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Reagan Park
18 reviews
3.94 of 5
The park is 316 acres but filled with ball fields. Using the limited land and every inch of the wooded areas of the park; the guys that cut this trail made it a challenge for all. It has been a hidden gem for several years but is gaining popularity (dont screw it up). It is tough to peace together, made up of wooded sections between ball fields - If you can find someone who knows the entire loop you are in for a sweet ride. There are no huge hill climbs because the park is basically located in the citybutthere are some very short, steep descents. At the end of one of the steepest hills is a killer tabletop jump followed by a 2-3 ft drop into a creek. On the backside there is a section of log crossing that will wear down most riders. There is a section towards Reagan Parkway that contains some nice switchbacks and a fun, long, hilly, whop-to-do section. There are also several small rocky sections, some tight technical trail, many creek crossings, short steep behind-the-seat drops, roots and several jumps. Mix up the sections, ride it backwards for a new challengethis loop has it allbut lacks any huge climbs.
There is no one main trailhead; it depends on where you enter the park.
Get yourself to Medina, the main park entrance is off of St Route 3 (Weymouth Road), dont park there, go several hundred feet to the light and take the service entrance. There is a parking lot at the bottom of the hill by the baseball field/RC race track, or follow the road up the next hill, past the service garage and park down the hill by the soccer fields. You are now surrounded by the trails and several trailheads. You can also access the park through a new back entrance off of Reagan Parkway, which connects route 3 with route 42.
Summary: This was my first time on the trail, and my first time on decent trails in general, and it was astounding! We met some people that were working on part of the trail, putting in a bunch of cut pieces of tree (face-up) to ride over a muddy area. We stopped and spoke with them for a while, apparently they are the ones that pioneered the whole area. Very nice people!
Trail was excellent, there are a few muddy uphills that you have to maneuver through, but otherwise it's great. Perfect for beginning amateurs to take things slow, and great for experienced riders who like to take things fast.
There are plenty of uphills to get your legs working, but the downhills do not leave much room to go fast, since it's in a wooded area.
Overall, this is a highly recommended trail, try it at least once!!
Recommended Route: Park at the soccer fields near the intersection of Rt 3 and Huffman Rd. Ride the gravel road behind the picnic pavilion, and you'll soon see the beginning of the singletrack to the right. When this singletrack ends, turn right onto the gravel road, and follow it along the edge of the woods around and to the right of the soccer fields. When this road ends at a wire fence, look for the entrance back into the woods at the right end of the fence. Follow this trail until it dumps you onto a major road, which is Rt 3. Turn right onto the shoulder of Rt 3, and cross the bridge over the river. Just at the end of the guardrail, turn right back into the woods, and continue following the signs for the trail. It will eventually lead you into a small open field, and to Reagan Parkway. Cross Reagan Parkway onto the paved path, and just at the top of a little rise with 3 posts, you'll see where the trail crosses the path. This trail is a complete loop, and will spit you back where you started. (stole this!)
Summary: I don't know how anyone in their right mind could have a bad time at our Good old Reagan Park. In my 20 years of mtn biking I've rode all around some of this great country's best trails and I can say I've experienced a lot of variety.
Sure, Reagan may not have epic length, big steep climbs, gnarly descents, boulder fields or stunning views but remember it is relatively flat so you have to do with what the flow of the terrain provides for in a sustainable fashion.
This, I think has been well done in both Reagan and Huffman.
They are definately different sections. Old Reagan has provided for more twisty and technical terrain while Huffman's soil and shape are more conducive to twisty and fast (the faster you ride it the more technical it is).
To put down CAMBA because they don't build a trail the way YOU want it is wrong and unfair. They are doing some great things in our community, so if you value the trails you have and want more trails besides Good old Reagan, you need to appreciate and to support the voice that represents you to the political structure that you can't even begin to understand.
By the way, ThomDC, I know you ride that sorry "travesty of a trail roadie course" of Huffman because I saw you crying over not being able to handle it being multidirectional on the CAMBA website.
Recommended Route: I usually park at the soccer field pavilion on the Huffman side and ride over the bridge to Old Reagan taking a right down the trail over the bridge to the river. Follow trail till it crosses Reagan Pkwy (turns toi asphault on the other side) and take a left onto singletrack where it crosses the asphault trail. Ride the Old Reagan loop then come back round to Reagan Pkwy and cross back over down singletrack along river over bridge dipping down the singletrack to the left. When you come out on to gravel road you can see parking lot.
