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Mountain Biking at Moraine State Park

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Trails: The park has a 7-mile paved bike path and 6 miles of challenging mountain bike riding. Bike rentals are available on site.
Access fee: Park entry pass
Nearest town: Portersville, PA
Trail map: Available at the park
Web site: Moraine State Park
Points of interest: Lake and beach
Other activities: Hiking (North Country Trail), horseback riding, xc skiing
Lodging: Eleven modern cabins can be rented from the park. New Castle has a few choices of accommodation.
Camping: No camping in the park
Weather forecast: Pittsburgh
Tourism info: Butler County Tourism
Getting to the trail: The mountain bike trails are on the north shore of the lake. The park is a couple miles north of Portersville, not easily accessible from I-79 or PA422. See the park's website for directions.
Map of local region: Portersville

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Number of ratings: 4
Average rating: 4.50  

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Area name: Moraine State Park
Number of times riding the trail: Weekly
I last rode there in: Sept, 2004
Trails that I have ridden: All
Favorite trails: All-it's only 6 miles.
Best time to go: May-October
Trail marking: Poor
Trail maintenance: Very good
Rating: 5 stars
What I liked: It's technical. Lots of rock gardens and log ramps.
What I disliked: If you haven't ridden the trail, it could be a little difficult to follow. Watch 4 pink ribbon.
Comments:
Submitted by: Shaun
from: New Castle, PA
Date submitted: April 7, 2005

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Area name: Moraine State Park
Number of times riding the trail: A few times
I last rode there in: July, 2000
Trails that I have ridden:
Favorite trails:
Best time to go:
Trail marking: Very good
Trail maintenance: Very good
Rating: 4.5 stars
What I liked: Pretty technical. Local to where I live.
What I disliked: Nothing.
Comments: A fairly difficult trail (I don't ride much, though). Went over the handlebars once after pinching my tire between rocks on a steep downhill. (rode with Ben, another who posted here)
Submitted by: Brian M
from: Mercer, PA
Date submitted: Aug 9, 2004

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Area name: Moraine State Park
Number of times riding the trail: Weekly
I last rode there in: May, 2004
Trails that I have ridden: There's only one
Favorite trails:
Best time to go: Spring, Summer
Trail marking: Very good
Trail maintenance: Very good
Rating: 4.5 stars
What I liked: This is a technical and demanding trail. There are lots of rocks, some log-hopping, mud, uphill, downhill, and a little more uphill. There's a bit of everything which is why I like it.
What I disliked: Nothing
Comments: Start at the main mountain bike trailhead and travel east along a pole line. Trail cuts right (downhill) about a mile in. There is a killer downhill single-track section that is a blast.
Submitted by: Shaun
from: New Castle, PA
Date submitted: May 4, 2004

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Area name: Moraine State Park
Number of times riding the trail: A few times
I last rode there in: July, 2000
Trails that I have ridden: Mt. Bike Trail
Favorite trails:
Best time to go:
Trail marking: Fair
Trail maintenance: Fair
Rating: 4 stars
What I liked:
What I disliked:
Comments: I haven't ridden this trail since the early 90's so it could have changed a lot. I didn't see any other comments so I'm adding my 2 cents. This was a fairly difficult trail to ride. The park description is incorrect. There is *no fee* to use the trails at Moraine State Park
Submitted by: Ben
from: Moon Twp. PA
Date submitted: March 2, 2004

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