I rode the Refuge trail in late July 2024. No parking lot, just park on the side of a dirt road. It's a true adventure. There were multiple volunteers cleaning up the trails. There are 64 wooden structures, which are really the main focus of the trail. About 1/2 the structures are in working order currently, and at least 1/2 of them are expert level. Some of them are pretty extreme, but also reasonably poorly thought out, ie huge hucks to flat. There are multiple huge rollercoaster features which are absolutely terrifying. The place is absolutely unique. About 5 miles in length. With some care on the wooden structures, and maybe making them a little more user friendly, this could be an awesome place to ride.
This place is a cool idea, but is not what most riders are looking for. It is mainly all freestyle mountain bike, there really is not much of a trail, very confusing, and it looks like the trails haven't been maintained in years.
I rode the Refuge trail in late July 2024. No parking lot, just park on the side of a dirt road. It's a true adventure. There were multiple volunteers cleaning up the trails. There are 64 wooden structures, which are really the main focus of the trail. About 1/2 the structures are in working order currently, and at least 1/2 of them are expert level. Some of them are pretty extreme, but also reasonably poorly thought out, ie huge hucks to flat. There are multiple huge rollercoaster features which are absolutely terrifying. The place is absolutely unique. About 5 miles in length. With some care on the wooden structures, and maybe making them a little more user friendly, this could be an awesome place to ride.
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| Thank"Refuge Bike Park Trail Closed Until Further Notice." "By Order of Sheridan Charter Township Board."
Fun stuff but trails have not been worked on in a long time needs to be gone trough and cleaned up not as good as I thought it was going to be
| ThankIf people would like to see how the trails look recently check out my video on youtube I made on 8/11/13 check it out on youtube.com/SKIGAN14
| ThankThis place is a cool idea, but is not what most riders are looking for. It is mainly all freestyle mountain bike, there really is not much of a trail, very confusing, and it looks like the trails haven't been maintained in years.
| ThankThis trail was alot of fun. Worth the trip for sure. Stuff I had never rode on before was a challenge, and fun. Will be back?
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