Traverse Loop

Better rides exist. If you want something challenging and technical ride this trail. The downhill hub is fun.

I look at this trail as a gem. It's NOT polished, and it IS rough in sections...just like natural trails SHOULD be. You have to work to clear it, and skill definitely matters. I seriously can't count the times I've ridden this trail seeing people walking the difficult sections, and once even saw someone trying to smooth-out the trail! It's tough, and it's truly not a "flowy-trail". It IS techy in places, and often sketchy (paralleling by the creek). Me? I'm proud to have 100 percent finished without even a single dab (it wasted me, and made me EARN my post-ride beers). If it was easier I wouldn't ride it.

For the record...the direction that I love is CLOCKWISE. In that direction, there's still a few serious janky sections (like a an S-turn rock-garden) and one super-duper tight switchback/step-up, that going the other way is CAKE.

Those complaining just might LIKE flow (perfectly valid point of view) or maybe LACK that sort of "cuss and pedal" attitude needed to get through some of the gnarr?

Give it whirl with an open mind and a attitude to beat the trail, and you might see it differently!

I thought it flowed pretty well clockwise. Some of the rough cut berms are fairly tight on the descents, but not enough to detract. It’s not intended as a buffed out romp anyway. It makes the most out of the extremely limited vertical relief in the area and climbs and descends just fine. Doing the loop and lapping all of the mini-downhill trails from the hub made for a
pleasant ride.