Review Date
October 16, 2012

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 2 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 2 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a month

Reviewed by: MrMatson ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
Black Partridge is just plain fun, the singletrack winds through the woods and is super fast and flowy. There isn't much elevation change or technical challenge and the trail overall is very smooth, there are a couple logs and roots to navigate and quite a few narrow wooden bridge crossings. If you're looking for a fast, fun singletrack, Black Partridge will satisfy.

Recommended Route:
The loop is quite short, only about 6 miles so doing 2 or 3 laps is the way to go. I have only taken the trail clockwise which gives some nice fast downhill sections but I'd imagine that it would work equally well counter clockwise.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Independence Park, Farmdale Reservoir, Wildlife Prairie State Park, Jubilee College State Park

Review Date
June 4, 2012

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 3 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 3 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Ridden Once

Reviewed by: dgw2jr ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
Excellent trail system! We had a good time riding here. Plenty of bridges and good flow.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Indy, Wildlife Prairie State Park

Review Date
January 30, 2012

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 4 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 4 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a week

Reviewed by: fireboy ,  Weekend Warrior

Summary:
PAMBA and the Metamora Park District have completed Trails 7, and 7up, since the original review of this system. Trail 8 is now being planned. PAMBA hosts an XC race here each May and it is well attended. Trail 7 and 7up are more "blue" intermediate level trails with many gravity dips and constant gradient changes, super skinny trail base and corridor.

Recommended Route:
Contact someone at www.pambamtb.org and schedule a guided tour of the facility... it's pretty sweet.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Farmdale Reservoir
Wildlife Prairie Park
Jubilee State Park
Independence Park
Dirksen Park

Review Date
November 25, 2007

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 5 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 5 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a week

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 2.00 votes

Reviewed by: emmaus28 ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
This park opened up to mountain bikes with the enthusiastic cooperation from the villiage of Metamora last year. This trail already is seeing regular use, and is well ridden in like a trail that has been there for years.

It is all single track with switchbacks, bridges, small log piles, and fast flowing sections. Something for everyone here. Very well laid out and designed.

Recommended Route:
Coming into the park entrance, go past Lee Cabin on your left. Once past the cabin look for the trail head kiosk, enter trail here. This is trail #3. Go down hill then over first bridge (Put in by boyscouts). You will see second bridge (Also put in by boyscouts) Go to the left of bridge and ride across stream and up the other side. Follow over third bridge to another wet stream crossing, once across there go across another club built bridge. Take a left on trail #5. Go up #5 to top of ridge. There you will see trail #6. Trail #6 is currently a 1.8 mi loop only. You can go either direction, I usually do multiple laps up there.
Once done, go back down #5 back to trail #3. Take a left on #3 through another wet stream crossing, follow to trail #4. (Note: I would not recommend going on #3 beyond the intersection with #4 due to the multiple stream crossings that are not yet armored and were obviously put in my ATV's years ago.) Take #4 up to trail #2 and across another bridge and out to the ball diamonds. Follow tree line trails back to kiosk.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Farmdale Resevoir, Comlara, Independence Park, Jubilee College State Park, Dirksen Park. All are within 35 minutes of each other...How sweet is that?