BigJay said:
Hi all!
I'm finally on vacation for a week from Aug 30th to Sept 2nd and i will go biking to the Kingdom Trails. I love technical XC, rolling XC and going down. I hear only good stuff about the Kingdom Trails and i want to see your favorite spot on the map, the usual loop you do, where are the most fun stuff to try.
I'll probably be there only for a day... But might also bring lights for a night ride, is there anything really good tod o at night?
Please show it to me on a map cause i've never been there... Oh, and is it worth it to go on Burke Mountain where there are some trails?
Let me know! I'M so anxious to ride there...
Check out this loop.......It is cool because only really hard climbs are in the beginning when you are fresh.
first, head up east darling hill road. at the top, rest.
then go right on darling hill road about 30 yards and enter the trail head on the left (next to the inn) it is simply called "loop".
go about 200 or so yards and bear right - still on loop (in the field) then as you finally enter the woods:
-take poundcake on left. (all downhill tight singletrack)
-cross cupcake and stay on pound cake
-go straight for a little bit at next intersection (river run i think)
-go left on coronary for a very short bit then...
-go immediate left on fenceline (all downhill tight singletrack)
-cross coronary and continue on fenceline (all downhill tight singletrack)
-cross trail and do pastore point loop - either direction, when back at start of pastore...
-take bog meadow back to
-right on coronary then to
-right on loop, then to
-right on river run
-stop for a long snack break in the river
-continue on river run for a awhile until u start to climb then look for
-webs on a sharp left going up hill climb to top (all downhill tight singletrack) then
-left onto river run again
-go right onto dry feet
-then right onto river run again which will eventually bear to the left (skip west branch and violets outback.
-climb to the top of river run and come out on darling hill road then
-go left for about 1/4 mi. look for the trailhead on your right ...
-take bill magill back into the woods and bear left at fork staying on bill magill
-take seccond right onto pines all the way down (bear left at fork)
-take a left onto VAST and stay on vast (past nose) to fork bear left
-stay to left on firroad toward sugarhouse run
-take a right onto sugarhouse run and go to second trailhead on right
-take kitchel all the way to the bottom (bear left at fork in middle)
-kitchel bottom half was closed at end of season last year but there was an alternate unsigned trail that lead to the dirt road going out - just listen for car traffic and head that direction
that should be about 23-25 miles and about 3.5-4hours at a mellow pace. bring lots of water and food.
