Black Rock Mountain Bike Park Oregon

Grab your riding buddy and bring your armor for a day of shuttling at the notorious black rock mountain bike area.

Black rock mountain bike park oregon. The black rock mountain bike trails are located near falls city halfway in between portland and eugene directly west from salem. Riding in the alpine is a privilege that needs to be respected. Located across 500 acres of oregon state forest at black rock mountain in polk county this little piece of cycling heaven that offers free rider a true test of the stamina not to mention a complete adrenalin rush. Be prepared with appropriate clothing and footwear.

Driving black rock is 60 minutes from corvallis and 105 minutes from both portland and eugene. This week i traveled to polk county to discover a little piece of cycling heaven for mountain bike riders called black rock mountain. The blackrock mountain bike park is located west of falls city oregon on off of blackrock road on socialist valley road. The black rock mountain bike association announces shuttle weekend fundraiser may 14th and 15th 2016 come get your fix of shuttle served riding at black rock mountain bike area.

This ride climbs to the summit twice to explore bonzai downhill and sickter gnar in a progressively more difficult loop. It is a sensitive environment which requires everyone accessing it to be responsible with preserving its natural state. Timberline mountain bike park safety timberline bike park zone rules. You climb the fire road up and take well maintained single track down.

There s dozens of ways to enjoy em depending on what you re up for however most people use the main fire road to push up to some point either to basic training a mere mile from trailhead for practise sessioning or all the way up to the top where sickter gnar granny s kitchen bonzai downhill or sunday stroll begin. With hand built skinnies berms gap jumps and other features many of the trails are best suited for experienced riders. This is a moutain bike only park no hiking or horses allowed. Blackrock is a mountain bike only trail system with wooden dirt stunts but all with bypasses so this is xc dh as well as fr friendly.

Mountain weather changes quickly. Be sure to start at the basic training skill development area.