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I think the options have been mostly well covered here (and I would put myself in the Raystown/Rothrock camp, but that may be because I've ridden Middle Run so many times that I take it for granted.) But a combination of Raystown and Tussey Mountain would make for a seriously epic weekend.
On the flip-side, though -- there is somethign to be said fro a weekend trip to White Clay/Middle Run/Fair Hill. (I would use Middle Run and White Clay interchangeably because they are really the same trails, the only difference being access point: Middle Run is actually a county park and it's trailhead is free parking. White Clay, as a state park that butts up to it, has the vehicle charge to use any of their lots.) Anyway, if you decide to got here, there are also a few other rides within an hour of Middle Run, as well -- to the south, you have Susquehanna Park in Md, which is a great place to ride and the location for the old "Susquehanna Scorcher" enduro race, and to the north you have Wissahickon (for more technical riding.) Neither of these would feel like "destination" epics, but they'd definitely give you a nice mix-up of trail options, with the ancillary benefit of having lots of options for post-ride food and beverages within spitting distance (e.g., a post-ride trip up 202 from Delaware could have you at Victory Brewery in about an hour or so.) And drinkphilly.com is a good resource for other locations in and around the city. If you planned out a whole trip, I bet you could put together a pretty sweet weekend in the region. (And if you do decide to go that route, please feel free to contact me as a resource if you want to know about some of the trail and.or food/booze options. I'd be happy to help if I can! 🙂)
That said, though, if you are more interested in the epic location feel, you're probably better off out at Raystown.
On the flip-side, though -- there is somethign to be said fro a weekend trip to White Clay/Middle Run/Fair Hill. (I would use Middle Run and White Clay interchangeably because they are really the same trails, the only difference being access point: Middle Run is actually a county park and it's trailhead is free parking. White Clay, as a state park that butts up to it, has the vehicle charge to use any of their lots.) Anyway, if you decide to got here, there are also a few other rides within an hour of Middle Run, as well -- to the south, you have Susquehanna Park in Md, which is a great place to ride and the location for the old "Susquehanna Scorcher" enduro race, and to the north you have Wissahickon (for more technical riding.) Neither of these would feel like "destination" epics, but they'd definitely give you a nice mix-up of trail options, with the ancillary benefit of having lots of options for post-ride food and beverages within spitting distance (e.g., a post-ride trip up 202 from Delaware could have you at Victory Brewery in about an hour or so.) And drinkphilly.com is a good resource for other locations in and around the city. If you planned out a whole trip, I bet you could put together a pretty sweet weekend in the region. (And if you do decide to go that route, please feel free to contact me as a resource if you want to know about some of the trail and.or food/booze options. I'd be happy to help if I can! 🙂)
That said, though, if you are more interested in the epic location feel, you're probably better off out at Raystown.
