Posts Tagged ‘Mountain Biking’

Snowshoe Mountain’s bike park maps have been revised for the 2010 summer season. In addition to reflecting the many changes that have occurred in the ever-evolving bike park trail network, the new maps overlay the trail network on modeled aerial imagery.

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For more on the Snowshoe Bike Park visit ride.snowshoemtn.com.

Displayed here (using ZeeMaps) is the Monongahela National Forest trail network. The kml data for this map was introduced in another post (download it here: Download: MNF Trails KML - Format: .kmz - Size: 1.08 MB). The data definitely contains numerous inaccuracies and the tedious process of making corrections will be ongoing… If you notice specific errors in the data, you can post a comment or drop me an email and I’ll endeavor to make the corrections. Enjoy!

This dataset of the Monongahela National Forest Trails (also includes West Virginia State Forest Trails and Greenbrier River Trail) is based on GIS data available through the WV GIS Technical Center. It’s been converted to KML and edited to include trail names, numbers, and comment info (as available). The Monongahela NF trails data can be downloaded and displayed with Google Earth.

Download it here: Download: MNF Trails KML - Format: .kmz - Size: 1.08 MB

MNF Trails dataset displayed on Google Earth

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To the north of Snowshoe on the Monongahela National Forest, in the high valley of the Shavers Fork and along the ridges of Cheat and Back Allegheny mountains, the network of forest roads offers several options for long cross-country mountain bike rides.  Many of the roads are open to motorized travel in a licensed vehicle, but are lightly traveled and suitable for riding.  Other roads in the system are gated seasonally or closed permanently with a barrier.  The area also offers opportunities for hiking, fishing, and other recreation.  The Cheat Mountain Salamander scenic railway runs along the river to the old town of Spruce.

Generally, the light yellow lines indicate the main roads in the area and may be suitable for most vehicles; orange roads are secondary and travel conditions may be rough, especially in lower vehicles.

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Snowshoe Mountain’s cross country mountain biking and hiking trails feature dozens of miles of trail on terrain that varies from two-track dirt lanes to intimate single track with attention keeping rocks and roots.  Mountain bikers and hikers have a multitude of options for loop routes will that suit any ability.

2009 Snowshoe Mountain Backcountry Trail Map