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Trail Description:
Nice single track riding with lots of variation--switchbacks, climbing, technical decending, everything you need for fun and challenge.
How to get there:
From Portland, head south on the 213 to Molalla. Ask a local or find a map--its in a state forest outside of Molalla next to the Molalla river. The trial head is called Hardy Creek.
| Posted by: Gary on 10/26/2009 |
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The trails are now closed until 4/15 because of the wet.
I really wish people would quit the petty fighting over who does damage to the trail or poor me I have to dodge horse crap. Get over it people. If you are worried about hoof prints buy a road bike obviously mtn biking is to difficult for you. There are not a lot of places to ride and if we have to share them so be it, practice some patience and get over the world revolves around me crap.
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| Posted by: oregon111 on 10/4/2009 |
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let cindy and her horse riding friends have this trail
it socks due to mud/horse damage/tree farm area
but lets please work together to keep horses on dirt roads and off of other trails - thank you
horses destroy trails
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| Posted by: Thom on 9/18/2009 |
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Yeah, there are horses. As long as we are all considerate, we can all get along.
The trails are fun, beginners can cruise Huckleberry, or crank up Rim for a good climb. Most of the single track is closed during the wet season to prevent too much trail damage, but there is still plenty of less technical riding if you just want a workout.
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| Posted by: cindy on 6/5/2007 |
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I ride my horse here at Hardy Creek and I am sorry that the hoofprints etc. are a problem for bike riders. I hate to do anything that limits the enjoyment of this area for other user groups. It's tough to find riding areas around here for horses. We are limited where we can ride. Even though I am a fanatical rider and tend to see this issue from an equestrian viewpoint, I have to admit that horses' hooves etc. do a lot of damage to trails, esp. in wet weather. I try to limit my winter wet riding to packed gravel roads, or private land and "wild" trails that bikers don't use. Don't hate horse riders! We want to make it work for everyone!
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| Posted by: Robert on 6/3/2007 |
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Most of the trails are fun...the only drawback (which makes it a 3 instead of a 4) is the deep hoof-print impressions made by the equestrians (apparently after a rain)...this made cranking the uphill a bit more of a drag.
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| Posted by: Chris on 5/4/2007 |
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I used to ride this trail all the time before totally trashing my shoulder jumping something I shouldn't have. My fondest memory is of my brother and I tearing down around a corner and running into a small black bear. Needless to say, the three of us were surprised. There weren't many riders up there when I used to go. Have the fun while it lasts!
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| Posted by: the hand commander on 6/28/2006 |
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Rode today and had the one of the best rides I've had in a loooong time. 2 days of 100 degree+ heat have made the trail conditions the best I've ever seen. The wettest sections up there are the piles of horse crap. The rim trail is entirely rideable (very rare) and the deer skull is phenominal. Horse tracks have definitely left their mark on these trails. If it"s rained at all within the previous couple of days, I recommend avoiding most of the trails because they're pretty much unrideable and you'll just further damage them anyway. But right now, get while the gettin's good.
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| Posted by: Christopher Kowalsky on 5/7/2005 |
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the issue with horses isn't "pooh," nor is it feces. It
is simply the fact that they can easily weigh
anywhere from 500 to 1000 pounds, and the
surface area for their point of contact with the earth
is probably smaller than two nicely squished 2 and
a quarter inch mountain bike tires at 35 psi. Bikes
skid occasionally, and good riders do it little if ever,
but horses chew up the trail with every step. anyone
who has walked or riden a bike after a group of
horses knows this. the trail is as if roto tilling had
occured. nice try though. "i think" usually isn't good
argumentative material though.
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| Posted by: Debbie on 3/10/2005 |
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I ride my horse there and I resent the comment that he ruins the trails; I think it's the bike that ruins the trail. Horse poo -- oh well.
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| Posted by: Diggity on 5/27/2004 |
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There are many trails of varying difficulty to choose from and there are maps available at the parking area. The only problem with the system is the damage all the horses do to the trails, especially when it gets wet. Watch out for all the horse poo!
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