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Trail Description:
Pretty easy stuff with a couple of "tougher" sections that contain roots and tight turns. Ideal for some light training or a fun ride for beginners. It is actually split into two sections. One part can be entered via parkinglot (outside playground). Head down road toward observation center but turn off road before observation center. Head right down train entrance(paved, then continue across wooden bridge to trail. There are some hikers on occasion so watch out.
The other section can be accessed by riding down parking lot road away from observation center. Make a right onto fire road. Go around the steel cable and follow road until it forces you to go left. Make the left (you have no choice) follow til almost the end then enter trail on left side. Total loop if you complete both sides of trails, is about 8 miles.
Overall, the ride is easy and a bit boring. Weekends and holidays can be a bit annoying due to the kids and families walking around or riding their Wal-Mart bikes!
How to get there:
From I-295: get off at Rout 17 (otherwise known as Roosevelt Blvd.) Head towards Jax NAS (Jacksonville Naval Air Station)- Entrance to Westside Regional Park directly across from entrance to Naval station- this makes for some riding fun to have jets flying close overhead!
| Posted by: Survitz Jonez on 6/10/2011 |
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WSR is still kicking with a few more frequent riders!!! SORBA Jax will be presenting a plan to city that will allow us to clear, map, blaze & expand the trails!!! Let's wait and see!!! Both front and back trails are fairly clear and good to go!!! No rain - no worries at WSR!!!!! Come on and get your ride on.
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| Posted by: survitz jones on 2/17/2011 |
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the good'ol boy scouts have cleared and mark the entrance bike trails, also the salami slappers are gone!!!! yes gone!!! the city finally put fences up around he front parking area..hoosker do!!
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| Posted by: survitz jones on 11/6/2010 |
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The back trails by the nature center were cleared out and pretty nice!!! no sand like Hanna Park. Take advantage before the city decides to shut'em down or something .. WordD
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| Posted by: Survitz Jones on 2/23/2010 |
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The trail is still alive & kicking, I ride it about twice a week and Hanna Park on Sundays. Just becareful w/ the salami slappers that park where the trails begin.
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| Posted by: kilcat on 3/12/2009 |
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its a cool ride if you are ever in the area. i wouldnt travel over 10miles to ride it though.overall still a good stroll through the forest.
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| Posted by: Tom on 11/25/2008 |
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A small course but challenging at times - has some steep drops and a few jumps that are man made - careful with the jumps as I did a couple of endo's - the trail has a lot of criss-crosses so you can do laps and mix them up a bit - will take you about ten minutes to do a lap - park at the trail head, then head south and work your way back north and you will end up back where you started
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| Posted by: MikeMayhem on 10/13/2007 |
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They closed the place down. Everything is flat. All of out time, and effort, all gone. All in one week.
-MikeMayhem
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| Posted by: cb on 7/28/2007 |
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flat trail locals build ramps and stuff of all sizes build wut ever u want
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| Posted by: Xenolmorph on 7/19/2007 |
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I'm a student at UNF and fairly new to the area. I have a dirt bike and am looking for a good place to ride, and hopefully meeting some fellow riders. If this isnt the place for motorized vehicles, would somebody please let me know where to go? Thanks
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| Posted by: The Smiths on 5/29/2007 |
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There's nothing wrong with kids with walmart bikes, walking dogs and it's only boring if you let it be. So enjoy life,smell the flowers and enjoy Life.
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