Видео

My problem isn’t the rocks, it’s the valley hahah. So much fun downhill then you’re working so hard to get back up! Once you’re there you’ve only done a couple miles if that!

I’ve only heard it called spooky house or scary house a handful of times. It actually says the alternate name on Trailforks! I started looking for an alternate harder line through that rock slab at the bottom. The line from this video was the easy line. Couldn’t see through the leaves on the right.

Not sure if I’ll be doing the 50 again. The way back crushed my soul lol.

That's one of the rare occasions where I did. That section of roots to roll over has stopped me up so many times I've lost count. Now, 3 years after this video, that section is even worse and there's more roots sticking out that weren't there before.

Very true.

It’s well worth a trip. If you can’t shuttle it, you’re in for some climbing. I’ve done it that way once and on fresh legs it may not be so bad, but you definitely aren’t climbing up and getting a handful of downhill runs very easily - that’s for sure!

Hahahaha at the end of that long beautiful downhill my brain was elsewhere (I was running late heading home) and that’s all it took. At least I fell gracefully 😬

Thanks for the guide! Made traversing the last bit of Bob a lot simpler without having to take out the phone at all those intersections!

I rarely ride this section cause I know how hard it is to carry speed. Somehow I remembered it being tougher than it turned out to be. I welcomed those quick descents, that’s for sure!

Yep! I’ve learned that the climbing isn’t nearly as interesting as the downhills, so I cut it out to a bare minimum. There was nothing overly interesting on the climbs, but some were steep and endless, and some were more manageable as they wound up the terrain.

Absolutely. I've always been in-tune with my limits and when it's okay to push them. For me, my limit is sometimes as simple as "getting both wheels off the ground". I've found that I'm much more willing to push my limits when I've got a clean runout to land in.

@@MBOA That's where I prefer to keep both my wheels - on the ground! :)

It’s a good spot. A bit far for a consistent riding spot for me, but the park is pretty well-laid-out.

That’s ‘Yellow Trail’, the singletrack above the reservoir at Redd Park.

@@MBOA thanks!

There are time blocks where certain routes can begin. Not a mass start, but depending on when you leave for your route there could be a group of people beginning at the same time.

@@MBOA ok I understand so there is a start time but we don’t all have to start at the exact same time. Thank you.

Yep! Best all-around trail in the park!

It was a nice place to stop. Didn’t get footage of the food, but it was pretty good. Fuel for the last leg!

Enjoy! It’s a good ride. Pretty chill, as there’s no real hills except around BWI.

@@MBOA Yea should have done the loop first before the round trip on the B&A that hills and that last 11 miles was a bit of a killer.

Definitely a good spot to test your technical skills as there’s no real elevation. This was the first time I rode through the rocky bit of that without having to dismount… so that’s a win right there!

@@MBOA I struggled on it many times myself. It used to be wet a lot of the time. It is fun going the opposite direction you were going also.

I wish that short piece was a lot longer. its a great little section

It is!

I am not doing MOCO this year; I’ve got another ride on my list and had to choose. But overall the route overviews they send out are pretty accurate I did like the 40 mile route. There was a lot of variety and enough challenge to push my limits, especially near the end of the ride. That last 5 miles or so are tough on dead legs!

Yep! I believe they say the 40 mile route is the most trail percentage for the entire route. I don’t think I spent a huge amount of time on pavement, and the gravelly bits were still exciting.

I haven’t been over there since this video (not because of the crash!). Since then I believe there was some work done, but this specific area isn’t really crowded. Elk Neck State Park (just below this park) is a bit more popular, but I’ve heard that in summer time the place is infested with chiggers. I’m pretty sure this entire area is gravel bike-friendly, you might just have to work a little harder in some spots than others.

Still lots of that going on. Sometimes I envy those folks on hot days lol.

The wooded gravel bit is the outer loop of Lums Pond in Bear, DE. The rest is just some of the offshoots of the canal trail that sit higher up on the hill.

@@MBOA Ok did not realize they met up have done both the gravel and single dirt track trail at Lum's

Yeah the only down trees I encountered were some huge ones on the black diamond trail. And yes, the footbridges were not built for bikes. I wasn’t attempting to pop up onto any of them for fear of clipping a handlebar in the process.

@@MBOA Hi, rode there recently and someone has built up the foot of the bridge on the campus side and can be ridden. :)

@@johncall2389 ohhhhhhhhh that’s nice!

This ride was just shy of 9 miles and I rode pretty much everything. Maybe missed one cutoff. So I’d say if you loop around to hit everything, between 9-10

There’s parking at Prospect Mill Park and at HCC at Lot F and A.

It is a pretty bike. Runs like a dream, too.

You can do it! It takes a lot of work and spinning, but you’ll get it! I can climb all the way going CW, but the weird rocky turn going CCW trips me up every time. Can’t maneuver the bike well enough to haul the bike through those turns.

Gotcha, that is the plan, but it is a lot of climbing.

It does seem to go on forever. I try to break it up into sections mentally. Coming up from the river is the worst of it all. Steepest bit by far.

@@MBOAthat weird rocky turn on the bottom downhill loop is very difficult, but it looks like you handled it very well.

Weird hairpin turn on the way up is a beast also

Thanks, because of the edits it’s a bit difficult to add all of that info throughout the video - but in the description I have the link to the Strava route for the ride, which will help get an idea of where I rode along the way. Hope that helps!

@@MBOA your account is private.

Yes - it’s to cut down on the bot followers. At the moment, it’s the only way I have to share the route.

Yep. The trailheads don’t exactly sit next to parking lots, but once you find them there’s a whole world to explore within the park.

Not to my knowledge. Haven’t seen any hunters parked up anywhere in a while.

Not in Maryland Late Fall to Late Winter

This was the first ride in a while where I didn’t ride basically everything. It’s so easy to loop it all!

It’s one of my favorites. Anytime I go I try to ride as much of it as possible

Got a snowy trail ride video coming up in a couple days for SSP. It was tough work because nobody had ridden it in yet except for one section. At one point I was following animal tracks and that was it lol.

It’s an annual ride I can count on! I’ll be there again; probably on the shorter route again. Idk that I can take on that longer route just yet. I probably could… and even so if I am toast I can just ride the short route from any number of the shared sections.