Review Date
January 23, 2008

Overall Rating
 1 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 2 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 1 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Every few months

Reviewed by: nitzer ,  Downhiller

Summary:
Good for new riders, short, not the best area for town.
thr trail has no real flow and all the turns a flat, so go slow or you fall off the benching, lots of glass on the trail too in sum parts, Not worth driving over 30mins to get there. Over all kind of a soozer of a trail, if your looking to kill 30mins on your way home from work, it's there.

Recommended Route:
There is only one...

Review Date
October 31, 2007

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 3 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 3 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Ridden Once

Reviewed by: faston2 ,  Racer

Summary:
I just had a ride down the Towpath to the OEC trail to check it out. and I must say that CAMBA has done a great job given what they have had to work with. It is obvious that there has been a lot of work put into constructing this trail of only 2.5 miles long.
Albeit short, I will say that it was fun with some interesting character. The trail rolls along back and forth across the side of the hill with some serious bench work. I found the trail to be mildly challenging but fun and entertaining. I think that as the system matures it will track in nicely and get faster and funner.
The trail should give beginners a good taste of mountain biking yet be fun for sport/expert riders to ride the towpath to and bust out a couple of fast laps.
It will be really be nice if there could be a couple more miles added to the system. Hopefully the Cleveland Metro Parks will see the good that CAMBA is doing. Be polite to other trail users and let the parks know how much you appreciate them giving us a chance.
If you call yourself a mountain biker and want more trails join CAMBA, they are making a difference. Make your voices heard and volunteer for the trail days (see CAMBA's schedule on their website). The trails just don't get built and maintained by the trail fairy!

Recommended Route:
Ride the trail as on the map and throw in a mix of Towpath riding or just go like a hampster in a wheel and bust out 8-10 fast laps.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Reagan Park in Medina, West Branch State Park, Vultures Knob

Review Date
October 27, 2007

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 4 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 3 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a week

Reviewed by: Ball joint ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
Its cool for Cleveland and anyone in the area should DEFINETELY ride it but you can tell that the people that made it just tried to cram as much technical stuff as they possibly could into it. This is'nt neccessarily a bad thing but to be honest all the technical stuff is not that hard and it just gets to be annoying because it never stops.

If you want to go balls out on the trail just make sure you dont screw up because theres not exactly a good place to fall.

Recommended Route:
go to www.camba.us they have good directions on there

Review Date
September 18, 2007

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 2 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 3 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a week

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 2 votes

Reviewed by: Fleas ,  Cross Country Rider

Summary:
This trail is a lot of fun!
Various surfaces, from a few rocks, to hard pack, sand, and loam.
At low speed, this trail is do-able by "experienced beginners" and up. There are plenty of tight turns, roller coasters, and off-camber sections, but nothing very technical. The beginner loop is a good warm-up.

If you want to try and fly through this trail, you better pay attention. In one lap I felt myself already improving on my cornering, the precision of placing the tires on the trail, and adjusting my weight distribution to keep the traction where I needed it on the variety of surfaces. All of these helped me optimize my momentum and maintain speed. You also have to modulate your power on some of the turns to maintain traction.
There is also a penalty to be payed (most likely in skin) if you miss any of the corners. I didn't see any nice places to crash. Like I said: at low speed, it's fairly easy... at hammerhead speed, you gotta pay attention!

Recommended Route:
Follow the signs (counter-clockwise).

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Use the Valley Towpath trail to get to the Ohio & Erie Canal visitor's center to make your ride longer.

Check out Reagan Park in Medina, West Branch SP, Mohican SP, Vulture's Knob... they all have their unique, fun style.

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