State Sanctioned Single Track

I was in Ohio this week and while riding in the MetroParks (road bike mecca) I was "welcomed" by a park ranger. Since there is no trail riding permitted in the park he wanted to know what I was up to sporting a full suspension with mud dawgs. As I was swearing on famous peoples graves that I didn't so much as ride off the edge of the paved path he reassured me that my bike was far too clean to be guilty of that! (where have I heard that before???) It cost a lot and I take care of it OK?
He gave me a "bootleg" warning card and some maps of sanctioned single track located in a nearby State Park. He was nice about it but VERY clear that the Cleveland MetroParks is protected land. Fair enough.
I liked the thought of checking out local single track and figured I'd crush anything Ohio had to offer. It's flat land and mountain bikes seem about as rare as Big Foot! So, about an hour later there I was at Findley State Park ready to hit the trail.

What I found was awesome. Aside from being a little muddy from storms the day before it had flow and some great features. It even had some short climbs which they made steep enough to be challenging.

EZ log over.

A 60 foot long skinney, ladders over bogs.


Seesaws!! Fun stuff!

Nice ladder bridges with chicken wire for great traction!
I was completely impressed and had a great time.

The features went on and on. After about the 3/4 point on the loop it seemed like one right after the other. Logs, ramps, skinney, stunts, all with go arounds to make the ride as hard or EZ as the rider chooses. Nice, fun and remarkably LEGAL!
Cheers to the North Coast Mountainbike Assn.