Review Date
September 24, 2005

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 5 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 4 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a week

Reviewed by: Jubal Davis ,  Weekend Warrior

Summary:
The Great Seal Mt Bike Volunteers have added many new trail to this park, most of the work has been done off of Lick Run between Rocky Knob, Mt Ives and Bunker Hill. Trails have good flow. There are approximatley 13 miles of trail just in this area.
GSMBV are still working on developing trails in this park.
To see more reveiws and see actual video check out Spokejunkies.com
Trail maps and info available at JNOD.COM

RIDEHARD!

Review Date
October 20, 2004

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 5 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 5 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a week

Reviewed by: jamie ,  Weekend Warrior

Summary:
This is the best place to ride. I helped build one of the trails out there and plan on doing many more with the GSV group. I ride here at least 3 days a week and it never gets old. It just doesn't get any better than this. Good steep climbs, fast downhills, steep dips that rocket you back up, very good flow over all the trails. Some sections are very technical. This is a multi use trail so remember to watch out and be kind to the hikers, bikers and horsemen.

Recommended Route:
All the trails are so fun there's no certain place to start. Just park on Rocky Knob and hit the trails.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
NONE!

Review Date
September 20, 2004

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 5 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 4 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a week

Reviewed by: JSMITH ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
The guys at Great Seal Volunteers need to be commended for their efforts in building one of the best trail systems in ohio. They have opened up a lot of new trails and re-routed some older existing trails. This place has it all. Long climbs, tight technical singletrack, fast downhills!! It will challenge your skills! The scenery is great. The volunteers have a good working relationship with the park system and should set an example for others groups looking to create new riding areas. This trails system also drains very well so you can ride when other trails are not open.

Recommended Route:
call the guys at just north of daytona for trail routes and information.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
scioto trails, lake hope state park, paint creek state park.

Review Date
May 21, 2004

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 4 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 4 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Ridden Once

Reviewed by: backcountryeti ,  Weekend Warrior

Summary:
the other day i rode the sugerloaf mountain trail. im not really sure if this is a mt. bike trail or not. the begining of it was not rideable, due to horses. mud to your knees. everytime i decided that it was a mt bike trail, i ran into knee deep horse tracks, until i started to climb. steep steep steep climb. i wish i had the lungs and legs to climb it all. something like a 500ft elevation change in a 1/4 mile. the downhill was pretty crazy on the other side too. i also tried another trail at this park but i ran into the same problem, horses. these trails would be great if not for the horses.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
lake hope, sells park in athens, vultures knob

Review Date
March 11, 2004

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 votes

Reviewed by: Jubal Davis ,  Weekend Warrior

Summary:
These trails are very steep and rough.
Good technical skills are a must.
Great Seal Park is being revamped (in cooperation with park officials) by a group of volunteers called GSV (Great Seal Volunteers). GSV has divided the park into 4 sections. Each section will be evaluated and the trails will be improved (by IMBA standards). So keep a watch on this park, this is going to be the place to RIDE in Ohio. If you have questions about the trails in Great Seal or questions about the GSV feel free to e-mail Jubal at jnod@bright.net or call Tommy Collier at 740-775-7873. We can also supply updated maps.