Review Date
May 31, 2012

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 1 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 2 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a week

Reviewed by: Justin ,  Weekend Warrior

Summary:
Thanks to local bike people like the members of the Delaware Trailspinners and the Lum's Pond staff, this is a fun loop for beginners and kids. Bill Bachelor has been instrumental in working on the trails and making it exciting. There are some small tricky sections, but it relatively easy for most poeple.

Recommended Route:
Park at the Nature Center, ride the road for 200 yards North back towards the gate and dive left onto the trail, follow the Yellow blazes all the way around the pond. It is a 6.4 mile loop, but there are some small ways to sprad it out to 10 miles.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
White Clay Creek and Middle Run are by far more technical and challenging, , but don't discount Lum's, it is a fun ride afterwork or if you are crunched for time.

I give Lum's a 3 only becuase it doesn't have the climbing based on geography, nothing against the way it is laid out..

Review Date
March 14, 2006

Overall Rating
 2 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 1 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 2 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Ridden Once

Reviewed by: desurfer ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
Pretty boring, the multi-use trail is torn up by horses. No hills or anything. If you want more technical stuff, the hiking trail is more interesting...

Recommended Route:
It's a loop around the pond

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Middle Run, Fair Hill (MD)

Review Date
February 9, 2004

Overall Rating
 1 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 3 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 1 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a week

Reviewed by: fortuj ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
All I can say is if you like "Roots" then this is your kinda place. That's all it is. Not my kinda deal.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Fairhill, MD.

Review Date
October 23, 2001

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a week

Reviewed by: Wilfredo , from Bear

Summary:
Great for beginners and if your new to Mountain Biking. Kids will also love the ride you can get your work out plus spend quality time with the kids.(ages from 6+) Impossible to get lost you either go left or right around the pond. Your mid point around the pond will be the camp site you can rest and use the rest room.
7.5+ miles
Flat NO HILLS
After a good rain you will find a lots mud,
Have fun

Recommended Route:
From I-95 Take 896 south after you pass RT 40 look for the sign lums pond state park entrance on your left

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Fair Hill and Iron Hill

Review Date
July 3, 2001

Overall Rating
 2 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Every few months

Reviewed by: Bud , from Bear, DE

Summary:
This isn't as bad a place to ride as some of the reviews indicate. It's excellent for beginners to get a feel for a new bike. You also don't need to drop big bucks on a bike to ride here. Suspension of any kind really isn't necessary. There's pretty much just one 10 mile loop so it's damn near impossible to get lost. I would not go out of my way to ride here but if you're local it beats riding on the street. It's obvious once you've ridden here that if you're looking to jump over logs and ride hills this is defintely not where you want to be. You'll definitely be bored. But if your just looking for a quick off road workout it's not bad. There is alot of mud but if you're afraid to get dirty then you should be riding a street bike.

Recommended Route:
There is really only one

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Fair Hill, MD (very cool place, many levels of trails)