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Ride Summary:
A ton of trails with varied degrees of difficulty, vegetation and terrain.
Trail Description:
The terrain is varied and the trail system extensive. There is something for all skill levels. The best bet is to park and just ride. Maybe catch up with some locals you know the area and get a map from the ranger station. Plan to spend some time here, you won't be disappointed.
How to get there:
From Baltimore, head North on I-95. At MD 213 head North and catch MD 273 at Fair Hill. Take MD273 East to a left on Appleton Road. The center is about 3 miles from Newark, DE. From Wilmington, DE take 495 West then catch 273 West.
Additional Notes:
Buy a map at the ranger station for $2. It's well worth it and you'll learn the trails faster.
| Posted by: DaveP on 10/2/2009 |
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This is by far my favorite place to ride. I drive from Philly just to go to Fair Hills. Not the most difficult trails on earth, but there are so many that it makes for a great experience. If you want to ride for 4 hours and maybe see one other person while not duplicating many trails, go here.
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| Posted by: Sharpiedoo on 7/28/2008 |
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I would rate this the #2 trail in the area, with White Clay/Middle Run(Newark DE) being #1. Maybe a better rating if a mountain bike only stunt area or pump track were installed. The map at the visitor center is more than $2 like $6 or something, but well worth it, one of the best maps I have for anywhere! Horses didn't pose much of a problem other than some evidence of hoof dents and the "treats" left behind on the trails.(Why don't horses wear the bags that catch such "treats" like carriage horses in cities, on such popular trail systems?) Anyway, trails are well maintained, fun, relatively smooth, and single speed friendly. A really good thing about the area is that you feel more secluded (not many homes or paved roads, and not too crowded most people are picnic'ing!)420
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| Posted by: dave on 7/8/2008 |
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Awesome trail system, best in the area. Very fun, fast and smooth...until some horses hit the trails. I know that the horse riders aren't trying to be destructive, but they really tear up the smooth trails and turn sweet single track into a messy, rough ride. My other gripe about horses is that you'll never see a horse rider out maintaining the trails or trail building, yet they absolutely do the most damage. You want to talk about sharing, then share some of the hard work mountain bikers put into trail maintenance.
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| Posted by: Mandyjo8303 on 6/30/2007 |
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I love it here. Im so lucky to live so close. There are lots of hills but there is something for everyone. I love being a little more dangerous and riding through the small creeks. I just wish I could get a map that would show where all the trails link up because I have been only doing the trails I am familiar with.
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| Posted by: Westside Wheelers on 11/2/2006 |
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This trail is a lot longer than 25 miles. There's around 75 miles of total trails. Evrything from rolling gravel roads through open pastures to rocky singletrack through dense woods. For those of you in Delaware or the Eastern Shore of Md., it is the most beautiful and varied trail riding you will find close to home. There is something for everyone and like the others said, you could ride for days and not see every trail.
As far as the horses go, I do find it funny that the park goes all out to to encourage bikers to stay off wet and muddy trails yet 95% of all trail damage is due to horses. I go during the week and rarely encouter more than a few horses. They do have fox hunts a few days a week and my group has developed a friendship with them and we chat about trail conditions. We've never caused them any problems and usually help to scare the fox back towards them. FYI, they don't actually kill the fox.
As far as scenery, I was surprised to find such beautiful vie
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| Posted by: Horse Person on 9/19/2005 |
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Maybe you all should remember a little thing like SHARING the trails!!
Horses are sometime startled by bikes.
It not to much to ask for ALL of us to share the same area.
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| Posted by: paprzy on 9/17/2002 |
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Miles of wandering doubletrack to get a beginners O2 level a little excersize - miles of technical single track for the weekend warrior - logs, twists, creeks, roots. No pain, no fun!
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| Posted by: E. Dalton on 6/11/2002 |
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good trails, but the "f"ing horses are always there, i got in a fight when a walking glue factory bit my new tread. basterds...all and all a great place to ride, plus its only 8.75 miles from my home, even beter
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| Posted by: Jason on 8/9/2001 |
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I have lived within a few miles of Fair Hill my whole life and have been riding there several times a week lately. This place is still surprising me with the amount of trails they have. Also, to clear things up, I very rarely see horses on the trail. This might be because I usually go riding in the evenings and miss the daytime equestrians.
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| Posted by: Pam on 10/12/2000 |
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This is a great area. It's about 1 hour north of Baltimore. They have a race there every year as well. All kinds of terrain, but nothing too technical and no big killer hills. Not anywhere near Wilmington, DE however. It is in Cecil County, MD, near Elkton. Just off of MD Rt. 279 (which is just off of I-95, last exit in MD). All sorts of twisty singletrack. Watch out for our equestrian friends.
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