Trail Description:
With four relatively short rides to choose from, the mountain bike trails at Castlewood State Park offfer something for everyone. Depending on the trail there is flat singletrack, hilly and technical, or flat with some hills. Some trails you should definitely catch are Stinging nettle 3 miles, river scene 3 miles, grotpeter 3 miles, lone wolf 1.5 miles, cedar bluff loop 2 miles
How to get there:
Take I-40 west to Hwy 141 south. Follow 141 to Manchester or Big Bend and turn right (west) until you reach Ries Rd. which takes you into the park. Turn left on Kiefer Creek Rd. and follow it to the trailhead.
Additional Notes:
Stinging Nettle Trail: Flat with some hills/3 miles.
River Scene: Flat/1.5 miles
Grotpeter: Hilly
| Posted by: wessling29 on 6/11/2010 |
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castlewood is a great place to ride, but you can't go right after it rains if you aren't a fan of cleaning your bike. for those who want to see a video of one of the trails i made a video the lone wolf trail at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkBmxdhnmD8
and i will be posting more videos of the other trails later on.
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| Posted by: Boucheezie on 12/16/2009 |
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Nice trail, would be a lot better if it wasn't so saturated near the river all the time.
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| Posted by: Grape on 7/9/2009 |
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This is a great place to leave kids whom you hate. Kids aren't dogs, they can't find their way home.
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| Posted by: flea on 9/26/2008 |
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screw the railroad. go through anyway. this season the trails are flooded for the second time.
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| Posted by: dirtking on 1/21/2008 |
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Ride the river trail now. Ranger told us the railroad is going to permanently close the strip the own. Only way to get there will be from the west.
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| Posted by: dirt dude on 12/24/2007 |
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this is a greta park there are plenty of great trails ranging from beginer to pro.
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| Posted by: marred on 9/23/2007 |
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What is all this nonsense about bathrooms? If you need a bathroom...stay home! If you want hiking/biking in the great outdoors come here.
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| Posted by: tiger4life on 7/29/2007 |
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The trails are pretty good. Since the land is public land, there is only so much they can do about cleaning up the trails anymore. For example, there was a tree that was knocked down in a storm and it lays right across one of the trails. They can't come in and cut it apart. My favorite is the loop of the grotpeter that starts right by the office. The downhill is especially fun. Definitely a place for people of all skill levels.
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| Posted by: Rached on 7/22/2007 |
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Who are you guys writing this? 7 year olds? Horrible grammar and why make such a big deal about the restrooms? I want to know what the trails are like.
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| Posted by: Captain D on 5/2/2007 |
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I love Kastlewood, its a great park to rides bikes, i did notice that all the good free rides that were set up and all torn down, i was not to happy about that but still a great park!
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