuesday nights at 5:45 pm meets at bike shop 471 west main street 250-9996

Recommended Route:
ymca camp loop

Other recommended trails in the same area:
tyler mill, west hartford resivor