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What an honor to be the one to post this trail system!
This park has a beautiful lake, beach, and camping to compliment a beautiful, well built trail network. I anticipate this diamond shall become even more beautiful as she gets polished.
I read where someone described this place as a 30+ mile natural pump track.
I would say this is fairly accurate except you add some hills and some fairly large rollers.
Not monster climbs mind you, but where there is down, there is also up.
Allegrippis will have you pumping and jumping down the hills and up as well.
Of course, the faster you ride it and more momentum you carry the better it flows.
This theory will also leave you quite satisfyingly worked at the end of the ride.
I tried to leave no stone unturned in my quest to discover these trails so hopefully this can help you.
You'll find the trails well marked so trust the map.
I started at the Seven Points Rd trailhead and did the network to the West first.
The Dark Hollow trail starts off the fun with a fast, flowey descent and climb back up to the Shade Tr. I rode counterclockwise to the Allegheny Tr to Barrel Bay and back.
The West side seemed a bit rockier than the East side of 7 Pts but I wouldn't say it is that technical. I didn't find the black trail to be much more difficult than the blues.
I then climbed up the Stony Trail East to Bakers Hollow Rd trailhead and the start of some real fun. The Buck to Doe and back Fawn was really fast and flowey and got me ready for the rollers to come. I then headed out the ridge on Allie, Grippis and Ridge. What a ball! Just fast, various sized, pumpy rollers on out to the point. At the intersection I stopped to check out the views (and have a little safety break) From there I rode Berry Patch, Loco Motive and Red Legs back to the Grippis Tr. I found these to roley with a mixture of rocks on the Loco Motive. I then rode Grippis and Ridge back to the point and picked up Rays Revenge. This was easily my favorite Tr (one not to be missed). Rays rolled fast down hills with pumps and jumps with some sweet, natural table tops. I took Rays over to the Sidewinder, Osprey and Hydro Loops. I was expecting the Hydro Loop to roll along the lake and offer more views but this was not the case. After Hydro it was more of the same roley poley fun on Eagle Tr, Sleek Dog, then Doe back to Buck where finally you ride the Stoney Tr and descend on out to the 7 Points Rd where you can spin it out as you rip on down to the beach for a well deserved plunge in to the lake.
Wow, what a great ride! I'll be back!
If you don't feel like doing such an epic ride then I might recommend doing the East side trls from 7 Points and skipping the West or for even less, you can ride all the trails East from the Bakers Hollow Trailhead.
From here you should be able to get a pretty good feel for what the Allegrippis Trls are all about.
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Summary: To get a good sense of what this great trail system has to offer watch this video review.
Check it out: http://www.videotrailreviews.com/Allegrippis
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Review Date July 27, 2011
Overall Rating 3 of 5
Aerobic Difficulty 3 of 5
Technical Difficulty 2 of 5
Ridden Trail: Ridden Once
Reviewed by: Frank
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Cross Country Rider
Summary: Fun trail with lots of mini-whoopdees. Not technical - even "black diamond" sections are suitable for near-beginners. Never ridden a trail with so many 2-10 foot ups and downs along it - fun roller-coaster experience. Excellent berries in July :). Would benefit from some added technical variety along the trail.
Recommended Route: Hydro loop was my favorite.
Other recommended trails in the same area: Trails near Tussey Mt. in State College will give you the technical challenges you may want - mucho rock gardens.
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Summary: Fun flowy trails. Nice views. Fast. Not much technical and no big climbs. This lack of tech and climbs might be welcomed by some but I enjoy them and feel it's the biggest drawback of Allegrippis. That and the "snobbery quotient" as a previous reviewer mentioned. After my first visit here I was blown away. Machine/Man-made singletrack and very smooth and fast. After riding there a second and third time, I wasn't as excited about them. Really not much variation in the trails overall and I'd have to say that if these were my "home" trails, I'd probably get really bored with them after a while. Don't get me wrong, they are nice, fun, and fast and the IMBA and Army Corp of Engineers folks (and everybody else involved with the construction) did a fantastic job in building them. There are nearly endless combinations, directions, and routes to ride. But, if you're looking for tech, look elsewhere. I'm not sure how these trails will improve your overall mt. biking skills but there are plenty of trails that will put a smile on your face and turn your legs to rubber. Trails do get crowded on the weekends. There are people of all skill levels here and you need to be aware of the traffic, especially the closer you get to the parking areas. Recreational/casual riders tend to ride the trails closer to the trailhead so watch the speed in these areas as these areas can get somewhat congested. Watch for the hikers as well, plenty of people (with and without dogs) out there. Trail etiquette is a priority.
Recommended Route: Escape the crowds on the south side and further out on the north side. I like riding the trails on the outer perimeter of the north side and always like to hit Hydro. Fast and flowy through the pines. Lots of fun with good views of Lake Raystown.
Other recommended trails in the same area: Rothrock State Forest . . . all of it.
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Summary: Some negatives and positives....Negatives first. 1. Ray's Revenge: big disappointment. 2. I love mountain biking but the mountain biking "snobbery quotient" is WAY high here. In other words there are a lot of mountain bikers here who THINK they know "stuff" when they really don't. These are the only negatives! Positives. 1. I liked Loco-motive. You might not but I did. 2. The trails are not very technical...I like that. I love flow, I don't like having to jump over crap every two seconds. 3. I met some people that helped me out, that was cool. 4. There are a lot of trails and most of them are very sweet.
Recommended Route: Skip Ray's Revenge. Go Buck, Alle, Grippis, Ridge, Berry, Loco, Red Legs (back to Ridge). Now go Ridge, Grippis, Alle, Buck. This is a good intro to these trails. You will want to explore more.
Other recommended trails in the same area: I don't know.
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Summary: My wife and I drove the 350 miles from our home in upstate NY and spent 5 days riding the Allegrippis Trails at Raystown Lake. We stayed at the Ridge campground at Raystown Lake; showers and decent sites for $25 per day. We were able to bike to the Seven Points and Susquehanock trailheads from the campground. We had been mt. biking in the Alleghenys a few yrs. ago and while there we had heard that IMBA was working to put in trails near Raystown. We'd heard some raves from various sites about them as well. They've done an amazing job in a short period of time. We've been mt. biking to most of the "meccas"; Moab, Durango, Pisgah, CAMBA up in Wisc., W. Virg., etc., but Allegrippis ranks up there with the best. Its 30+ miles reward you with an almost non-stop roller coaster ride of narrow, winding single track. There weren't any trails that we didn't enjoy, and in 5 days we rode them all. Among our favorites were Allegheny, Barrel Bay, Ray's Revenge, Sidewinder, Eagle, and Hydro. We found the trails smooth, fast, and very rideable. There were some climbs along ridges that demand some aerobic workout, but nothing that was impossible to ride. The technical/aerobic difficulty ratings vary from easy to difficult. In short we highly recommend the Allegrippis Trails and commend IMBA, the Army Corps of Engineers and the local volunteers who worked together to create this mt. biking gem. My only question is why can't we create something comparable in upstate NY with almost 4 million acres of the Adirondack Park to work with??
Recommended Route: Many rides don't really matter which way you ride them. After one visit I hesitate to suggest one recommended route over the other.
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