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Post by Virginia Bill (fka Jax Bill) on May 2, 2011 22:41:06 GMT -5
You may remember that Bill Victor posted info about the Allegrippis trail system near Huntingdon, PA some time ago. Since I have moved to Virginia from Jacksonville, FL and can't get my FATS fix so easily now, I finally made the 3.5 hour trip up there this past weekend and amazingly rode every mile of their trails in both directions Saturday + 3 miles for a total ride of 75 miles in 8 hours 52 minutes. Off course all on my 2010 Cannondale Scalpel Team Edition (suuuuper sweeeet bike).
Allegrippis is definitely the FATS of the north. It is soooooo sweeeet - I had a blast - only negative is it rained Sunday so I couldn't ride it again before I had to return. When they built it I was told is was buttery smooth single track just like FATS but now some shale rocks (PA is full of shale) have surfaced on the trail so it offers more resistance than FATS but there really are not many roots. They are still building trails. The trails are built with a wider machine like the original 4 loops at FATS. At first I thought like Bill Victor would likely say that they should use a narrower tool but since the rocks have appeared and you have to pass two-way some, they really are awesome trails as is.
There is more elevation change than FATS I think and there are all kinds of trails but they have some whoop-de-doos that are as good as Deep Step CCW or maybe even better. Some nice climbs and switchbacks and some awesome downhills. I plan to go back up in a couple of weeks for another dose...
Hope to get to FATS again and try to ride the whole system in both directions in one day as well - I have dropped 20 lbs and 3 waist inches riding my road bike on these VA upper Piedmont hills and am in great shape - Phil at Chain Reaction told me that climbing hills would take the fat off and he was right! See web site below:
allegrippistrails.com/
If you are ever in PA or nearby, they are definitely worth the trip but be sure to bring your own food because they are out in the middle of nowhere.
Allegrippis is definitely the FATS of the north. It is soooooo sweeeet - I had a blast - only negative is it rained Sunday so I couldn't ride it again before I had to return. When they built it I was told is was buttery smooth single track just like FATS but now some shale rocks (PA is full of shale) have surfaced on the trail so it offers more resistance than FATS but there really are not many roots. They are still building trails. The trails are built with a wider machine like the original 4 loops at FATS. At first I thought like Bill Victor would likely say that they should use a narrower tool but since the rocks have appeared and you have to pass two-way some, they really are awesome trails as is.
There is more elevation change than FATS I think and there are all kinds of trails but they have some whoop-de-doos that are as good as Deep Step CCW or maybe even better. Some nice climbs and switchbacks and some awesome downhills. I plan to go back up in a couple of weeks for another dose...
Hope to get to FATS again and try to ride the whole system in both directions in one day as well - I have dropped 20 lbs and 3 waist inches riding my road bike on these VA upper Piedmont hills and am in great shape - Phil at Chain Reaction told me that climbing hills would take the fat off and he was right! See web site below:
allegrippistrails.com/
If you are ever in PA or nearby, they are definitely worth the trip but be sure to bring your own food because they are out in the middle of nowhere.