Review Date
April 30, 2008

Overall Rating
 2 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 3 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 2 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Every few months

Reviewed by: b77 ,  Racer

Summary:
This trail is a decent ride when it's open but it seems like it's closed more often than not. There are no particular sections that really stand out - just turn after turn. It's a frustrating ride because there are some decent hills that could be challenging climbs and fun descents but you there are switchbacks up every hill and there are no opportunities to pick up speed going down. It is simply not much fun to ride. The 'expert' loop doesn't really qualify as such - the entire trail is about the same. The one thing this trail has going for it is that it is fairly long, especially with the new 16 mile loop - I don't know of any other trail in the DFW area that gives you ride a continuous 16 mile loop without repeating sections. It's a good place to take beginners because it is very groomed without many rocks - you can take a newbie out and bring them back not bleeding and still ensure they have some fun.

Review Date
March 16, 2007

Overall Rating
 2 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 2 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 2 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Every few months

Reviewed by: Eltbee ,  Weekend Warrior

Summary:
Twisty and surprisingly flat. Trail has a desert-like feeling in the summer. Cactus are sprinkled along the trail. Dirt is clay-based so if it even sprinkles, you are going to make a mess of your bike.

This used to be THE trail to ride in D/FW. Now there are so many better options. The problem with this trail is that the current trail stewards have taken out or dumbed down nearly all of the climbing. This is supposedly in response to trail erosion due to the trail following the fall line. But it was a total over reaction. The whole time you are riding you are expecting the climbing to begin any moment but it never does. Also, the terrain begs for flow and it used to have it but no longer. It is a crying shame that the highest point in D/FW has this for a trail. More advanced riders have deserted this trail long ago for better options.

Recommended Route:
Trail is well-marked and map is posted at the trail head.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Boulder Park, Isle du Bois, Johnson's Branch, Grapevine, Erwin Park, Tyler

Review Date
December 31, 2006

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 2 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 2 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a week

Reviewed by: sgill32 ,  Racer

Summary:
This is a great recreational/training trail. It's a pretty smooth trail so it won't beat you up. It doesn't have any climbs or decents worth mentioning. But it does offer some tight and twisty single track. It also has some good straight flat open sections as well. This is a good beginner trail and for me a great trail to train on since it's close to home and doesn't beat me up if I ride it a couple of hours.

Recommended Route:
There are 3 different loops...4.5, 7.5 and 12 miles. I like the 12 mile loop. I'm looking forward to the opening of the expert loop.

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Cleburne State Park and Breaks at Bar H

Review Date
December 30, 2006

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 4 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 3 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Once a week

Reviewed by: 99F700 ,  Weekend Warrior

Summary:
Update on Cedar Hill, looks like this trail guide isn't used too much. The 3 loops are back open, 2.5, 7 and 12 miles are the lengths. As stated in the previous review they follow the same general route as the old trail minus much of the straight up and down hill tracks due to the erosion factor. The 12 mile loop does not include the old expert loop. The expert loop is still being worked on.

Review Date
June 26, 2005

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Aerobic Difficulty
 3 of 5

Technical Difficulty
 3 of 5

Ridden Trail:
Every few months

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Reviewed by: Jason M. ,  Weekend Warrior

Summary:
It brings me much hapiness to be the bearer of good news. Cedar Hill is open again for buisness! In case you did not know, the trail was mostly wiped out last year after a 500 year rain storm. Dallas lost one of its premier trails. However, Dorba and their fantastic trail steward have been hard at work reconstructing this great trail. These guys have done a fantastic job and are still hard at work. The trail is now about 10 miles and journeys through a modified route through most of the same areas of the park as it once did before it was destroyed.

This is a great trail for Intermediate Riders who are looking for a lot of variety throughout the ride. The trail is very scenic, and challenging yet not so difficult that the intermediate and beginer riders won't enjoy it. This is currentley my favorite local Dallas trail even if it is still under construction. Each time that I have gone out recentley, a new section has been added, so by the time you read this review, there may even be more trails to be riden. From what I understand, the plan is to not only rebuild the trail to its origional length, but to expand it to around 20 miles! While Northshore at Grapevine is the best pure trail in this area, it is way to crowded and is non directional which really can put a damper on you ride. You will not have a problem with either of these things at Cedar Hill. That is why I would recomed that if you have a choice of only one trail to ride in Dallas, come to Cedar Hill.

Recommended Route:
The modified long loop. (the only long route open at this time)

Other recommended trails in the same area:
Grapevine Northshore and Knobhill.