Ride over to the pavilion and take gravel trail into woods. Soon after entering you will see the singletrack to your right. Get ready to crank on the speed! Ride this loop around and with both sides you should be able to get about 8.5 miles in. Enjoy!
Other recommended trails in the same area: Vultures knob, West Branch
Summary: Well, well, well, what can i say? When i started riding this trail in 2001 its was a hodge podge of trails that almost qualified as a free ride. It started to turn ito a real trail around 04 and by 05 was a great ride. Then something bad started to happen. Imagine if a group of roadies(CAMBA) got together and thought, " that mtbing stuff sounds cool!" So they decided to try it. Once they found out it was actually hard, deciding not to adapt to mtbing, they decided to adapt mtbing to them. So what happens? Hard climbs are removed, downhills are removed, log obstacles are either slid off the trail or dirt is used to build them up. This trail is one step short of being a paved path.(next year) What was once an awesome ride has become tantamount to the tow path. Sad, very sad. My email is chrono903@aol.com, if you want to help me ad some logs and a couple of hard up hills back to what was once a nice ride, i welcome your help. this trail needs to taken back to mtbers. all others can ride that travesty on the otherside of reagan at huffman fields. the rest of you roadies turned mtber can head back to the tow path.
Summary: I just rode this trail for the third time today, and was checking out these reviews, and thought they could use a more recent update to do this trail justice.
The "new" section (starting at the soccer fields near Huffman Rd) is much smoother and less technical, with a few not-too-difficult rock gardens, logs, and camel humps thrown in to whet your appetite. It is very well-marked and you won't get lost. This section is good for people who like to ride fast but may be a little lacking in technical skills. It would be a great place for more experienced riders to take their beginner friends to show them what mountain biking is all about; similar to Quail Hollow State Park.
The "old" section is a little more technical. By this I don't mean that there are hellacious rock gardens, roots, and logs; there are some of these, but they are very ridable. What makes this trail harder is all the twists, turns, and switchbacks it does in order to get the miles into a relatively small space. I'm not saying that's a bad thing; they did a great job building this trail here. If you have good maneuverability and bike handling skills, then you will have a definite advantage. If you don't have good handling skills, then keep riding this trail, and eventually you'll get them. They made a lot of improvements to this section since the first time I rode it. They re-routed some parts and eliminated the stream crossings. The steep downhills are still there, though. There were no "problem" areas that I could tell as far as mud or erosion. Signage has been added, but this could be improved a little more. I got confused a couple of times, but not in a major way, and I'll have no problem finding the correct way the next time I go.
I rode my singlespeed, and both sections of trail are very singlespeed-friendly. I had to walk a couple of times, but not too much. I did the "old" loop twice, and did it in "reverse" the second time, so of course, I had to walk up the two steep descents.
The CAMBA web site (www.camba.us) has a good description of both sections of trail and how to connect them, but as of today, I noticed it's a little out of date, because there are some additions to the connector trail that make it a little easier, and you don't have to do nearly as much riding on the road.
Recommended Route: Park at the soccer fields near the intersection of Rt 3 and Huffman Rd. Ride the gravel road behind the picnic pavilion, and you'll soon see the beginning of the singletrack to the right. When this singletrack ends, turn right onto the gravel road, and follow it along the edge of the woods around and to the right of the soccer fields. When this road ends at a wire fence, look for the entrance back into the woods at the right end of the fence. Follow this trail until it dumps you onto a major road, which is Rt 3. Turn right onto the shoulder of Rt 3, and cross the bridge over the river. Just at the end of the guardrail, turn right back into the woods, and continue following the signs for the trail. It will eventually lead you into a small open field, and to Reagan Parkway. Cross Reagan Parkway onto the paved path, and just at the top of a little rise, you'll see where the trail crosses the path. Turn left onto the trail, follow the signs, and you'll eventually end up back at this same spot. To get back, turn left onto the paved path and cross Reagan Parkway, go through the open field, then follow the connector back to the "new" trail and back to the soccer parking lot.
Other recommended trails in the same area: West Branch State Park, Quail Hollow State Park, Mohican State Park
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Summary: This is my home town trail so dont be hatin I helpt build it and it kicks ass the best part about it is the biggest downhill there youll see it when your commin aroud a big tree that looks like a clif is on the other side.give it a try im only 13 and i'v masstered it so it shouldnt be a problem for anyone else.after words head up to the skatepark and show those punk skaters what us mountain bikers are made of and dont worry no cops will be called its a "bike friendly park" (excluding the skaters)
Recommended Route: any way you get there, as long as you get to ride right?
Other recommended trails in the same area: Vultures knob
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