Mountain bikers have opinions about flow trails. They’re fast and fun. They’re sterile and boring. They’re great for all skill levels. They’re not challenging enough. Tell us where you land!
Bonus question for the comment section: Why do you like or dislike about flow trails?
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Jul 5, 2022
As to these trails being void of features, that is not true as they are filled with table tops, berms and g-outs. It is the aforementioned negatives that I do not care for, but predominately their Dingo/backhoe built smoothness that I don't like. The trails at The Mill do not require an aggressive tire tread at all and they could be ridden well even on a road bike with maybe slightly wider slick tires.
Admittedly, I'm an old fart, but that kind of stuff isn't mountain biking to me (Cue Old Man yells at Clouds meme). FWIW, my long time favorite local and home base trail is Big Creek in Roswell, GA. It drains and re-opens faster than any other metro trail system. That said they've built some flow jump lines (Hawkeye and now Hollywood) there and to no surprise they require more maintenance, take longer to dry and reopen. The rest of Big Creek is all old school hand cut singletrack, filled with rocks, roots and plenty of gnar. It is in fact the most hectic tread of any metro ATL trails and consequently is not as popular often getting derisive comments about its washboard-like singletrack on assorted social media. It is this type of terrain that I prefer that demands you to be a good technical rider. These trails are as noted harder to build, but IMHO worth the time and efforts.
Jul 6, 2022
My comment was inspired by the first statement since it points to the mindset that some folks have of flow trail.
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