Mountain Biking in the United States

Index

• Nationwide
• Pacific Northwest (AK, WA, OR)
• California
• Hawaii
• Desert Southwest (NV, UT, AZ)
• Rocky Mountains region (MT, ID, WY, CO, NM)
• Plains states (ND, SD, NE, KS, OK, TX)
• 'Midwest' region (MN, WI, MI, IA, IL, IN, OH, MO)
• New England (ME, VT, NH, MA, RI, CT)
• New York and New Jersey
• Mid-Atlantic region (PA, WV, VA, MD, DC, DE)
• Southeast region (KY, AR, TN, NC, LA, MS, AL, GA, SC, FL)
• Alphabetical index by state

Nationwide

• Rail-to-Trail conversions
  • Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
• The "American Trails" organization (includes a state-by-state index)
• A list of National Scenic Trails (Unfortunately, not all of these are open to bikes :-(
• "Pete & Ed Books" directory of U.S. Bicycle Club websites (mountain and road biking)
• The "American Discovery Trail": a coast-to-coast system of trails - most open to bikes
  (See also Bill & Laurie Foot's report of their journey along the whole trail)
• "Rydezilla"

Pacific Northwest

• General
  • A calendar of upcoming events
• Alaska
  • Some local trails: from "dirtworld.com", "MTBR"
  • "Alaska All Season Cycling"
  • On and off-road biking in the Denali Highway area
  • Matanuska-Susitna Borough
    • "Valley Mountain Bikers & Hikers"
    • The official Matanuska-Susitna Borough On-Line Trail Guide
    • An article from the Anchorage Daily News
  • Anchorage area
    • The "Arctic Bicycle Club in Anchorage
    • "Anchorage area bike routes (mountain and road) (an article from the Anchorage Daily News)
  • Mountain buke-accessible fishing in the Crescent Lake area, 98 miles south of Anchorage (article from the Anchorage Daily News)
  • All about the Iditasport 'ultra-race'.
    (See also this article by Dave Inwood)
• Washington
  • Some local trails: from "dirtworld.com", "MTBR", "Trails.com"
  • More local trails (from "Mountain Mojo")
  • Biking in the Olympic National Forest
  • Biking in and around North Cascades National Park
  • San Juan Islands
    • "Bicycling the San Juan's" (from "GORP")
    • Cycling on Orcas Island
  • Bellingham (Whatcom County) area
    • Whatcom Independent Mountain Pedalers ("WHIMPS")
    • "Mountain Biking Around Bellingham"
    • Galbraith Mountain, near Bellingham
  • Seattle/Tacoma area
    • Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance
    • See also the Yahoo! Seattle mountain biking index
  • Biking in the Wenatchee National Forest
  • Mountain biking near Leavenworth
  • "Decyphering the Syncline Trail" (southern Washington, near Hood River, OR)
• Oregon
  • Some local trails: from "dirtworld.com", "MTBR", "Trails.com"
  • "Northwest Trail Alliance" (Portland)
  • Mountain biking in the Columbia River Gorge area (Mt. Hood National Forest)
  • Biking in the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest and the Hell's Canyon National Recreation Area (north-eastern Oregon)
  • Bend area
    • Mountain biking in the Deschutes National Forest
  • Mountain biking in the Ochoco National Forest (central Oregon)
  • A description of several trails near Oakridge (from "Oregon Adventures")
  • Mountain biking in the Umpqua National Forest (east of Roseberg)
    (See also this "IMBA Epic" description of the "North Umpqua Trail")
  • Descriptions of several MTB trails in Klamath County

California

• San Francisco Bay Area
• Elsewhere in northern California
• Southern California
• Statewide
  • California State Parks (many of which are MTB-friendly)
  • U.S. National Forests (Pacific Southwest region)
  • "Cycle California!" magazine (including upcoming off-road events)
  • Per Löwdin illustrates a visit to several local mountain biking areas

Hawaii

• Statewide
  • "Mountain Biking in Hawaii"
  • "American Tropical: Mountain Bike Hawaii" (from "Bicycling" magazine)
  • The "DownHill Hawaii" online forum
  • Some local trails: from "dirtworld.com", "MTBR"
• Kauai
  • A brief description of local mountain biking (from the Kauai Visitors Bureau)
• Oahu
  • "Mountain Biking on Oahu"
  • "Cycle Shacks and Trails on Oahu"
• Maui
  • Tommy Goggia's "Maui Mountain Biking"
  • An article about mountain biking in Maui (from "Outside Online")
  • Pete Fagerlin illustrates a visit to Maui
• Hawaii (the "Big Island")
  • "Dreamride's" Hawaii Trails

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