Salisbury Walking Purchase

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goodvibe

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I was in Bethlehem this weekend and I wound up riding through Walking Purchase park. It is a pretty solid park. There are a couple of super technical sections and if you are near that area, it is worth a ride. There was about 12 miles of trails and there is a flow trail that was pretty epic. Luby Land was extended with berms and went all the way back down to the switchbacks. There were also quite a few features that were pretty good. I don't know if it is really a destination place, but if you are in the area, you should definitely hit it.

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Indeed, Sals is a lot of fun. The boulder trail is short but a real challenge. The park flows nicely too.
 
I haven’t been here in years. It was fun but not really dialed in.
is it easy to follow a loop there?
 
Last time I rode there it was in 8 in of snow like in 2015...never got much speed so not sure of flow lol.
 
jShort said:
I haven’t been here in years. It was fun but not really dialed in.
is it easy to follow a loop there?
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Pretty easy to follow. VMB has a map on their site and it's on TrailForks as well. I haven't ridden there in years either but seems like they've been doing a lot of work the past couple years to modernize some of the trails. They also have the Steel City Enduro race there coming up 10/4 which is a fun event.
 
jShort said:
I haven’t been here in years. It was fun but not really dialed in.
is it easy to follow a loop there?
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There was a pretty good loop. This was the second time I have been there and the LubyLand trail is the one that was built up to a super awesome flow trail. The markers were easy to follow and most stuff is in trailforks, but there are a couple of new sections.

Bethlehem Mountain Biking

Distance 14.05 mi | Time 1:56:56 | Speed 7.2 mph | Elevation 1,631 ft
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Just got done with a ride here. Very fun park.
The direction I took would have been better the other way. Every person I passed was going opposite but said its good both ways, lol. Felt like 90% climbing, 85% of that was hard core chowder. I am real glad I made the right bike choice. Almost went with the rigid SS, that would have been painful.
 
mattybfat said:
Just got done with a ride here. Very fun park.
The direction I took would have been better the other way. Every person I passed was going opposite but said its good both ways, lol. Felt like 90% climbing, 85% of that was hard core chowder. I am real glad I made the right bike choice. Almost went with the rigid SS, that would have been painful.
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where did you start and which way did you go? im going to give it a shot monday i think.
 
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02camaro said:
where did you start and which way did you go? im going to give it a shot monday i think.
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Bottom by R/R tracks clockwise lower red. If i was to do it again it would be counter clock wise. Would go back again.
 
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