Review Date
October 1, 2012

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 3 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 4 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a month

Reviewed by: Josh ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
These trails are now back open, new bridges have been built.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Gorc trails on the other side of siue are much easier for beginners

Review Date
August 15, 2008

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 3 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 2 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Every few months

Reviewed by: chubilicous ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
I learned to ride on the Sweet Williams trail around 1990. Fun fast and easy single track with some challenging (but nothing like the Chubb) climbs. The trail was much more fun when the bridges were intact. They were tore up when the university decided they did want the liabilty mountain biking brough with it. Back when I lived in Granite City these trails were very close. As a warm up/ cool down, I would rec some of the MCT trails.

Recommended Route:
Log Jam to the east (right) of the soccer field entrance is as technical as this easy trail gets. THis is the faster direction.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Chubb/Klondike/Silver Lake

Review Date
June 1, 2005

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 2 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 2 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a week

Reviewed by: Usually_Bleeding ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
This trail is closed. See new trail directions and description under SIUE.

Review Date
January 20, 2004

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 4 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 4 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a week

Reviewed by: dtnabes ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
I have ridden this trail for ten years and will miss them. Never heard em called death ridge. Heard em called Sweet Wiliams trails and they was closed by the biolgy dep. There are trails that will be made by GORC. They'll be located buy the cross country trails (MRF theater). They'll build this new trail starting in feb. and will need all the help they can get. For more info go to kellerhayes.com/gorc.

Comments

chubilicous (07/29/2008)

I started riding Sweet Williams Trail about 1990 and quit when the biology dept closed the trail in the mid 90s, want to say 95. I generally rode SW or the Chubb. Have to say that SW was on of the most fun and fast single tracks I have ever rode. SIUE let bidges go (or destroyed them, which riuned the trail. The no tresspessing sign/ trail closed signs were also very uninviting. I moved from Granite City to Effingham. We have a great 5 mile tail similar to SW at CIPS lake in Newton.

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Review Date
November 3, 2003

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 4 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 4 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a week

Reviewed by: Angie ,  Weekend Warrior

Summary:
I heard this trail is now closed because of the Biology Dept. Is anyone familiar with the cross country trail that runs through the flying field/old Mississippi River Festival sight? Just wondering if there is an area to ride back there. I've never rode it since they have a sign saying it's closed but the rating is required to post a comment.