Review Date
July 26, 2008

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 3 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 3 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a week

Reviewed by: johnjamieson ,  Weekend Warrior

Summary:
I love this trail. 6 miles of tight twisty single track for beginners- intermediate, has some tight squeezes, logs, and hills. I am a beginner to MTBing and I honestly did not find this too challenging, but I did not do any diamonds. I will when I go monday. Very well maintained and well marked, impossible to get lost. I am going to be suing this to get some basic single track/MTB skills, as I think it'll be great practice.

Review Date
March 25, 2008

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 3 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 4 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Ridden Once

Reviewed by: Butter Soft ,  Weekend Warrior

Summary:
I went to Cat-Pines for the 1st time less then a week ago from time of post. I LOVED it. It has a bit of everything for riders; climbs, downhill, single track, switchbacks etc. The diamonds are a must do for most riders. I really enjoyed this trail and it will become a regular stop. Milage of the main loop is short but add the diamonds and you get about 9 miles of good riding. It a GREAT Long Island trail! It could use a little more length though.

Recommended Route:
Include the diamond routes!

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Glacier Ridge, Rocky Point

Review Date
November 17, 2007

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 3 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 3 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a month

Reviewed by: plymoynihan ,  Weekend Warrior

Summary:
This trail is a lot of fun. I'm fairly new to riding. I've been to a few other places and still enjoy the quick, energetic and beautiful trails at Cathedral Pines. I'm also not sure why so many have bashed this trail. I was first told by experienced riders about this place. Good, fun downhills with short bursts of uphill climbing.
What I like most is that I'm in and out in about 1 hour. Work up a nice sweat, then we're home in 15 minutes. Rocky Point is maybe 10 minutes away but more of a commitment timewise. Rocky Pt. is a very scenic route .

Recommended Route:
Do all the black diamonds to really extend the ride time. I've never been able to make it up "kitty litter hill", but the fun is in the challenge

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Rocky Point
Stillwell

Review Date
September 3, 2005

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 2 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 2 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Ridden Once

Reviewed by: BERN179 ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
this trail is perfect for the... person who just bought their mountain bike or someone who wants to take their young children for their first trail ride. as for an agressave trail rider you can pass this one up . the only good part about this trial is that it is very clean. if you are looking to raise your pulse by all means pass this one up and ride over to rocky point. other than that i was bored.

Recommended Route:
pass this one up and take the short trip to rocky point.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Rocky Point!

Review Date
October 11, 2004

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 4 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 4 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a week

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 1 votes

Reviewed by: soOK ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
The best kept trail on LI by far. If your looking to hone your skills this is the place to do it on LI. Warm up on your first lap and feel it on your second and third.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Stillwell