Review Date
July 13, 2008

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 4 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 3 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Ridden Once

Reviewed by: swixjohnson ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
Great set of trails with a mix of climbing, some technical decents and fast switchbacks. A bit sandy in spots so make sure you have the right tire/air pressure going in. Personally I would like to see a few more technical sections but we are in Michigan. Nice job keeping the trails up.

Review Date
August 23, 2007

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 4 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 3 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a year

Reviewed by: funrideB ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
Nice ride. It is set up as a climb and a then short downhill. Climb has some nice fast sections, but the return is too short. No obstacles except for sand. Well marked, red tags is what I followed. Arriving up top is a rush, be sure to ride around there.

Recommended Route:
I have only ridden this once, started at the tennis courts and followed the bike signs. Believe red is the best ride. Fool around up top.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Avalanche Mountain, Kipp Rd., Shingle Mill

Review Date
November 14, 2006

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 2 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 3 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a week

Reviewed by: jordnsycoman ,  Downhiller

Summary:
I just moved to the area at the end of the summer. Only got to ride the hill about 5 weekends. I thought the runs were pretty good, especially since I heard this was the first season that they have done the bike downhill stuff. Only a few things that a hardtail couldn't handle, but a full suspension was the ride of choice. Definitely looking forward to seeing what they put up next year. Nice runs.

Review Date
July 19, 2006

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 4 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 4 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Every few months

Reviewed by: mtb_biker ,  Racer

Summary:
Fun XC trails and ski lift access for downhilling. trail isn't marked too well so you'll definitly be doing some navigation if its your first time. The DH trail is really nice and takes around +/-3mins depending on speed. The DH trail that is to the right of disciples warming house (slightly down the embanked part) is a steep one and it's not ridden too much but is a blast and has some nice drops and off camber material. Definitly not for the fait of heart, and its nearly impossible to walk down so be careful if youre new to downhilling. The 2nd downhill is more ridden and is very clean. Its to the right of Disciples warming house and the trail starts inbetween two ski lifts right there. www.sicklines.com has video footage of the downhill.

Recommended Route:
For XC start behind the tennis courts
For DH , (the lift is $5 and is open friday/saturday from 5pm -10pm)
see www.sicklines.com for a videos of the downhill

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Poto, Ft. Custer, Yankee Springs

Review Date
May 9, 2005

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 4 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 4 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a week

Reviewed by: yzfmattayo ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
What Happened? I rode the cross country trail yesterday for the first time this season, and to my surprise, the last third of the trail has disappeared into what looks like the beginnings of sub-division. Once you finally reach the top of the mountain, ride past the golf course and start you descent, you come to a fireroad in the middle of the frisbee golf course, the blue trail ends there now. Now you have to make a right and proceed down the fire road to where the trail cuts back up the mountain. In other words, "Toss your cookies", the "Prarie", and "Granny Gear" sections are all gone. This used to be one of the best trails in the area, and still is good, but I was extremely disapointed to find some of the funnest sections removed due to development. Boyne Mountain is still worth a trip, but just know it used to be about 4 miles longer and the real fast technical section and two of the epic climbs are GONE!

Recommended Route:
Start at the Tennis Courts

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Vasa single track, Traverse City
Aspen Park, Gaylord
Northern Trail, Petoskey
Hanson Hills, Grayling