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Mountain Biking at French Creek State Park

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Trails: 23 miles of beginner to intermediate trails rated one of the best in PA.
Access fee:
Nearest town: Reading, PA
Trail map:
Web site: French Creek State Park
Points of interest: Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Other activities: Hiking
Lodging: 10 modern cabins in the park
Camping: 100 sites
Weather forecast: Reading
Tourism info: Reading and Berks County VB
Getting to the trail: The park is about 40 miles west of Philidelphia near Warwick, PA.
Map of local region: Warwick

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Number of ratings: 4
Average rating: 4.38  

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Area name: French Creek State Park
Number of times riding the trail: Once
I last rode there in: May, 2005
Trails that I have ridden: As I recall, it went something like this...Lenape Trail, to Mill Creek Trail (clockwise), to the second connestion with the Raccoon Trail (NO BIKES, but I was injured and it looked like the quickest way out...by the way, it was an awesome trail to ride!...the rest is kind of hazy, but I recall the Collier's Trail, which sucked uphill, but I imagine downhill would be insane...again, NO BIKES, but we walked this whole thing so I dont feel too bad about that.
Favorite trails: It was definitely the VERY rocky, fast downhill on the Mill Creek Trail when it splits off from the Lenape Trail to the left. (On the map it splits at the top of a 1000 ft. hill.)
Best time to go:
Trail marking: Very good
Trail maintenance: Fair
Rating: 3.5 stars
What I liked: The steep rocky downhill mentioned before was awesome! There was also a cool rock on the far eastern part of the mill creek trail. It looks like people have been going off that off into the woods down a steep 5-ish foot drop, built up on the downside with lots of logs...
What I disliked: Some of the log jumps were pretty unstable. Coming up the Mill Creek Trail was very wet...like riding up a stream
Comments:
Submitted by: JLK
from: Newark. DE
Date submitted: May 8, 2005

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Area name: French Creek State
Number of times riding the trail: Weekly
I last rode there in: Jan, 2005
Trails that I have ridden: all of them
Favorite trails: boone trail
Best time to go: spring or fall
Trail marking: Fair
Trail maintenance: Fair
Rating: 4.5 stars
What I liked: their was technical parts and easy parts to catch your breath
What I disliked: the erosion control
Comments:
Submitted by: troy
from: elverson
Date submitted: Jan 4, 2005

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Area name: French Creek State Park
Number of times riding the trail: Once
I last rode there in: August, 2003
Trails that I have ridden: I rode a few of them but I don't know what the names are.
Favorite trails:
Best time to go: probably when it s dry
Trail marking: Fair
Trail maintenance: Very good
Rating: 4.5 stars
What I liked: The trails had parts the were very technical with lots of rocks and there were easy parts of the trail where you can catch your breath.
What I disliked: If there was something I disliked, I would have to say it was when there were a bunch of rocks on a steep incline.
Comments: lots of rocks
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from: Carlisle
Date submitted: Jan 10, 2004

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Area name: French Creek State Park
Number of times riding the trail: Weekly
I last rode there in: May, 2003
Trails that I have ridden: I try to ride all of them every week
Favorite trails: there is not a bad one in the bunch
Best time to go: all summer long you will find perfict riding at the park
Trail marking: Very good
Trail maintenance: Very good
Rating: 5 stars
What I liked: the trails are maintained by bikers for bikers so there is nothing to complane about here
What I disliked:
Comments:
Submitted by: CD
from: Coatesville PA
Date submitted: May 20, 2003

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