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Trail Description:
There are a lot of trails to choose from. Has lots of logs to jump, short steep hills, streams, bridges, winding downhill fun, and some nice jumps. As far as I know there are no maps available for this area so I suggest doing some exploration. This trail is not as technical as Wissahickon but is still a nice little challenge in good ole Philly.
How to get there:
Take 76 west to the Montgomery Dr. exit. Turn right onto Montgomery. Go about a quarter of a mile and turn right into a park area. Go down the lane to the right until you can't go any further. Park and ride about 20 feet up the gravel path. One of the good trails starts on the right.
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| Posted by: Todd Kimmell on 11/29/2007 |
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(PART2)$20 per person, per night. The Federal Period mansion and the Gothic Revival carriage house next door have bunk beds aplenty in dorm style rooms. Bring your friends... bring your whole family! Free amenities include a huge kitchen and dining room, rec room with foosball, an eclectic video library and a giant TV in an old parlor, a piano, a vintage accordian and a few ukuleles!
Mountain bike enthusiast Travis Skidmore is renting a whole room for his young family. "We LOVE Fairmount Park," Skidmore says with a smile. "My wife and I use the trails all the time, and the vine situation needs regular people to just leap in and do something. Besides, we also love Chamounix and we've never played an accordian before!".
Chamounix' Innkeeper, Todd Kimmell, hopes that those staying over will cook "a giant Stone Soup, and other such exotic fair. Our kitchen lends itself to people getting together for large and small meals." Local law firm Schnader Harrison donated a con
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| Posted by: Todd Kimmell on 11/29/2007 |
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(PART3)donated a conference table now in the dining room "as big as an aircraft carrier", according to Kimmell.
Chamounix is inviting one and all to this event, but is especially reaching out to mountain bikers, cyclists and cross country runners who've seen the damage being done first hand, and to Philadelphia's legendary gardening enthusiasts.
Those arriving on bicycles are asked to bring a suitable pack to carry tools to Lemon Hill. During this year's Philly International bike race, Kimmell noticed that everyone climbing the hill along the police barriers from Kelly Drive had to push past healthy vines and leaves. "All poison ivy growing out from the trees. All of it! How many hundreds of spectators woke up scratching? We'll put an end to THAT, as well!"
For more information, or to make reservations,
contact Chamounix Mansion
www.philahostel.org
Mornings and evenings, call 215 878 3676
Todd B. Kimmell
Innkeeper & General Manager
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| Posted by: Todd Kimmell on 11/29/2007 |
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Here is an event specific to mountain bikers in Fairmount Park
CHAMOUNIX MANSION'S 1st Annual Fairmount Park Tree Trimming
& De-Vining Slumber Party!
Chamounix Mansion, Philly's 80 bed hostel in Fairmount Park, is hosting an unusual event during this holiday season. Recognizing that several species of invasive vines are pulling down great numbers of old growth trees throughout the Park, Chamounix is hosting two days of de-vining, this coming Saturday and Sunday, December 8th and 9th, 2007. Volunteers are invited to participate 10 AM to 2 PM, either or both days. There will be some work gloves and some tools for those who arrive without, but everyone is encouraged to bring your favorite tree saws, pruners, loppers, lumberjack songs, chain gang hollers and smutty sea shanties.
As an added dimension to this worthy effort, all are invited to spend the night at Chamounix Mansion, Friday the 7th and Saturday the 8th. Rates for de-viners will be reduced to $20 per perso
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| Posted by: iggy on 11/19/2007 |
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ok first the directions are sketchy. I came from Jersey and you must turn left when you get off 76. In the park it is Army lane that you will make the right on. The dead end that are spoken of are gates that the park closes for events so they may not be a dead end when you go there. The trails are good not as tech as the wiss but the single tracks are really tough if that is your bag. Good ride but the locals are a strange lot. Next week a different trail but I will go back again to get my single track skills up.
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| Posted by: Bigguy0 on 11/11/2006 |
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Just want to post that the directions for these trails are wrong. If you are going 76w, you need to turn left onto Mongomery, then go right in the parking lot that is 1/4 mile up the road. Other then that. Good trails, A LOT of logs to go over so if you dont like that sort of stuff, this isnt for you.
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| Posted by: drexelrides on 9/15/2006 |
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Driving a hummer, 5 inches of travel= a wanker compensating for something. I spent 5 years riding these trails and will still make the trip in for a sesh.
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| Posted by: Smitty on 7/18/2006 |
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The neighborhood is isn't that bad at all...sorry about your hummer, brah, but at least you've still got your sweet bike.
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| Posted by: gary on 6/18/2006 |
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Fun single track riding... Not very technical, so it gets alittle boring at times. Ben: I live in west philly, the neighborhood is fine. Fred: They should have blown up your hummer instead of breaking into it.
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| Posted by: Ben Swartz on 6/16/2006 |
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Very urban, dangerous parking spot in adjacent dangerous neighberhood. If you have sense stay away from here.
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| Posted by: Brian on 2/28/2006 |
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Fun place to ride, some good single-track, but watch your car-mine got broken into as well
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