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3.7 miles
Distance
502 ft
Climb
-503 ft
Descent
00:49:38
Avg time
-1 ft
Altitude change
589 ft
Altitude min
746 ft
Altitude max
590 ft
Altitude start
589 ft
Altitude end
-0.007%
Grade
-22.17%
Grade max
19.294%
Grade min
2 miles
Distance climb
1 mile
Distance down
3,563 ft
Distance flat
00:49:38
Avg time
Poor House Farm Loop Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Adaptive Bike
- Winter Fat Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaPoor House Farm Park
Martinsburg, West Virginia -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity100 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 100 in E-Biking
- 5 in Trail Running
- 60 in Hiking
- 5 in Winter Fat Biking
- 5 in Adaptive Biking
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Global Ranking#39002 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #3132 in E-Biking
- #215529 in Trail Running
- #112184 in Hiking
- #3062 in Winter Fat Biking
- #746 in Adaptive Biking
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State Ranking#181 in Mountain Biking · West Virginia [+]
- #1 in E-Biking
- #763 in Trail Running
- #427 in Hiking
- #1 in Winter Fat Biking
- #1 in Adaptive Biking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC, Fat, Adaptive MTB
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Physical RatingModerate
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SeasonStay off after rain or really wet conditions
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Family FriendlyYes
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
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TTFs on TrailRock Face
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Year Opened2016
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Land OwnerBerkeley County Parks and Rec
The Park property is longer than it is wide. Our loop starts right at the first tee box for the Frisbee golf course. Start by parking in the lot near the barn and ride down to a wooden bridge crossing a stream. Once over the stream, go to the left.
At the picnic table, you'll see a blue arrow in a tree. This is the start of the singletrack. The trail runs back and forth up the grade of the hill. At the top, you'll find another picnic table. This is a good spot to regroup and catch a breather. The climb needs a little more work, its not easy in some spots.
From the picnic table, go about 15 yards straight then look for the trail to your right. More signs are coming in the future. Follow the blue marks through to the next clearing. Here, you'll ride straight out and be looking to your left for re-entry to the woods.
The trail and transitions from here are pretty easy to follow. We have some really fun sections with more trail to come. For now, once you reach the end of the completed trail, take the perimeter fire road up the hill to your right and there are multiple routes to get back down to the bottom. We are working to solidify the descent and get it marked. Any questions can be directed to THUMB MTB Club. Find us on Facebook.
Access Info
Night riding only permitted on Wednesdays until 8pm.
Disclaimer
Recreat at your own risk. Night riding only permitted on Wednesdays until 8pm.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
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Directions to poor-house-farm-loop trailhead
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Routes with this trail
fhduncan
Not a bad trail but in need of trail maintenance. Many limbs/trees down across trail, most of which an average rider can ride over. But at least 2-3 where dismount is necessary and pulling/moving brush is required. There's also quite a bit of overgrown foliage over the trail throughout most of it, many of which are briars and snag you on the way through. Other than being in need of maintenance it's a decent trail with some rocks and roots but nothing overly technical. It is very twisty and didn't have many places where you can open it up and get some speed. Good place to work on bike handling.
Coryyork
Nice place to ride. Good place for most everyone easy enough for new and young yet just enough challenge and flow for the more experienced. It reminded me of a cross country short corse track. Had jusT enough ups and downs for this over weight 45+ rider. I did a lap each direction and it was around 6.5-7 miles with abut 700 feet of elevation. I did take the shorter steep push up hill before starting the second lap. I figured I would have to push up a good bit of the nice tech down hill anyways so it was just faster to take the short cut. I wouldn’t suggest going during or shortly after a good rain. It is hard pack clay is topsoil. I was there in late November a few days after rain and I really had to be careful in some of the turns and I still had a couple two wheel drift turns that kept it exciting.
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