Pennsylvania
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You can order if you'd like but I won't be able to ship until I return. I will be in Panama with my Army Reserve unit and will ship any orders that come in on May 26th. Sorry and thanks for your understanding. I will be out of cell phone and email contact entirely.
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Events in this region
| City | ||
|---|---|---|
| Trans-Sylvania MTB Epic | 27 May 2012 | |
| DirtFest | Huntingdon | 18 May 2012 |
| VeloFest | Breinigsville | 5 May 2012 |
| Annual Rally in the Valley | Philadelphia | 21 Apr 2012 |
| Philadelphia Bicycle Expo | Philadelphia | 29 Oct 2011 |
Bike Shops in this region
| City | |
|---|---|
| Human Zoom Bikes & Boards - Manayunk | Philadelphia |
| Bike Line - 5 Points Intersection | Montgomeryville |
| Freeze Thaw Cycles | State College |
| Bike Line - Allentown | Allentown |
| Bike Line - Pottstown | Pottstown |
The Home of Dirt Rag - the coolest US mountain bike magazine!
GPS Trail Source is a really well thought out, and very complete site, filled with trail information for the central East Coast, including Pennsylvania.
- Virtual Mountain Bike Trails at French Creek State Park - Very cool 3D trail images with overlaid GPS tracks. The data is not currently available online. :(
- Fall in PA with a nice regions map
- Mountain Biking in Eastern Pennsylvania
- Mountain Bike Pennsylvania includes a page on Jim Thorpe
- Mountain Biking in the Poconos
- Mountain Biking in York, PA
- Nature Tourism: Mountain Biking
- Pennsylvania Trail Hands
- Pocono Biking Adventures
- Mountain biking in the Pittsburgh area
- Pittsburgh mountain biking
- The Western Pennsylvania Wheelmen (WPW) bicycle club
- The Roth Rock Ride, near State College is an IMBA Epic
- Mountain biking trails near Jim Thorpe
- Rails to Trails throughout the state: State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources page
- Pittsburgh Off Road Cyclists -- PORC ride listings google group
- Pittsburgh Trails Advocacy Group
- DCNR's Bicycling Guide - This site breaks down the cycling opportunities at each PA state park.
- Rattling Creek Singletrackers - "RCST is a mountain bike club that rides and maintains a network of trails in Weiser State Forest and Lykens Borough Watershed, a Central Pennsylvania forest located near Elizabethville and Lykens." (Taken directly from the web page.)
- Action Wheels Bike Shop's "Where To Ride" - This page lists several riding locations in and around the Delaware Valley.
- Urban Velo has a nice little write titled "Mountain Bike Philadelphia".
- Schuylkill River Greenway Association - This is an organization dedicated to preserving the history and promoting the Schuylkill River Corridor which runs from Pottsville to Philadelphia. At the present time the SRGA is close to completing a MUP from Pottsville to Philadelphia.
- Berks County Bicycle Club - Just what the link says.
- York County Rail-Trail - Rail-Trail that stretches from downtown York into Maryland. 40 miles one way.
The Wissahickon Park
The Wissahickon Park, just outside Philly, has some great technical singletrack and some steep hills. There are a lots of miles of trails, but with a lot of other riders sharing them.
directions: The park is off of rt 76 at exit 32 (ridge rd). Take ridge rd. west and the main trail at the end of the ramp. Park off to the right, next to the wallpaper store. The main trail starts out paved and turns into gravel. But the best trails are off to the sides and are usually marked.
Jim Thorpe/Mauch Chunk Park
Tons of singletrack. Across from the train station is Blue Mt. Sports where for $1 you can buy directions to any one of some 17 or so trails, some of which start and end in Jim Thorpe, others that are in Mauch Chunk Park or nearby. Call Blue Mt Sports at 800-599-4421 or 717-325-4421. They also rent bikes.
directions: Take Route 209-S off the NE Ext of the Turnpike to the town of Jim Thorpe.
French Creek St. Park
Tons of excellent technical singletrack. Rocks and long steep hills. Pick up a map at the park office. A long haul from Central Jersey (1.5 - 2 hrs) but worth it for a day trip.
directions: It is off of exit 23 from the PA. Turnpike. [ more here.]
Blue Marsh Lake
Beautiful rolling 22.5 mi. singletrack that circles the lake. You used to need to ride a short distance on the road to complete the loop. This was named one of America's 10 best trails in the May '93 issue of Bicycling. Call 610-376-6337 for a color brochure and maps.
directions: Located off Rt 183 just north of Reading, PA.
Laurel Highlands
For all us Pittsburgh Mnt. bikers. Laurel Highlands/Forbes National Forest offers everything from cruising multitrack to awesome downhills to quite technical (rocky) singletrack. The scenery is the best around, and it is surprisingly not busy.
directions: (from Pittsburgh) take the PA turnpike I76, get off at the Donegal exit, make a left, shortly thereafter turn onto PA 711 North. Follow that a little ways and hit US route 30 east. Signs will guide you from there. Laural Hilands
Glen Park
Lots of trail for a variety of skill levels. It has single track, downhill, fireroads, pipeline, powerlines, cliffs, and other rough terrain, not to mention some sick downhills!!
directions: Located in Stroudsburg PA.
