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Trail Description:
This is a descent, not a climb. It could be used as a climb, but there is a 99.9999% chance that you'll be walking very soon after. It's nearly impossible to ride up, except for the horses that use the trail. The descent starts with a small push over an old rock wall and then goes into all singletrack on a slope that starts off contouring the hills. After a few short (couple feet) elevation changes on the singletrack, it turns to a steep, rocky, slippery descent. The slope starts to follow the terrain more and as it goes downhill, the slope of the singletrack itself begins to tip downward as well, pushing you off the trail. It's hard work trying to stay on your bike because of the slope and the couple of tight spots to get through. One tough spot is where there are two trees on either side of you and you have to fit through those while doing a little wheelie up onto a rock ledge that quickly drops off before you're done fitting through the trees. Being able to multi-task is important with this descent. Finally, the trail dumps you out with some very tight switchbacks and non-bermed turns through trees and you end up by the lake. From this point, you can go right and head out to the road to get back to the Lackawanna State Park or you can go left and attempt to ride the "trail" back to the Abington Riding Trail. The latter isn't recommended because 99% of the time it will be swamped with mud and you'll have to walk though so much crap it won't even be worth it. Just watch the dogs if you take the dirt road out - the can make you ride away really fast!
How to get there:
Same as for the Abington Riding Trail in another posting. As you're beginning the descent on the Riding Trail, you'll make 1 or 2 relatively sharp rights and then there will be one more sharp left before you see a straightaway descent that takes you back down to the lake. Start looking to the right at this point and look for yellow trail markers with an arrow on them. There should also be a paper hanging from a tree that tells you what the trail is like. It's hard to see sometimes, so start watching soon after making that last left and take your time so as not to miss it.
Additional Notes:
Don't ride fast into the Basset Trail because there's a drop into a water crossing.
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