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Tour de Wolf RENEWED and IMPROVED
4 reviews
3 of 5
{The Scope and Route of the course has some dramatic changes that has caused people to drop some gears or a chainring to handle the new trail cuts.} { Must follow new cuts as old ones are closed and could lead to injury by barbed wire fencing relocation.}The rolling terrain, with more climbs & some fast descents add to the NEW COURSE. Still Water crossings after heavy rains (but no riding at least 24 hours after, Right ?.) Be careful. Beautiful wooded areas with open fields and several fireroad section.
Exit I-240 at Walnut Grove, go east past Christian Brother's High School, Cross Bridge after stop light. Go to next stop light and Make a left at stop light and bear right to enter Park, go to Visitors Center by Patriot Lake and climb paved road behind V.C. to start trail on right. [Click link for map] The trail runs CLOCKWISE...
Summary: This was a really fun ride. Not too technical, no steep climbs, no big down hills just a good fun ride. There are a lot of open single track sections where you are riding over what seems to be old pasture area and some nice little sections in the wooded areas. There are some sections that you can get some good speed on, I registered 36 mph on my computer. The trails are pretty well marked and are in good shape, nice and hard packed, not too many muddy spots (considering the recent rain) or big ruts from horses. I did come across a few hikers and dogs on the trails and one horse so keep an eye out for those, there a few blind spots where you can be moving pretty good and not see someone coming. This would be a great place to take a beginner or a group of buddies out for a couple of loops. You can knock this one out in well under an hour if you are in decent shape, allow a little more time for the first timers. There is also a bike wash station which is excellent...and rare. I really enjoyed this one, LIVESTRONG!!
Recommended Route: Park at rangers station and head up the paved road, trail begins on your right after about .37 mi.
Other recommended trails in the same area: As you come into Shelby Farms you will see a "kite flying area" which is designated....yes, for kites! Anyway, there is an access road along that area, follow it across the Hwy. and you will find another set of trails. I have seen them labled as the "White trails" There are three sections: White, Yellow and Blue. From what I was told by the locals you can ride the White and Blue, Yellow is reserved for hikers. It is nice 10 mi. or so single track, no real elevation, it is primarily a rolling single track but allows you to gain some speed. There are quite a few roots and tech. crossings, 2-3 drops that are probably 15-20 ft down and back up, a couple of bridges and a few short steep climbs. Having only been in Memphis for a few weeks it was a new and fun place to ride. I can best describe it as being right in the middle of Stanky Creek and the Tour De Wolf, it has the best mixture of both tracks, plus it is all wooded as opposed to the TDW. Don't be afraid to give this one a shot, you might be surprised, it is a nice change of pace. LIVESTRONG!
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Summary: The Tour de Wolfe is a pretty good cardio trail, but don't expect much in the way of technical difficulty. It's all about speed, climbing and you agility in dodging dumbfounded dogs in the middle of the trail.
If you want to head out consistently and its close by, its a great trail to try to improve your quickest times on. Unfortunately, it seems like we're going to be losing this trail at some point, either officially due to complaining hikers or unofficially because they just clog the trail.
It's clearly marked as a "bike trail" but everyone walks on it with an average of TWO dogs off their leashes. Be careful coming around corners because the dogs tend to stare at you in the middle of the trail like a dear in the headlights. I've taken to awarding myself "handicaps" of 30 seconds for each dog I encounter.
Recommended Route: Just follow the basic route. Taking the canyon is still a possibility (and there's even less traffic).
Other recommended trails in the same area: Stanky Creek is the best trail in the Memphis area. Sad that I rode a blue (intermediate) trail at Whistler (X-country, not downhill) that was 4X more difficult than Stanky (Cut yer Bars).
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Review Date May 20, 2003
Overall Rating 4 of 5
Ridden Trail: Once a week
Visitors rate this review 5.00 of 5,
1 votes
Reviewed by: Resource Ranger Doug
, from Memphis
Summary: The trail is under an obvious MAJOR Re-Routing and Reclamation Project. Please follow new trail cuts and avoid any other cuts that are all closed. Without knowing it and at the old speeds, it can get you hurt by running into barbed wire from a fence relocation or trail closing tactics (sorry). The NEW TRAIL CUTS add to the difficulty, is totally ridable and adds about a mile more to the course. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SEEN REMOVING BARRIERS and ENTERING CLOSED AREAS this is unsafe and can risk injury. PLEASE USE THE NEW TRAIL... 3 Major Projects Remain... + A low water bridge crossing to replace "The Culvert". + A high water bridge of 100 feet to cross the ditch in the new "back-in-the-woods" trail. + Repair "drains" and place "nicks" to channel water off the trail. Click the email/my name above to get news on work days to help out.
Recommended Route: The course goes clock wise. "The Swamp" and uphill are CLOSED with the new trail going left up, around and across Beaver Lake Dam. Also, as you enter AREA 12 'dog off leash area' out by the apartments, the new course goes to the right and across the dam so as to avoid the uphill and downhill 'grand canyon' and the designated dogs off leash area.Enter Willow Pond area go left into an advanced area or right for novice riders. At top of hill, go right to avoid the fence line closure. Follow the cuts and enjoy the new course. Comming out of the woods, avoid the right turn till its regrown it is a "thorn in the tire" area. New signs are in the works.
Other recommended trails in the same area: Wolf River Trail System on the Farms also.
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